niedermayer

"Courted", like a potential prom date or something How long of a drive is it from Winnipeg to GF? I would gather the Sioux would have a leg-up to the rest due to logistics.

http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/sports//index.php?ntid=103480 The big-bad Sioux!!! I would imagine he'll play this weekend. A bruise is just that, a bruise. I believe they do the salute after the second game of every home-series. Regardless of a sweep, getting swept, or getting physically beat up Good luck this weekend....

Who woulda thunk WI would become a hockey hotbed of-sorts? I wonder if Soley, from Elk Mound, knows the infamous Carl Gerbschmidt. Unless you listen to KFAN you would have no idea who Gerbschmidt is..... More power to these kids if they leave the state, unless of course, they end up with the goofs You're better than we are right now. At this time last year you guys were average-at-best......... We'll see how our freshman develop. Considering the injuries they'll get their chances sooner than later. After seeing Oshie and Toews live this weekend, IMO Oshie is the better talent, Duncan has some great quicks to him, and Sheperd still sucks.

College hockey student sections in general are notorious for somewhat vulgar chants, etc. Cheer up, enjoy the games, and if a bunch of drunk 18-20 yeard 'kids' upset you, you really need to get a life.

I am trying to find the relevance to all of this to a few college hockey games. Seriously.............

We all poo poo when we lose guys early. I'll bet there was a lot of poo pooing on this site when you lost the likes of Stafford, Zajac, and Parise. Eaves played VERY boring hockey when he first got there because of the talent, or lack thereof, that was left over from the Sauer-era. We now have a mix of skilled and role players. For the most part our skilled players are young while our D-men are experienced. It's really too early to tell if some of our new guys can step it up on the O-end of things, just as you still have questions defensively and in net. It'll be an interesting weekend. But it's still only October. I would not get too high on a sweep or too low on getting swept.

**Didn't have to leave the state for the postseason because the goofs layed an egg in the 3rd place game a the EX

Oh so sensitive, aren't we? I admitted to that post being a joke the same day I posted it. Lighten up, Frances. A lot of you guys just cannot admit that anyone other than the Sioux is 'good' or had a 'great' year. I have a ton of Sioux-fan friends, we compliment and riddle each other all of the time. To say we were 'lucky' to win the NC last year because you did not make it to the final is laughable. EVERY Sioux fan I talked to in MKE admitted to JP being somewhere-else that day. Being somewhere-else on that stage is unacceptable. Petition the NCAA to put an (*) next to our NC in the recordbooks. That would give us two (*) in the recordbooks, a record within itself. *Wisconsin 2006 NCAA Hockey National Champions *Got lucky because they did not have to play UND again.

You act like NMU recruits all of their players out of the state of North Dakota and gets their skates and gear at the annual Knights Of Columbus equipment swap. Allbeit not a powerhouse, they were a formidable opponent for opening weekend, especially coming off of a NC hangover. It's flippin' October. Read your history books, NC's typically come out sluggish. I.E. DU and UM before there back-to-backers. Granted, the odds of us doin the same are slim but to think we do not have guys to replace what we've lost that can play the game is ridiculous. JP played great at the EX but flat out choked in Milwaukee.

I was being silly when I made the Malone comment way-back-when. Turris has said more than once that he is 100% for sure coming to UW in 2007. Famous last words? In reality, none of these Canadian kids are a sure thing to hold to their college verbals and not opt for MJ's. Who knows, if Malone has TOO good of a year with Sioux Falls he may end up in MJ's next year. Ben Winnett may turn out to be the best of them all in 2007. I would be worried about him if I were Old-Man Red.

WISCO's luck that we did not play you? Correct me if I am wrong but we won or semi-final game and you lost yours. That makes us 'lucky'? I was looking forward to playing you guys again. JP displayed, arguably, the biggest tournament-choke in some time. Big-test for lammy this weekend. We have more scoring punch than people realize. Do not give me the 2nd-rate NMU bit either. NMU is a top 20 team playing in a tier-I division, unlike Quinnipiac. Beating them 4-2 is not exactly something to write home about. We'll probably end up splitting. Ho-hum.

If you want to debate our level of recruits for 2007 and 2008 versus yours I am game. It's a debate you cannot win. No one should have issues at the Kohl Center. Everyone knows you need to behave in a civil manner when in someone elses building. I have been to umpteen games at the Kohl Center as well as other WCHA venues and have never had any issues........except at Mariucci and the Ex with Goofer fans. They just do not get it. It's Homecoming in Madison on Saturday, versus the Goofs. Expect somewhat of a late-arriving and drunk crowd. I will be drunk, but not a late-arriver. Priorities.

I got nuttin', just trying to create a buzz

Move onto your next prospect already. Malone is heading to UW.