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You have the right user name, that much we know.

Yeah, my rambling was not directed toward your post, stoney.

Definitely maybe? Hedging?

I agree, but the full-on effort thing is a little complicated. I think most of our boys give complete effort under Berry as they did for Hak and Deano. But a player has to have confidence in his split-second choices in order to commit to them quickly and with speed. Some players work their hardest but are a little tentative due to lower on-ice intelligence, lack of experience, more cautious nature, or just lower skill level. I think Stecher has a combination of high energy and high on-ice intelligence that allows him to move aggressively and effectively. Not all players have that, and not all teams have that on their rosters. We fans are quick to conclude when they lose that it is from lack of effort. But even when they seem to be chasing too much or sitting back, that can be attributed to other shortcomings, and it's sometimes unfair for us to say the players are lazy or don't care enough. You combine talent and confidence in a player or on a team and they will usually look like they are outworking the other team. Or maybe not.

Pretty good illustration of the pure shooting talent we've been missing.

gf autographed W-2s? Gregg Reference Manuals autographed by MM himself?

Ride 'em high

If they violated important rules of conduct, kudos to ASU having the stones to place standards above wins. Hopefully, they would do the same if it were one of their money-generating sports.

Feeling pretty good about a Hawks sweep and a Badger crush this weekend.

My youngest daughter attended a week -long hockey camp at REA while Hak was still HC. She stressed how Hak, who was around the rink but not directly involved in the camp, was always gracious and helpful to the campers.

I have a feeling DU will be just as good next spring as we thought they would be now.

Might be a quiet night for you.

I think that's right. Hard to know, but they could start to gel and be a force come spring.

I think so too. That second goal caught him by surprise and is the closest think\g to a sieve goal he has allowed this year. Amazing how consistent he has been.

I wonder if local clinics are seeing a big increase in injuries caused by people trying to get back on the bandwagon.

Did I see stats showing out PP % is the same so far this year as it was last year?

Well, we've been saying for two years we lacked that kind of sniping ability.

A lot of good possession in that period. Winning battles on the wall in the O zone.

These kinds of games are very dangerous, especially with the parity in college hockey now. "Any given weekend" is true now more than ever.

Seventy billion to 2? Maybe. Eleventy billion? No way. Sica understands this.

SCSU eleventy billion - UND 2.

Things will start to click for Pinto. He's not Toews, but his vision and ability to possess the puck are Toewsish. He's proven he can both dish and shoot the puck. He will have some big games and be part of some highlight reel goals. It's been three years since opponents had someone they had to truly respect in the O zone, and that changes a lot.

It will be interesting to see how the CC/UMD series goes in Duluth this coming weekend. UMD has been struggling, and CC has shown it can play. Plus, I think CC gave the Dogs some trouble last year, if I recall correctly.

I sound like a broken record on this, but that is so easy to cure, or at least address. Tim has to know, and it's on him to make sure his color guy (and young but hopeful understudy, probably) understands what he needs to do to improve. It's seriously annoying and a problem for Tim.

Don't count on the B1G to be mediocre like it has in the past. It's gonna be a good hockey conference.