Southernmn
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Bull Feathers: Not true there were hundreds of Goofer fans telling us how the Sioux were going to be beaten by the Goofers in Marriucci West becasue Irman and Poltuney had feasted on the Sioux in that building in the past. It wasn't going to be close and we all know that the third game didn't matter and they would get it together to roar to the frozen four and meet the BADgers.
I for sure wouldn't have been one them..............
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Ever heard of home ice advantage or atmosphere....or wait you play in that dump known as "the John"...
You see the way they played they at the "X" the week before ?? So much for the "home" ice atmosphere I would say........
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Are you saying the Sioux fans chearing for HC had nothing to do with the outcome of the game?
No offense.....but no it didn't.
Going into that week-end, the Gophers hadn't played a decent game of hockey in the last month. I don't think there were a whole lot of Gopher fans who truely thought that they would get through the regional. It was just a case of team that was playing bad at the time, playing even worse that game.
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Do you think that NDSU would let it go if they had made that field goal and beaten the Gophers? No way in he-double hockey sticks.
But then, wouldn't it have been NDSU that actually beat the Gophers
?UND had NOTHING to do with the Holy Cross game.........
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I noticed that Mr. Noterman is now a big Goofers fan again, I wonder if he is an Ed Schultz fan too (Most true die in the wool Sioux fans will get that one).
I remember when his kid played he would get into all kinds of flame feasts with Handyman, Happy, Hammy et al. I guess I can't hold it against him, My father is the same way he some how thinks you can cheer for both teams, I like both teams I told him one time he was going to have to pick one and go with it. I don't think it is possible. Not a true Sioux or Gopher fan.
#1 - I am not Mr. Noterman, nor do I know him.
#2 - I don't have any sons, much less 1 that played for UND, or UM for that matter.
#3 - I am a tried & true Gopher fan first and foremost. I do have some past connections to UND, and have always considered
them my 2nd favorite hockey team.
Not sure why that would be a problem.
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Notes, are you now a closet gopher fan
Nothing "closet" about it...........
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Don't think we'll be taking warm showers and spooning any time soon because of this. I still despise you guys, but it's hard to argue with a stellar win-loss record. The goophs have played some good hockey up to this point.
Not my deal either..........
Not that there is anything wrong with it.............
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I have to admit, I have not seen anyone say "hand over the championship to the goophs". It does look like sour grapes on behalf of Sioux fans. Like I said before, if the roles were reversed this year, many here would take exception to the fact people were scoffing at UND's record/ranking. Losing always sucks, but it is not an excuse for being a sore loser.
Thank you sir, thats all I was pointing out.
It has been a VERY nice season so far, BUT, we are very much aware that the Gophers are in almost the exact same position the Badgers were in last year at this time, and although things worked out for them at the end, they played a stretch of terrible hockey in January & February. And the type of injuries the caused the Badger swoon, can happan to anyone at any time.
And every team, every year, always has a stretch when, for what ever reason, they just don't play well. For the Sioux, that is happening right now, for the Gophers, that time is still to come, and it WILL come. The big question is how the team responds when it does happen, and how long it goes on for. The last few years, that strecth has hit the Gophers at the end of the season going into the play-offs. Hopefully, this year, it will be a little sooner, and they will playing decent hockey again in March and (hopefully) April.
We also painfully aware that once the play-offs start, what you have accomplished during the regular means nothing. Everyone gets to start fresh.
Looking forward to the series in January, because Gopher/Sioux games are always a lot of fun to watch.
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You can't even say that with a straight face.
Was there an answer to my question in there ??
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I think it would be funny, their fans have been woofing away and all but giving themselves the national title already.
Could you tell us where ONE single poster has posted that kind of a message please ?
I have not seen any such claim here, on GPL, or anywhere else.
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Geeze...why don't you tell us how you really feel.
Now that you have slept on it, don't ya think your comments are a little harsh? Give Plil a little respect. He may not be winning the games for us, but then again, neither are the forwards and d-men. When you are the coach, I guess you can put whomever you feel is most competent in the net for us.
Not sure you can completely blame the goaltender, when ALL of the boys in front of him managed only 1 goal in 60 minutes
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Where's BDB on this?
