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Both guys have unbelievable work ethics, which is why they are as good as they are. I think JT made it look so smooth and easy that it would come off as being just a natural and wouldn't need to work that hard to do it. JT is an unbelievable learner in everything though, as long as he puts his mind to it. Osh is the same way, but like siouxtatoo42 said, TJ is more in-your-face and loves the contact/physical part of the game.

Right, and since we don't know how legit they are, we gotta assume they are the real deal like the rankings say. They can score, but their defense is shakier than what everyone says...same thing with Michigan. Michigan is overall just a better team.

They beat virtually everyone they are supposed to though, with FSU being an exception. They aren't the strongest team, but to say they are not a legitimate title contender is wrong I think.

On ESPN2, scrolling along the bottom, they list the NHL games on for tonight...they made a mention of the Blackhawks record with and without Toews, which I thought was a nice mention.

Miami?

I HATE thundersticks. They should be for crowds that can't make enough self-generated noise....wait, that's most of the Ralph is.

That's the same thing I thought! Great minds think alike I guess.

I'm sorry for offending people. Some people, like myself, hang out with many girls who laugh about stuff like this and joke around about it and don't care if people mention it or poke a little fun at it. They don't get bent out of shape about it, they just accept it. In my opinion, life would suck if you can't laugh off things like this, because really, everyone knows that it happens, no one thinks is wrong that it happens....it just happens, get over it.

In the current USCHO bracket, I predict BC, DU, and UNH to make it....not sure about the other regional. BC has the post-season experience. DU has more scoring potential, I think, with a veteran goalie. UNH is just all-around good. CCHA has too weak of defense all-around except for MSU, and MSU can't beat UNH I don't think. Miami and Michigan have to be able to stop a good team from scoring, and after watching all the games they've played recently on CSTV and whatnot, I don't see any strong defensive presences...besides the Spartans. But, even the Spartans need work defensively and Lerg NEEDS to be on. Just don't see them beating UNH.

Whatever

I don't know what the big deal is....every woman goes through it and everyone knows it, so it's not like he was poking fun at a select group of people with a disability. It was a lighthearted joke.

Whoa whoa whoa, let's hit the brakes for a second. I didn't say they should try to lose, that's pretty obvious, so let's throw that out. Second, I didn't say it's a good thing to lose, I just suggested that it might not be a bad thing with reasons why not. If they are already completely focused, 100%, etc., etc...great. If not, well, what's the best way to get a team performing at its peak? I think that just b/c we have an unbeaten streak this long doesn't necessarily mean we are playing our best hockey. We still take shifts off and for lengths of time look slower and less intense than the other team.

They do it so they can look even worse when they lose. Gophers wrote the book on that one.

I'm not going to jinx myself, so I won't check it until the tickets are in my own two hands.

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That's not going to stop anyone. Oh well....I think I have access to some now thanks to a couple of people backing out of their ticket purchase.

100%

There is a 100% chance he is gone after this season.

Here's a Jonathan Toews/Patrick Kane highlight video on YouTube....it's more like the Jonathan Toews show. http://youtube.com/watch?v=B-mNHXSoU6I

I'm not sure Crosby would have fit in real well in a setting like this. I would have passed on him for sure.

Imagine how much better Kane would have been with a couple years at UND!

With a whole 'nother year of teenage eligibility left!

I like our chances against Michigan better than UNH. The CCHA is very a weak defensive conference with the exception of Michigan State. Miami and Michigan are both big scoring teams, with weak defenses...Michigan's is a little better than Miami's. I think our defense can shut down theirs better than theirs can shut down ours.

Whether we're a one-seed or a two-seed, we still have to win two tough games. I don't think another loss sometime before the NCAA's would be such a bad thing. It'd be something to get the team refocused and to stay on-track and keep their motivation levels at their peak.

TJ knows this is his last chance at the National Championship. He won a state championship, and will have many years to get a Stanley Cup, but if he wants a triple crown, there's only one option.