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We can't be sure. With the video coverage they have, he could have been playing but never seen.

When the gophers play this way, we say they are talented but soft. I'm sure Hak will get them playing like they should, but it is difficult to see them lose so many puck battles.

Slap is evil--but a fun kind of evil.

I like seeing the gophs lose too, but that team is not a paper tiger. They already showed last year how good they were, and this is much the same team. Lucia is healthy, Hill is gone, and they are loaded. This isn't three years ago.

But I think it is also important that Grimaldi not get caught trying to do too much in the Ozone, like Kristo tended to do at first. He can be a force and dish the puck a lot.

I think it's not so much what they can do as what they can be counted on to do. We know they will play extremely well at least one game per series, but there is a lack of focus or discipline or something intangible that is holding them back more than lack of talent or exerience.

I kind of like the idea of role players once again having to take the oar, as long as it's for a weekend. Builds team strength. I'd also like to see a goalie stand on his head and steal a game.

Very early to tell, but he has really begun to show what we expected. This USA team will give some good teams fits. They can skate and pass the puck.

So did UND, UW, BC . . .

Just stay away from using the logo like the floating tigers on the CC streaming video. Having teeth pulled is more fun than watching that.

For a while last night, I kept thinking I had another program running because I was hearing voices that did not match video. Then I thought it was those voices in my own head once again. Finally, I learned that it was just sh!tty production. You guys are upset, but I'm relieved.

He looked great, though I noticed he did not win a lot of faceoffs.

Bison really hustle on the forecheck.

Had to leave to skype my daughter but saw Rocco go down into the sideboards then skate off from deep in the Dzone later in the first. Was hoping it wasn't a knee problem. Sounds like he was back out and skating full tilt?

Imagine how he feels coming from a program where he was seeing 40+ pucks a game and most folks in the area could care less about hockey to starting the season in nets at the Ralph. I really hope it works out for him this year.

I thought there was a talent imbalance too, though the Mavs do have some good speed. I would also not be surprised to see a lopsided win today, but UND has a tendency to lose position, and wanting to take it to a team can aggravate that problem. Sioux need a couple early.

Disappointing loss. Despite the fact that Mankato's coach was not there, yet they seemed to be the better passing team in the 3rd, and I'm not talking about PP time. That series against Wisconsin has to have helped them adjust to game conditions quicker. If you skate to a tie and a one-goal game with Wisconsin, even if it's in your own rink, you can play.

Wow. What an experience!

That might have something to do with how many you drank, Goon.

Among the things I'm looking forward to seeing this year: Healthy Rocco The sophs Both new goalies Hakstol and his constant giggling

A little off topic, but think of how unusual it was for a Central Redskin and son of a NoDak hockey legend to play of the gophers. It is one thing for a Potulny to play for them, but a Gambucci? Jay Potulny played baseball for the Sioux, but Serge was a hockey icon.

This team has the potential to play with a BC kind of tempo--speed, skill and experience.

Why? Didn't he say about Portland, "Their facilities are great, the coaching staff is unbelievable"? Or am I reading Forever's quote wrong?

What if we took most of our classes at Whiteys and Frenchy's

Who is it--Dirty?