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NDSU................. < UND-FB-FAN's balloon pops >

I got Grimaldi #23

The positive......the Alerus will have one sellout every 2 years.

.........and to that I have received texts from NDSU buddies today "5 national championships greater than one playoff loss...welcome to the MVC" so there's that truth.

UND had an opportunity to pave it's own path in the D1 era..................................................not now. Wings up.....................Horns up. Yippee!

Lose the Sioux nickname and now this...........................disastrous mistake IMO. What's next? Kennedy asking for my degree back?

Niagara and Rensselaer have an uphill climb.........................................

Have the bookies watched UND play lately?

As bad as he looked early on this season I'd agree. He and Johnson need to be in the lineup with the Poolmans. Pick 2 of the 3 left.

Omaha might have given us the worst 2 night performance defensively/goaltending wise in the past 10 years. Heck MM and Goon each could have had multiple point games both nights in their broom ball gear vs Omaha.

Good...yes. Dominant...no.

So you're saying there's a chance.........................................

UND could play UMD another 10 times this year and might win one if Cam stands on his head. UND wants nothing to do with UMD moving forward...even in Fargo...if they make it there.

Bad time for the week 10 Packer to show up.

Yup.........a Pairwise make or break weekend.

GO PACK GO Good to see Jordy gonna give it a go.

Exactly..........He has played nowhere near a 2nd line centerman this season. 4th line of Smith Gardner Gornall.........I could deal with that. The Euros with Boeser could be 2nd line 3rd Yon Bowen Wilkie

3 of the 4 goals last night were unassisted off of terrible turnovers.

Oh.........and the UMD hockey program has been around for 73 years. Other than this season name another year where UMD has swept UND in a season series?

I get the economics of things but Keaton leaving was a huge mistake. LJ could have stayed too. The others bolting I get. As much as LJ made some really bonehead plays if he alone stayed your top line is 16 17 19 with the heavy line intact. 3rd line is the Euros and Wilkie or Yon. Doesn't help the blue line but that is 3 very solid lines.

Players IMO who have taken a step back instead of forward this season: Wolanin, Shaw, Ausmus, Gardner, Simo, Boeser, Wilkie and throw Cam in there too........and I'm not going on strictly production. Young team or not that is 8 non-freshman of 19 "regulars" that have not played to their potential skill, effort and/or leadership wise. This ship only gets righted if those guys figure it out. Now to also make this point....Simo and Boeser's effort and compete level last night was very good so that's a positive.

Guys who should play next weekend (if everyone is healthy) IMO Jost, Gersich, Boeser, Yon, Hoff, JJ, Gornall, Bowen, Pogo, both Poolmans, Johnson, and Peski. 13 of need 18 skaters. Take your pick on the rest.

Pairwise: UND at 11 Anything less than a sweep at CC will sink this squad out of the top 14. Then it's SCSU and loss to them buries UND.

Nice Dzone coverage.....

Tourney or bust after this sweep.