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Indeed he is. Haven't seen much from him in awhile after a great start. I was really surprised to see Davidson in the lineup replacing Toews against MTU. I think that Toews is one of the forwards that has really shown some great improvement as the season has progressed.

He's not as good as Weslosky though. Hopefully this will help the Sioux in their push for a top 4-5 finish in the league.

I would love to see a ticked off Sioux team come out and dominate the Beavers for two games this weekend, but that's hard to see happening. Has anyone seen BSU yet this year? Do they play a more wide-open style, or a defensive style like MSU/MTU/UAA? The Sioux can't seem to figure out how to play against those teams, but they do well against the teams willing to skate. Perhaps they won't get completely blown out by the Gophers...although the Gophers have proven that they have a bit better finishers than we do.

No, not seriously. . . . . . It was Evan Trupp's mom that made them, and Cary Eades went up in the rafters to hang them up.

Yes, you did. It's called sarcasm. And while I am certainly not happy with the team's performance against MSU and MTU, there is still half a season left to play. Will the Sioux go on a big 2nd half run? Not likely. Will they make the NCAA's? Also not likely at this point. But I'm not going to be on here blasting them non-stop. I'll be cheering for them until their last game is played...whether that be in the 1st round WCHA playoffs, at the F5, or heck, even in DC. In the end, none of what is said here will affect the team...so go on, feel free to rip the coaches, rip the players, rip whatever. Also feel free to jump back on the bandwagon if they get another winning streak going again, though.

You're right. I heard from a guy that Hakstol's wife made those new banners, and Hakstol personally went up into the rafters to hang them up, just so it would look like he did something with this team. True story.

Too many negative Nancy's in our fanbase. I say we get a hard-earned split against BSU. The Sioux will then play better for the remaining WCHA calendar, getting 4th place in the league. They will actually win their 1st round WCHA playoff series (in three games, of course), but manage to avoid the play-in game because Denver chokes in their 1st round playoff series. Once at the Xcel, the Sioux will manage a two game winning streak to win the Broadmoor and get the coveted spot in the NCAA tourney, getting past the new .500 NCAA rule by earning the autobid. They will stun everyone in their regional by winning two more games and getting to the F4 in DC, which will entice all the bandwagon fans to jump back on. Unfortunately, a date with BC is once again in their path in the semi-final game, and after a 12-2 loss at the hands of the Eagles, the people calling for Hakstol's head will once again emerge. siouxsweet will then proclaim that this team didn't have the talent to get it done.

As Sioux fans we can certainly hope so.

Home cooking? It certainly was over the line after it fell from Connelly's glove. Connelly must feel good, as he got beat on all three LSSU shootout attempts, but yet none of them counted.

Even if he is an offensive dynamo, I don't want to ruin the "family" that we currently have by bringing Harrer in.

I would expect that we will see Kristo against Kazakhstan.

Trupp!

Only one more period before we finish 4th in a tourney for the 2nd time this season.

I think we actually have to have offensive chances before we can use the hot goalie excuse.

I blame the lack of offense.

I disagree. Neither team wants to win. This game is boring as all hell. Get ready for some serious trap action now.

What the hell is going on with the mic?

I hear that too,.

Horrible call.

The Sioux had better hope that they score the first goal or two, otherwise this is going to be a boring game with them clogging their offensive zone and forcing everything to the outside. Need to convert on a couple odd-man rushes and force Tech to play a more open game.

I really hope that Tech doesn't score this game, as the announcer already sounds like an excited little girl when the action heats up. If they managed to score, he might break my speakers with his high shrill.

Maybe they only break out the blacks when they are below .500.

Sioux in green again today.

From Brad: Quite a few changes in the lineup today, including moving Duncan to center on a different line. UND's lines 17 Jason Gregoire--16 Ryan Duncan--21 Matt Frattin 20 Matt Watkins--11 Darcy Zajac--8 Ryan Martens 15 Brent Davidson--22 Brad Malone--10 Andrew Kozek 19 Evan Trupp--29 Chris VandeVelde--26 Brett Hextall 3 Derrick LaPoint--5 Chay Genoway 2 Joe Finley--14 Brad Miller 6 Zach Jones--25 Jake Marto 31 Brad Eidsness 30 Aaron Walski

I don't hold coaches responsible for the players not playing with emotion. If he puts out a crappy lineup, doesn't develop the players, gets out-coaches, makes bad decisions...then by all means blame Hakstol. But if the Sioux can't put forth a good effort on a regular basis, I put more blame on the players themselves. They are 18-23 year old men, they shouldn't need a coach yelling at them to get them to play with some intensity. Most of them have been playing hockey for the vast majority of their lives, they should know by now that you can't give a 90% effort and still expect to win...even against a uber-crappy MSU team.