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I don't think anyone thinks that Oshie will be here for his senior year. Most didn't expect him back for his junior season. Or would you rather he pull an Okposo and leave now?

Russia is leading Sweden 1-0 after 2 periods.

Staying positive indeed.

Sounds like we will see an all-frosh line against SCSU of Frattin/Trupp/Malone. That could be an exciting line. A shooter in Frattin, a playmaker in Trupp, and a physical player in Malone.

Some good news: According to the Sioux blog, Brad Malone will be ready to go this weekend.

Union? I believe this was the last year that Kelly would be eligible to play in the BCHL, and the Sioux weren't going to have room for him in the 08 recruiting class, so it is good to see him get in to another college. Just surprising to see him go to Union. AZSIOUX - Yes, the 4th Zajac, Nolan, is a defenseman. He's playing for the Winnipeg Thrashers AAA Midget team this year. http://www.winnipegthrashers.com/team.html

That's no good. C'mon boys, it's time to start taking this season seriously.

Jeremy Smith from Plymouth (OHL) has been playing in goal. Joe Palmer from OSU is the other goalie, but I'm not sure he has even played yet. I could be wrong though.

And I'm tired of the fans that whine about losing title hopes after a loss in December. Has this team been disappointing at times this year? Yes. Have they shown signs of being a great team this year? Absolutely. The past few years the Sioux have really turned it on in Jan/Feb and made the F4. Now, I'm not saying that they are guaranteed to do that again this year, but they certainly have the talent to do it (and their schedule gets easier in the next month). If the season ended today, the Sioux would easily be in the NCAA's despite their "disappointing" season thus far. And that's all it takes to have a chance at the big title.

Was that in regulation? Ouch!

Only December, and we're already supposed to dismiss their title hopes? Interesting.

USA wins 4-2 to make their record 2-0. Sounded like they had a ton of shots, but the Swiss goalie kept them in it. The other game was a laugher...10-1 Sweden win over Denmark. A big game against Russia tomorrow.

Agreed. Alaska Anchorage swept UND last year without Lammy in net, and the Sioux are going to have to fight for every WCHA point that they can get if they want to finish top 3.

Excellent!

You wouldn't quit your job and move on to a new one if they offered you a $100k pay increase?

Slovakia must be about as good as Robert Morris if Turris is scoring that much.

Russia squeaks by Kazakhstan, 5-4.

Maybe he re-injured it in practice or something. Hopefully he can play against SCSU. Agreed about Forney.

He must be talking about Notre Dame.

Not sure if this has already been posted, but... http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/12692637.html Woah. Snow absolutely rips into Lucia there.

I guess they could always just switch Oshie and Kaip then and have Kaip center Oshie and Duncan.

Well, I wouldn't go that far. He was a Gopher, after all.

Agreed.

I think he meant this list: http://www.uscho.com/stats/ For all of DI, not just WCHA.