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Thanks, jk. I always appreciate feedback.

And if so, was he wearing the "Sioux Suck" hockey jersey that identifies him as a mature adult?

Does he play football?

While it would be great to have Genoway in the lineup, I don't think that he's crucial this weekend. I'd rather have him healthy for next weekend.

I thought this quote from the USCHO game recap was on the money: CC appeared to depend a great deal on its defenseman firing shots from near the blue line. They did that a lot. As Woog and Frank noted, many of those shots were missing everything but the glass. Most of the shots that got through, King saw all the way and had no trouble stopping. When he gave up rebounds, either UAA did a good of clearing the puck or CC had nobody in position to pick them up. The good news for UND is that they don't rely heavily on their defenseman to shoot from the blue line. They are much better at pinching in and taking advantage of opportunities as they present themselves. (In today's Herald, Virg Foss notes the Nick Fuher is UND's leading scorer over the last five games. ) Does King have another amazing game left in him? If so, can the Sioux avoid becoming as frustrated as CC did? The second game against MTU might have been good practice for the Sioux going into the UAA game. It showed them that if they're patient and play hard, good things will happen. After the MTU series, Blais said he wasn't at all concerned about the Sioux offensively. His main concern was with defensive lapses and bad turnovers in the Sioux zone. UAA showed that it is a very opportunistic team. The Seawolves will be waiting to pounce on UND's mistakes and turn them into goals. The Sioux will have to play very well in their own end. My final concern is about officiating. Will we see another game in which the Sioux are hooked, held, slashed, high-sticked and dragged down as they were in the second game in Grand Forks? Will my mother have to give Bruce McLeod and Greg Shepherd a good scolding -- again? I could be wrong, but it appeared to me that UAA was getting away with a lot of that type of play in the third period last night. My prediction: Chris King proves human, the tired Cinderella Seawolves crash back to earth and the Sioux win 7-1.

I would tend to agree with MNS. Some of the video replays showed from the camera directly above the goal proved that King made some phenomenal saves, escpecially at the end when there were melees for the puck in front of the net.

Why wouldn't Hill start King? Unless UAA wins the tournament, they're done.

The Sioux are going to have to muck it up in front of UAA's net tomorrow and score some ugly goals.

Nice performance tonight by Mr. "WCHA Rookie Team" goalie Matt Zaba.

First, what's a "steadkhouse?" Second, tell me how Adam Berkhoel makes the WCHA third team ahead of Jake Brandt? For that matter, how does Matt Zaba make the all-rookie team ahead of Jordan Parise? It boggles my mind. Goals Against Average 1 Bernd Br

Maybe he meant Conner James. Lots of people get them confused.

How do you know I'm not? Nice avatar, Ricky Retardo. You know, if you're going to insult us, it would help if we could actually see what you think is so brilliantly clever.

But you can sure stink it up.

We could, but we choose not to.

Go play your bongos and make sure Lucy doesn't enter any talent contests.

Classy as always, Ricky Ricardo.

The season's not over. There's still time.

I think the biggest difference is that during the past two seasons, the Sioux tried to play the goalie likely to screw up the least. The season, it's as Jake said. When Jordan played well, it meant he had to play better to get into the lineup. When Jake played well, Jordan had to play better.

That means that SiouxTupa might get his wish.

I can think of one very obvious person, but I'm not going to sink to that level.

US College Hockey Online has just posted a feature story by yours truly on Sioux goaltenders Jake Brandt and Jordan Parise.

Nader is a hack.

I don't think the Gophers are bad. But compared to the Sioux, they don't score as much, their defensive corps isn't as strong and they're not as solid in goal. Other than that, they're a wonderful team.

Another example of eastern bias!