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Well...guess we roll with this then. Not a great hockey mind by any stretch but I don't get this. I wouldn't question it if Hak wouldnt always put Rocco on top line when we "need" to get rolling offensively. In a 1 and done situation the "need" to get it rolling starts immediately with the drop of the puck on Friday. This sounds like I'm gonna fit that round peg in the square hole not matter what scenario.

Minus the 3rd MTU game this squad has been average at best over the last month.

Pattyn's line needs to stay intact. Configure the top 6 as you want without OD. 4th line of Mitch Conner OD Rodwell Jim...pick 3 of 5.

He could possibly try to sneak into the new league. All he needs is one more botched face lift and he can change his name as no one will recognize him!

My thoughts exactly.

The Sunday night Tech game is the way this team has to play to have any chance of winning 4 straight. Play fast and with edge but smart. Pucks to the net early and often is key. We tried to get too fancy vs. CC, made some horrible mistakes with the puck, got less than stellar goaltending and left the outcome of the game to a bounce. That is a recipe for one and done!

Then at a minimum Easy Mac goes to the top line. If it's not a 4 line type game, which NCAA TV games tend not to be, he is being wasted on that 3rd line.

You opened yourself up for some cheap shots here...but that would be too easy so I'll pass. You don't have to be a head college hockey coach to have an opinion on this board, but it was interesting that Melrose on the selection show commented on how UND hasn't won a natty in the past number of years despite it's great talent. I'll leave it at that...

Finley...at 6'8" every hit was "high" by him that game. Horrible call IMO.

To me this is a softball question....Rocco. This is win or go home time and the game will be mostly a 3 line game. With the emergence of Pattyn's line I think you stack the top 2 lines. RPM line...hope for year end magic like last season. I have watched all but a handful of games and Rocco clearly give our 2 Hobey finalist a line mate that can compliment them. Knight has seemed to really taken a step back in his play since Rocco left that line. Rocco is such a talent that he allow the other 2 to find more time and space. I go back to the Saturday night Goph's game when those three were matched in the 3rd...they dominated the ice vs. the #2 team in our offensive zone. Rocco is far from a defensive liability. This team is going to need to score 4 a game to advance each round. Time to let the horses run!!!

Agree...and this from a fan of the school that produced Okposo and Wheeler that made the NHL. Somehow the "me 1st" attitude gets a pass by Goph fans.

#Saucypaws It won't take him as long as some think to play in the NHL. Probably the most improved player in all areas I've seen come thru UND in a long time. He'll only get better.

This team's best hockey IMO started after the St. Clown debacle at home with a tie wtih SCSU on Jan. 26 then continued thru UNO series when they went 3-0-2 in that stretch. Gotta win 4 straight...fingers crossed!

Wash, rinse, repeat...

Still can't figure out why I every time I picked a winner of a game Boston College kept getting auto-filled in my bracket! Oh ya, east coast bias...right Jim?

Their speculation to #4 is probably not far off. Inconsisitent goaltending, due to the fact no one knows who will start Friday, and this team's inability to finsih grade A chances have been issues all season.

Good to hear. Was expecting a playoff game at the X between the UM/UND. Hope it happens Saturday. It's great for college hockey! Rarely have to worry about Danny and his effort and play game in and game out. Problem is as of late there have been too many passangers on any given night. That has to change...

I tend to agree with this post. If one goalie has the "potential" to play really well for 4 games and possibly steal one along the way I would give Zane that edge. Now with that being said it frustrating this is even a conversation about who is going to start heading into the NCAAs.

With the way these brackets shake out kind of surprised DU wasn't placed in GR and some how these committee clowns didn't somehow work Michigan into the region as well!

Agree but this BC crap has become the norm. Feel bad for Quinny as it looks like preference to BC trumped their overall #1 ranking.

I'm with you. OD has to sit especially with the way Pattyn's line has been playing. This game will go 1 of 2 ways...5-1 UND or a Yale game.

Unfrickin' believable...so sick of this committee stroking BC.

Moy has UND to GR with UM.

Moy's final prediction...BC goes to Providence. GR has Gophs vs Yale and UND vs Niagara.

Bottom line if UND doesn't get consistent play and effort from the 18 guys in the lineup and decent goaltendeing Niagara might give us more than we want regardless of the region.