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I mean I’m not yet enough of a swimmer to swim with the adults. Babbling.

Often after rereading a post I’ve already written, I feel like I’m coming up for a gulp of air and realize I’ve been in the kiddie pool all along. That ever happen to you guys?

The thing this team has not quite figured out is passing in the difficult areas like break-out and neutral zone transition. They seem to be passing to fixed targets too often, which is easier to defend. I get that those are problematic for most teams, but this team has more talent than most. I wonder if some coaches like Carle are just better teachers of that aspect. I wouldn’t trade Jax and staff at this point, though.

IMO, there’s nothing at all wrong with needing to win at Western next weekend. It’s nut-cuttin’ time, and if they can’t avoid getting swept in Kazoo they aren’t ready to win in the NCAAs.

Hats off to Cloud. They came to play. Can we lease Gross for the playoffs—just on faceoffs?

Yup

Would have responded to this post earlier but was late getting to it.

A lot of gliding into puck battles. SCSU moving their feet at all times.

Is there a certain quality one must have to be considered a dude, even in hockey? Dudeness? A Big Lebowski thing?

We were. Being old doesn’t make one wiser—certainly not smarter. But having been an adult Sioux fan over a period of time spanning 6 different head coaches does give a person perspective.

I don’t recall who covered college hockey at the Pioneer Press at that time, but I remember him writing in the lead-up to the FF that he couldn’t see anyone beating the Sioux, whether they got a lucky goal or two or not. Found a small bar in Onalaska, WI that carried the game. You’d think Badger fans would have been pulling for MSU, but that wasn’t the case. Being a fan from afar was very different in those pre-internet days. Newspaper sports sections were important.

You think east coast bias is something only humans have?

Big time. There’s a lot of very important hockey yet to be played, but starting with his commitment to stay last summer, James could be this team’s mvp. I know nothing of locker room leadership stuff, but he appears to have been an on-ice leader all season long.

Define “in good standing.”

Sic has become a fully . . .groan . . . man.

Touche’

At this point, if they can’t avoid being swept by Western, they’re not ready to succeed in the NCAAs.

They’re turtling. It’s what gopher fans and players do. 😄

Wiebe came in low, though, so a poke check would have stopped a move to the other side. I think he expected Wiebe to go 5-hole as he moved across the crease.

My thoughts as well

Also an indication of how impressive their goaltending was. Not all shots were grade A, but a lot of them were. Was frankly surprised Wiebe was able to put that one in.

For some people, demonizing is a way to strap on the armor and do the difficult thing, like firing an employee or competing in something serious with someone you know.

Butttext requires a pretty nimble butt.

And he’s been playing like that for over a month.

Those Miami slobs . . . No Sioux fan would biatch about the officiating after a loss.