I'm surprised we haven't had the "We should fire Hakstol immediately and hire Blais if this is true" stuff yet.
Wait for it..............
Especially if this week-end doesn't go well
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From a Gopher fan's perspective that would be nice.
Now this is off the subject but, I was told by some folks that after Woog left Minnesota Blais wanted the job. Then the UofM administration said we want Lucia. Then Blais stated he was happy at UND. Is this just speculation or is there any truth to it??
When Woog "retired", the administration had only 2 people in mind for the job. Blais & Lucia.
As soon as Blais heard about the openning, HE contacted UM and told them he would not be interested in switching jobs at that time. This was partially due to a rather large annuity set up for him by UND, that was payable only if he stayed on at UND till the end of his contract.
The U then went after Lucia hard, and signed him within 5 days.
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WOW no way!
MMMMMM.....................
QUOTE(luapsided @ Dec 11 2006, 05:23 PM)
See what being a goofer does to a guy!
Quite a different response from your post on Monday.............
Is this your idea of a "do over" ?
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The norm for most income freshmen is that they spend the first part of season watching players skate past them when they try to defend them, and get pasted when they have puck, as they try to aclimate themselves to players that are bigger and faster than they have ever played with before. Having the type of a season that Okposo is having (so far) is the exception to the rule.
What you DO look for in freshmen, is progress every game, as they work to adjust their play to the WCHA game. Some take longer than others.............some don't get it till their second season, some never do get it. But to write off the entire Sioux frshmen class at this point in the season seems a little rediculous.
Besides, you know what ND's record was last year 12 games into the WCHA season ? 6 wins, 6 losses. Sound familiar ??
Not saying that they ARE going to turn everything around the second half this year too..............but it seems a little premature to write them off as well.
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See what being a goofer does to a guy!
WOW !!!!
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http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/press...ses.asp?id=1872
Unconfirmed rumors out of Boston are saying testicular cancer............
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Two words Bill Howard. We don't have a person that is a goaltending coach. Its like Florida State not having a Line Backer coach.
NO other program has a goaltending coach like Bill Howard. He is the reason that Wisconsin has some of the best goaltending in college hockey every year.
They recruit athletic kids, and then turn them over to Howard for 2 years. He essentially tears their game apart and starts fresh with them, which I why you rarely see a freshman or sophmore goalie starting for them. But when their turn does come, they are GOOD. Did you ever notice that every one of their goalies looks almost exactly the same as the guy before him ??
Remember, going into last season, everyone thought that goaltending was going to be Badgers biggest concern, because this Elliot kid that nobody had ever heard of, was taking over for Bruckler.........and now they have Connelly on deck for next year, and cycle just keeps on going.
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Have the pools been drawn yet? If the US and Canada are in the same group again, I don't think they will meet in the finals. Beating two straight European teams in Sweden just to get to the finals could be tough for even mighty Canada.
USA and Canada are both in Group A.
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Old REA ?
Wasn't it call the Winter Sports Arena ?? or is my age showing ?
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Is Blood good enough to make the jump next season if UND loses Finley and Lee? Sounds like he is and that he might be a player that is only here a couple years.
I think he could play next year, and be a decent player, but I think a year in the juniors, and adjusting to the speed of THAT game, would be invaluable to him before jumping to WCHA play.
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Good pick up for the Sioux.
Have been able to see him play several times over the last 2 seasons, and he is a very solid player. Very good size, and not afraid to use it, has great vision on the ice, moves the puck to his forwards really well, and rarely turns it over. He's not very fast or flashy on his skates, but really takes care of business, especially in his own end.
Would expect that he will play juniors next year..........
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UAA has been hard on us in the past.
Every team has a terrible time going up to Alaska. I think the time difference effects all teams more than they would care to admit.
I wouldn't read as much into this past week-end as everyone seems to be doing........except maybe the goaltending.
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#31 A C is going to be a great netminder for the club .......... he is off to a real solid start so far!
Does anybody else think Anthony might be our best goltender since Karl Goerhing?
For sure........
Enough about Holy Cross
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Maybe it did have some effect on HC.........but I don't think it any effect on the Gophers.
But, whatever works for you is fine with me