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Frattin has been absent for the whole series so far. Actually that whole line has!

Blood gets away with the 1st mugging...least he's aggressive!

10+ minutes in and we haven't showed much.

As Redwing always says...how bout shooting the puck somewhere other than in the chest of the goalie.

Our PP looks disjointed. No crispness to it at all. And Kristo fires it every time he touches it.

If we are even or plus on PP scoring, we'll win

VV's line going to have to make some noise to get the "W" and 2 points tonight.

20 minutes to game time. Let's get this started....Rowney in for Davidson otherwise UND line-up the same. UND in the green sweaters. GO SIOUX!!!

Davidson hasn't play all year basically and now he's thrown in the UM series on the big ice??? Is Rowney hurt too? Someone with a better hockey mind than mine explain this one? At least Anderson is wearing the stripes and not Adam!

I'd like to see Toews on Trupp's line with Kristo on Zajac's line...3 solid lines with scores on all 3. 4-2 sounds good to me! BE will give up a couple, but UND will come to play tonight offensively.

UND has the best defensive goals against in the WCHA. Gophs can't score and are basically 9th in every stat category in the WCHA. That being said, I'm with you. I think Trupp and Frattin are the 2 key guys this weekend. If both play well, I like our chances. And BE has to be his usual self...solid.

Adams can't even control his own bladder more less a hockey game!! If he has this series, I say a minium of 2 from each team get tossed Sat. for all the crap that he'll let go as the player will just settle it themselves.

My wife/her family are from WI. She now GETS the UND/UM hockey rivalary, but to the average Badger sports fans, like her family, the Gophers are hated.

I'm with Dave...3(+) goals UND wins each game. Think split as well with UND winning tonight then getting little offense going Sat. I would be suprised if UM score more than 5 goals the entire weekend, but BE is going to give up 2 each night...earned or soft. My concern is, with the big ice, can our d-man stay in position and not take bad penalties...especially Blood and McWilliams. Our big d-man have struggled in the past on this big ice...look no further than Big Joe.

Was just gona ask that same question. Yes, Cableone is crap...for the life of me still don't know why we still have it!

UM 1st line: Schroeder, Cepis and White. KFAN had someone, Cardinal was that you??, from Gopher Puck Live on this AM. Cepis fast but more of a set up man per this guy. He also said UM 40th in nation in scoring. Didn't think UM could win a game if UND got 3(+) goal either night as he didn't see UM hangin 4 or more on UND. I hope I'm not misquoting if that was you Cardinal.

Like almost all games that involve UND, if they can get 3 or more goals a game this weekend I like their chances. BE is solid, but won't pitch a shutout. He is good for a couple goals each night. UND will have to convert on the PP at some point this weekend and not have a continual parade to the box. The more these games are played 5 on 5, the more UND will be in control and be able to dictate play.

UND can look no further as to its current situation than the no-show vs. UAA, the DU fiasco and the give-away game at UMD. A 3rd place finish is a stretch...4th is more reasonable. I think UND ends with 33 or 34 league points at best.

17 is a stretch, but I like the 'Boys as well in this one. Whichever QB throws the least amount of INTs will win this game...Romo right now is playing better FB. AZ/NO...can't like a team losing it's last 3 even if they are at home.

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Least you can say that! Eidsness is solid, but can he steal a game??? He hasn't shown that yet.

I can see that one getting missed but on 2nd down when GB got called for holding there was a clear leading with the head hit on Rodgers by an AZ D-lineman. That was the one that shouldn't have been missed. But it is what it is. Warner throws more TDs than incompletes...enough said!

Ideally IMO would be to have Zajac as the anchor with Knight and Kristo...BAM! Cichy will have to do the trick for now though.

Jennings had 1 on 1 coverage and had the DB beat by 2 steps running wide open down the middle of the field. Was just a poor throw is the correct answer.

I agree with you. I'd flip flop Toews and Kristo. Toews would work with Trupp and Malone, while Kristo would IMO fit nicely with Zajac and Cichy. Would definitely give that 3rd line a boost.