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I'll add my thought from this weekend... This squad has lots of potential... could be really good come March. Rocco and Drake will carry this team thru the Xmas break. Mark Mac need linemates!!! Seems that OD might have found a gear that isn't stuck in neutral and Parks has to be better. There IMO are your linemates for Mark next weekend. Mitch...absolutely dont have a clue what Hak sees in him. A penalty within the first minute each night can't be your highlight. Luke is better than advertised. And Murphy is solid. The 3rd linemate...CHYZYK!! Get him some frickin' ice time please!! 4th line is solid as is. Dman...where to start. Panz is Panz. Play as needed. Mattson is the wildcard... upper classman but was awful for most of 120+ minutes. Stecher Ausmus and LaDue are solid and will only get better. Thompson had flashes of good play. Roll w Mattson and you'll pay at some point every game. Tough to know who is the last D pairing. Zane is THE guy.. period. IMO this team's success long term will hinge on Fr Dman development and finding the right combo to play w Mark Mac. Tough to watch all the penalties this weekend too. Adjustments by players need to be made ASAP.

Probably ODs best game in 18 months

Really? Wow... From 110 pretty obvious thats not the case.

Icing and wanted Mitch and Co. off the ice ASAP!

Mattson...enuf said! Totally out of position. LaDue playing better than last night minus his play on goal #1.

I guess a "step forward" by only losing by 3 TDs should result in "a high five"?!?!? Is this what has become of this once proud FB program? I guess so...

And OD gets a lucky bounce and finally buries one last night and boom...top line. Go figure...

Sad...

That old man is wise...very wise.

Problem is one runs the risk of losing a player with talent and upside down the road by continually playing a 3rd line transfer in a top 6 role.

No Chyzyk...again?!?! The lovefest w Mitch continues.. Ausmus out and LaDue in...another head scatcher.

If you want some exciting sports entertainment hit a UND VB match. Saw my 1st one at noon...great time. Definitely going to another soon.

Wrong on Mackey. Mackey is a clown...and he can't play FB. Agree on the non call tho.

THAT...WAS...AWESOME!! Now to FB...

This wildly entertaining!!! Don't even care I miss might miss the opening kickoff.

Lost 3rd 27-25.

At Betty. First one and this is a blast. UND won first 2. 3rd to start soon.

Just finishing an everything Grinder...now off to VB then FB then the Moon then hockey! What a day!!

Agree

LaDue will be a every night Dman before the year ends but he just seemed to not have it last night. Panz and Mattson could be the 2 watching by the holiday break.

I guess we watched a different game last night. Mattson was pretty bad and LaDue looked like a wide eyed Fr. D-man. He definitely did not look as good as the other 2 Fr. D-man

One more comment that was mentioned above...with the games now being called tighter, I was hoping to see more carrying of the puck into the O-zone with speed but it was dump and chase again almost all night long.

I'm OK w that. Chyzyk needs to be the other wing then and that leave Mark w OD and Mitch again (or Murphy) and that line really gave you little last night. As much as I think OD underachieves most nights, Mitch is without question the lineup wildcard. I liked Murphy's game though. Not much talk about Drake...but he is really really good though. He compliments Rocco well. Will be interesting to see who Hak plays/sits tonight at D and F.

4th straight homecoming loss coming today??? Last time UND lost 3 straight homecoming games...'68-'70. Unfortunately the streak goes to 4 today IMO.

Surprised I'm saying this but really looking forward to match today at noon.