brianvf

Well stated dagies.

Blasphemy!!!

1. Get to the Frozen Four. 2. Avoid BC.

I like Blais as much as the next guy, and respect the heck out him and the two titles that he brought to UND, but sometimes I think that posters here for some reason are so hung up on him that they think bringing him back is the only way that UND will get another title. And that just isn't true. UND won titles before Blais was the coach, and they will win titles after. Will Hakstol be the coach that brings in the next title? I don't know for sure, but I would bet he will. For everyone that claims that Blais teams were always ready to play...and his offensive schemes and mentality always had the team finishing...it's almost like those posters are just remembering the two titles and forgetting the other years. As a flashback... 94/95 - Blais' 1st year, didn't have a ton to work with. Finished .500 and didn't make the NCAA's 95/96 - One game over .500, didn't make the NCAA's 96/97 - Won the title, Sioux nation rejoices 97/98 - Arguably one of Blais' best teams, loses their 1st NCAA game to MI in Ann Arbor (Sioux couldn't hold the lead in the 3rd...sound familiar?) 98/99 - Another dominant regular season, again they fall in their 1st game in the NCAA's to BC in Madison 99/00 - Another title, more rejoicing 00/01 - Lose in NT game to BC 01/02 - One of the worst Sioux teams in recent memory, below .500 and fail to make NCAA's 02/03 - Back in the NCAA's, but lose in the 1st round to Ferris St 03/04 - Probably the most talented Blais team, loses to DU in regional final (Sioux ran into a hot goalie/couldn't finish...sound familiar?) In 10 Blais-led years, the Sioux failed to make the NCAA tourney three times, lost in their first NCAA game an additional three times, and had the worst Sioux season since Gino's last year of coaching. As I said earlier, I respect the heck out of the guy and will always remember the two titles that UND won while he was at the helm, but we can't just forget the other years.

Probably only temporarily though. When the Gophers fail to make the NCAA tourney for the 2nd straight season (both times with a regional in their own backyard), the heat will be put back on Lucia.

Perhaps we can bring in a midseason replacement? I heard that Jutting and Lucia are getting pushed out of their respective jobs, maybe we can bring one of them in? Maybe we could bring in a player/coach like Reggie Dunlop? He could really motivate the boys pretty well.

You and BringDeanBack should IM together.

Yep, I wouldn't be surprised if we shelled the Gophers if we play them again this year. For the most part this game, the Sioux controlled play. They didn't look entirely sharp, but they still got a boatload of chances. Kangas just blew his horseshoe game of the season in January.

That wasn't fun. Time to regroup and hope they can play better (and get some puck luck) against Cornell. They'll need it. Huge weekend for the PWR next weekend.

I think it's pretty horrible everywhere since Genoway was injured.

Sioux score. 5-1

He has.

I didn't say that it wasn't a penalty, just that I won't trust that he's actually injured at this point unless he's bleeding out of his ear.

He's been diving all weekend. He's like the boy who cries wolf. Why should we believe him now?

And now the refs are calling everything they can on the Sioux. 5x3 for UMN. Stick a fork in the Sioux, they are so far done, it's not even funny.

And now Cepis diving like a champ for a call. And he gets it.

Now it's really over. 4-0 UMN

Game over. 3-0 UMN

Not a very good one though.

Of all the shots that UND is throwing at the net, that shot goes in for UMN? As I said earlier, it's just not UND's night. When they can pepper Kangas all period and get nothing, and then get that type of luck at the other end...it's done.

Incredibly weak.

Kangas is getting really really lucky.

And then now another crossbar on the SH rush. Unreal.

This is just not UND's night. How many open nets can they get with no goals to show for it? And then that weak call on VV.

Ouch. Nice dive by Cepis there.