brianvf

What are they doing out there?

Bring Back Gasparini!! And I can't believe you think national titles are still important...those are so, like 2000, or something.

Yale with its 2nd consecutive OT win in Colorado, this one against CC. Not a good weekend at all for CC/DU. Yale had almost 50 sog tonight against CC. Hopefully UND can take care of business next weekend in the Springs.

Paging Brian Lee, paging Brian Lee.

Denver didn't have a good weekend at all, losing two home games this weekend against Yale and UNH. They got out to a 3-0 lead tonight against UNH and even took a 4-2 lead into the 3rd period...only to allow 4 3rd period goals and lose 6-4. Also...UNH and BC look legit this year. It is early, but those look to be two pretty tough HEA teams.

Just looking at the current WCHA standings, and UND certainly has a brutal WCHA schedule this year. Using the current standings, UND only has one series each with the bottom 6 teams (UAA, BSU, UMD, UW, MSUM, and MTU). Ouch. Couple rough series in a row with CC and DU back to back. UND doesn't normally play great in the Springs, and DU is tearing it up to start the season. I think a 2-2 record in those 4 games might be realistic, especially until UND can figure out this Saturday thing.

I agree with you. In fact, I'm planning on jumping ship on this season completely. Maybe next season ('13-14) we'll be better. No wait, Kristo will be gone and take all the offense with him. But the following season ('14-15), we'll have a stacked lineup. Crap, forgot that Grimaldi will probably leave early. Well, then I guess we have the '15-16 season to look forward to. Go UND in 2015-2016!!

And UNH goes out to a commanding 4-0 lead over CC at the halfway point only to see CC come back and tie it. 4-4 tie.

Anyone have a vid of Kristo's goal?

Hope they make it to UND...

I am thinking it is time to jumble the lines up a bit. They need to do something with that top line to get it rolling. Both Kristo and Knight need to get some serious puck luck going. As does Grimaldi...how many posts have those three hit so far this season? If Parks can make it back into the lineup, that would do a ton to help spread the wealth a bit. I wouldn't be opposed to putting Grimaldi on that top line with Kristo and Knight...sure it would stack the heck out of the talent, but I think the rest of the guys aren't slouches either. Guys like Easy Mac, OD, Rowney, Gaarder, etc have been putting the puck in the net too. That's not even including Parks, who hopefully can skate this weekend. Time to get that top line going and hopefully they can maintain momentum then if separated down the line...

Time for Kristo and Grimaldi to show off their speed and puck skills on the big ice.

Might as well call the season...

Ben Rosen is a senior with 4 career goals. One of which was an ENG. What exactly does he have to get cocky about?

Don't forget Forbort! He's shown a great knack for getting pucks on (and in) the net already this season. Just wrists them from the point instead of winding up a giant slapper. Put him on one of the points.

Are you going to get "blitzed"?

Wow has Forbort progressed a lot since last season. He is very calm with the puck, makes great decisions, and seems to have worked on his shot from the point. Not only is he getting it to net, but he's finding the back of it plenty in the early going here (if you include the exhibition games). I like what I'm seeing from our entire d-corps.

I've heard other people say that too. Me, personally, I love playing the off-wing. Enables me to skate up the boards, cut to the middle of the slot and shoot forehand while the dman screens the goalie. Works all the time in my adult league.

How many decades did you have to go back in the Gopher schedule archive to compile this list?

Bring Back Blais!!

Fairbanks lost to Canisius tonight. I really hope that we can beat them, regardless of how depleted our lineup is.

Or two.

No, it sure won't. Especially against two teams like MSUM and OSU. They should realistically be 3-1 or 4-0 at this point. Last year they had a bad habit of losing games that they should have won...it appears that has not been corrected as of yet. I think this team has a very good shot at some hardware at the end of the year...but they need to step it up a bit. Getting Karvinen back should hopefully help.

Wonder if they're taking it a bit easy defensively since its an exhibition and they don't want to risk more injuries already.