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Thx. Bedtime ain't what it once was, so I may not be scrolling back too far.

Fair statement. I like that he can be disruptive ala Kristo--someone the other side needs to account for. But it's getting close to one-and-done time, and turnovers are increasingly important, in all zones.

Dinner out tonight with friends. Question: If I log into NCHC tv after the game is underway, can I start the stream at the beginning?

I might be poison; never done the gameday thread. You wanna post one, I'm more than happy to withdraw.

5-2 UND. Sic owes me.

How is gfhockey handling UMD's continued years-long nosedive? Is he part of Ciskie's support group? I've heard the mantra used at those groups is that they didn't really want to win those games anyway.

Good stuff, Sic. If they call one on the green and white, you might include an "are you kidding me??"

Now they mostly have opium dens with honorary captains and "Den Mothers," of whom I think Sicatoka might be one (honorary only). Music does play an important part--mostly blues.

Does it help that Denver and Michigan fans are kind of runty?

I only like pretty wins. Ugly wins are for uncivilized brutes.

Thx

What direction did Andy Kollar take after leaving UND? Where is he now?

Diamond is also more difficult to block shots from point, I assume.

I hear you, but teams will tweak something, even if it's just working harder at blocking those shots. Leaving our snipers space to strike from Duncan's office won't do it.

Good point. And you have to think he will also be a big help in recruiting.

Yeah, Berg has been a PP sniper

You have to think teams will attack the points and wings more, as some have done in the past against our PP. You just can't let guys like Gaber, Mac, and Blake tee it up.

Finishing as a 1 in regional pairwise might have added value this year, as there will be very very good 1s. You always have to beat the best to win a banner, but eliminating one game against a BU, BC, or WI (or DU) can't hurt. Should be a great tourney this year. D is always big in the tournament, but there will be some racehorse hockey.

The Man speaks the truth.

It will be extremely interesting to see how the boys play against Miami. This last weekend particularly, they concentrated on skating hard and playing responsible defense, even outside their D zone. Playing against Miami, will they be tempted to lose a little of that discipline and show some of that old carelessness? These guys have been playing at a very high level all year long, so I am not implying that they will become sloppy. But it would be human nature for them to lose some of that urgency that made them so good against DU. There are probably half a dozen teams that have the offensive talent UND has, but how would you like to try to defend against this team, up and down the lineup? One thing: I would tell my players to stay the hill out of the box.

Not just that. He's done a hell of a job for a program most of us wish to see exceed, so long as it's not at UNDs expense.

You're right.

Berry is NCHC COTY at this point.

He can pull the trigger like . . . Bochinski?

Virg has seen his share of highly skilled Sioux hockey players