brianvf

Agreed on all counts. Hakstol shortened the bench after the 3rd UMN goal. I don't think the 4th line went back out on the ice the rest of the game.

Merrimack won both of their games this weekend. That Frenchie kid that wasn't allowed to play against UND last weekend due to NCAA issues scored 5 goals tonight. Yowzers.

The VV line with a couple good chances there...might be the first time they've had sustained pressure all game.

How is that Eidsness' fault? That was a crazy bounce off the boards.

Tripping and tackling of Kristo allowed.

Yep, Charter cable here in Madison. Both the UND/UMN game (Ch 302 FCS Central) and the UW/CC game (Ch 303 FCS Pacific) are televised tonight. I would imagine any bar would have the Badger game on...

BC suffers a loss before the season even begins: http://www.uscho.com/news/college-hockey/i...jorJuniors.html

+1

The Gopher boys must really be peppering him good in practice. Yeah, he's good to go.

I thought you didn't want to look at past results?

What now?

I think he'll be fine. He hit two posts on the weekend, he just needs to shoot a couple cm over a bit. One thing that I took from the Merrimack series is how impressive our freshmen class is playing. None of them looked out of place out there, and many of them excelled beyond what I was expecting. That's a great sign for this season if they can keep that up.

Let's keep the inflammatory remarks to a minimum... That said, I wouldn't blame all of last year's goals solely on the defense. I watched quite a few Gopher games on TV, and Kangas was a headcase after the UND series...playing no where near how he did as a frosh. Lucia has even said that he should have given Patterson a chance much earlier than what he did. So which Kangas shows up this year? That would be my worry if I were a Gopher fan.

That surprises me too. I would have thought Hakstol would go with Dell tonight and then start Eidsness both games against the Gophers.

Merrimack switching it up though in net. Interesting.

The tape-to-tape, no look pass from Trupp was also quite nice on that one.

DU gets within one as Donovan scores. Not going to lie, those are hideous jerseys that DU is wearing.

DU better wake up soon, otherwise their undefeated season will go down the drain.

I think Toews' lineup spot is secured for a bit.

I hate the Yankees, especially A-Roid. It's too bad, as I doubt the Twins will be able to recover from a two game deficit.

He was talking about the UND football game.

Gleason...smooth skater, reminds me of Genoway.

Exactly. Keep the pressure on.

Is it possible to fire Hakstol during the intermission?

Both of them played very well last weekend against Manitoba IMO. If they can keep that up and limit the rookie mistakes, I bet Hakstol could keep them together.