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It’s so good to watch a highly competitive, feisty Sioux/Badger game again.

Hats off to Persson

UW playing like the better team But losing.

Small thing and probably meaningless, but I like the goal celebrating on this team. They seem to turn to each other, if not first, then right after celebrating themselves.

I hope our guys achieve a deep and abiding sense of fulfillment and inner peace.

They were, but not shocking with an entirely new defensive group.

The dangle goals are fun to watch, but they won’t get by with much of that against UMinn and other top teams. Perron’s one timer, though . . . Oshiesque. a lot of stick skill on this team.

The only problem with getting a lot of time and space in these first two games is that things will be very different with UMinn and, possibly, UW. Glad we have the Badgers between us and the Gophs. First, though: Army. Avoid the unranked losses that have been such a problem in the recent past.

I truly hope we aren’t going down this path again.

J Hawks, but that’s taken.

They should be strong in the trenches.

Spent the evening with inlaws in Ann Arbor last night--big UM fans. There were saying that Michigan took a while to mobilize on the NIL front but that they have kicked it into full gear now. That and seeing the PAC schools moving to the Big 10 is another reminder where college athletics has been headed for some time. Have to believe there will be some efforts to mitigate the effects of NIL, though.

But man, could he play D.

Same old problem rears its ugly head. They only played 40 minutes.

Yeah, shame on me for missing that.

"Culture" is a real thing and important to a program, but I wasn't meaning to specifically include that, though I suspect you knew. I don't even think players have to be especially close off the ice to have chemistry on, though that surely helps. They just need to know where each other is on the ice and be willing and able to play as one. It just happens with some groups of players-- in almost any team sport.

The thing we really have no clue about at this point (or even part way into the season) is on-ice chemistry. I don't think the importance of that is often exaggerated.

They didn't know there was hockey that long ago.

Two shifts at a time. Play a full 120 minutes. Play our games.

Thanks to Sic, TIL that "bisons" is the historically correct plural for "bison."

Is he playing on their top team? What is his projected path after this year?

Yeah, he has every excuse to be an arrogant jerk, but he acts like your regular Minoter.

Hoping Wilbur's back improves by then.

6'3" 196: I thought he would be littler.

Yes, but it is replayed in these threads. Endlessly.