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I'd have to agree. You play dumb, don't expect any favors.

It was waaay late

That "finishing the check" contact is often unnecessarily late IMO.

I don't think the first was necessarily soft. That's a tough deflection off the dman's leg

Hawks eat gophers, don't they?

Bemidji is where it gets tricky.

Is it true you should plant garlic in the fall?

I kind of share this feeling. I'm really an H fan, knowing his story, but he's got to steady himself if he's going to carry us. One thing that characterized UW's goalies when Bill Howard was coaching them was solid positioning. They rarely seemed to be making acrobatic saves because they were so good at maintaining position. UND has had some great goalies too, and I'm sure Karl is an excellent coach, but it's probably hard to change a goalie's style when he's three years into college play. That said, H has done exactly what we needed him to do, and that's a great story.

Absolutely. And that kind of hustle by the "stars" affects the team culture in a big way.

In reviewing our goals, it's hard to believe Caggiula got so much room in front of their net. If he ever gets to the NHL, it's going to be a whole lot different lifestyle in front of the net. Getting a hatty in Cloud is a big deal. The thing that makes the CBS line so dominant is that all three of them can maintain possession and are also great passers. With the D we have, they can do their thing and not worry so much about getting caught in an odd man rush the other way. That line would always be poison for the other side, but I'm not sure they would be this dominant without those dmen we have behind them. Great game to watch. I hope the other matches with the better NCHC teams are this entertaining.

Looks like he has a nice glove and is quick. Not what you'd call a calm goalie though. You'd have to call him a winner, though, and that's all we can ask for.

Especially when we were losing faceoffs all night.

H sure flops around a lot out there, but the man gets it done.

It actually started out as Holey Roaming Empire, but they could never win the big one, so they changed the name. Wow, business ethics for 500 is a gamble. Good luck with that.

There are some very deep dudes here.

I'm changing my mind--I'm going with 808287. We can change, right?

I guess my all time favorite would be In A Gadda Da Vida. Discuss

I recall seeing a Bobcat game or two way back in the 60s. It must be a very well-managed organization.

It would be cool if they could produce pregame videos focusing on one or a couple players for each game. Trupp night would get the crowd fired up for his night. Diving back-checks, diving goals, rushing up the ice with the puck on his stick. I miss the guy like I miss Sparky.

I didn't notice, but I watched the video, and you almost have to be at the rink to evaluate that stuff. He forechecks aggressively, and on Friday night he made a Trupp-like backcheck play that probably saved a goal. But, like I say, I wasn't there to watch his play away from the puck.

I can't believe Hammer would abandon his TCoS. His own child!

That's right. They were going in last night. The boys are playing very well. Just have to keep our heads and keep the pressure on.

I don't know, but that looks a lot like mating behavior, and I don't want to think about it. Adjusting to the new name is difficult enough.

In some respects the Vikings and the . . Hawks? are in similar situations. They both have had a fairly weak schedule up to now (Denver aside) but have done what they had to. The next 4 or 5 weekends, though, will tell us a lot about what they have. .

I realize it's a joke, yzer, but it brings to mind a question I have often asked myself which some of you guys closer to the game itself might comment on. I don't know when goalies began using the butterfly style--a long time ago, I'm sure But shooters go either 5-hole or high now because that is where the biggest holes are. I've noticed how often our guys miss high or off the shoulder going for water-bottle shots and not only do we not get a rebound, the puck often rings around off the glass and either out of the zone or high on the sidewalls. A low shot can do that too if it's wide, but on net it has a much better chance of a rebound, it seems like. I know goalies can kick low shots out too, which helps defense, but what exactly is the thinking on that? Is it such a non-issue that coaches do not even bother with it, or do some stress more low shots (when it's not a prime scoring opportunity) to raise the chance of rebounds and greasy goals? Where there is any traffic, goalies don't see a low shot as well either. I started thinking of this when one of my kids started playing and seeing how so many young kids seem enthralled with water bottle shots when they should be going low. I'm sure there are a lot of coaches and/or knowledgeable fans in this site who can respond to this.