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Nope. Blais? York?

It was an excellent hockey game. UND played extremely well and controlled play for long stretches, something I've never seen them do against Wisconsin. The got out goalied, and UND's goalie had a stellar game herself. There were a few occasions when skaters tried to do too much individually, but they put together a very nice game. This team is much better than last year's IMO. More players have talent, and they are not sitting back to see what the twins will do.

meanwhile the women are playing the kind of hockey we would like to see from the men. The women can play.

How about the clause stating that he goes if he does not pass the ss.com test?

I think what's remarkable about that streak is how a few bounces and some good goaltending can cost team a game on any given night. For them to avoid that for 62 games is just outstanding. It will be good to see these two teams meet again with more on the line.

It's who they lost to that hurts so much, Brian. Just hurts.

Dubber!! Back from your time out?

Gfhockey is on the women's site demanding that Idalsky be fired. He has a poster of Donald Trump on his ceiling so he can . . . you get the picture.

Of course there was, but my point was that when Wisconsin was the dominant team in the country for 4 years, they did not seem to be labeled with the kind of arrogance that was pointed out earlier in this thread.

In a four year stretch beginning in about 2006, Wisconsin won three NC and was second in the fourth.

How are you getting the game, gf?

Wisconsin completely dominated women's hockey for many years up until Minnesota's recent run, but they never seemed quite so evil. Maybe it was Mark Johnson's class.

Arguing that fans who are more patient don't care about winning a NC is a both a red herring and a gross oversimplification. We all want a banner, but to oversimplify the matter and say that Blais has won and therefore we need Blais, or the same for Sandelin, is just knee-jerk frustration. I wouldn't swap Hak for Lucia or Eaves, even they have won one or more, nor for Sandelin. But if Hak does not show he can adjust to the smaller, faster skillset the team has now (and seems to be getting next year), it might be that they have to look for that young, energetic, and innovative coach. That is a difficult task.

I'm concerned that Hak and staff might not make the most of this roster (and next year's), but no way would I take Duluth's last 10 years over UND. Not even close. At this point, I wouldn't take Blais over Hak either.

I think Sicota's observation explains a lot of things. The Dogs were not outhustling the Sioux to in the first period, and they did not have more jump. But they knew exactly where every pass was going, and most often the breakout pass went to a player standing still by the boards. The Dogs were all over that. The Dmen are taught to hold hold, hold, hold, PASS. Watching UMD use the middle of the ice on the breakout and watching creativity their forwards used in the neutral and O zones was a complete contrast to what our boys were attempting. This team is not big, and it does not have a couple of studs who can power a goal in the zone. I has a lot of talent up and down the lineup and good quickness and hands. Pretty soon, players like that who are told to grind it out and wait for a mistake by the other team are going to lose heart or get so frustrated they commit bad penalties. You didn't often see Dog players going out of their way to "finish" checks--they had most interest in getting the puck and making a play. Very discouraging. Hak has done a geat job at UND, and there are not many coaches out there who do a better job of developing players. But game coaching is a different thing, and this group needs a different scheme. Grimaldi, who has hustled his butt off, IMO, must be wondering. And with the skill level we all hope is coming in next year, I hope it is not too late to see some hockey that resembles BC more than it does Wiscconsin. Granted, I don't know shytt about coaching the college game, but it's becoming painful to watch. How many freshmen did UMD have on the ice?

No way Rodwell sees the ice next weekend

We can't--UMD knows exactly where we will be passing to, and they are a step ahead. We, on the other hand, are reacting. Their flow uses all areas of the ice, we don't or can't

I think you're right--not the best choice of words. I'm talking about their repeated attempts to chip it up to a covered winger who is stationary along the boards.

Tamellini's penalty was stupid too. Chicken !@#$ little crosschecks from behind are not physical hockey--just dumbazz hockey.

Hak should sit him. Idiot

Last year the Sioux took ten or twenty one-timers a game. Someone must have told Hammer, cause they're not taking as many this year. Pretty unbelievable when your play-by-play guy doesn't know what a one-timer is.

Yes. "Connection Error"

Stecher is the pleasant surprise of the year so far.

You're right. Even more reason.

Stay with Saunders--see if he can put together two solid games.