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If true, less salary for GFH, automatic increase in overall writing/reporting talent for GFH and probable increase in subscriptions for GFH. She has been dead weight on that staff for years.

Wow! What a game and congrats to SU on the "dance"! FIRST time ever I've cheered for SU. My kids were wondering what was going on. I said to them do as I say, not as I do!

Which gives me pause about this series when you take into account UND blew a 2 goal lead to MTU in their Friday game at Tech. And that we mustered 1 goal against them in the GL tourney. On paper this should be a sweep like 5-0 and 5-1, but these games will be much closer even though UND should sweep.

So you're buying into Tech's offensive ineptness!

Unless you're into "Participation" banners!

Totally disagree for this reason: MTU will play hard and is a grind-it-out team regardless of the score. There is not a softer team in the WCHA than SCSU. UM got the perfect match-up. MTU gets down by a couple goals, they'll continue to fight/grind. SCSU gets down by a couple, they'll pack it in. Now I hope I'm wrong because I would love to see the F5 without the Gophers!

UM is about as much of a lock to win their series as there is of the 5. JBSU is so soft and such a one trick pony with Roe/Lasch that this is a 2 game sweep with neither game being close. I could see UM winning each 6-2 or 6-3. UND will get more of a test from MTU.

UND in 3. My heart tells me sweep, my gut tells me it'll go 3. DU in 3. UAA plays much better on the road. CC in 2. That ball rolling down hill for UMD will reach the bottom Sat. night. 'Kato in 3. Just a hunch here. UMinny in 2. JanU is too soft even for the Gophs not to light them up. F5 play in: 'Kato over UM. Semis: UND over 'Kato CC over DU 3rd place: DU over 'Kato Title: UND over CC Addendum: If I'm wrong and UM makes the semis, all bets are off. "Home ice" those next 2 games would be huge!

MTU has won 2 games on the road ALL year...they won't get another one!

Connelly played well. Made 38 saves! Some were game changing. UND just got beat tonight, didn't play poorly...minus the pathetic PP in the 2nd.

3 guys who need to step up as we move into the playoffs--Martens, Frattin and Marto.

Connelly is playing pretty well. And how many times is this play-by-play tool gonna say "cage"?

If that holds, I'll take 'kato and CC. Agree with the other 3 series.

Agree. Playoff hockey is won by special team play...we got a little work to do there.

How'd I forget to add that?

We are not aggressive at all when we are on the PP. Slow to move the puck with lazy passes...not a good combo!

How pathetic is our PP tonight. 2 SHG in a game, 2 SHG in a period, 2 SHG to same guy in the same period...OUCH!

Bucky will roll over tonight. 4-1 UND. McBain will be at least a -2 on the night but some will still suggest he is the WCHA MVP!? Dunc gets the hatty to prove otherwise!

In ATL. 73 and sunny. About to go scalp tickets to the Thrashers/Canadians. Will look forward to a Sioux victory when I get back to the computer. 4-2 UND: Dunc, Genoway, Frattin and Kozek. The Cup comes back to the Forks!!

That would be a big loss for Bucky. Now if they could only get their high draft picks away from the negotiating table with their agents, they might put up a fight this weekend! At worse this weekend is a split and only if Bucky wins Friday. If UND wins Friday, WI rolls over Sat.

Agree but that is a different topic. Question was is he worthy of WCHA MVP? Why not get both!!

Poll the WCHA coaches and given the choice of who they would add to their team right now with Dunc, Stoa or Lasch as the options, Dunc probably get 3/4 the votes.

Like in MLB and the NBA, MVP races generally are about numbers. Very rarely does MVP factor in value. Duncan's number are good, not great, but his value is higher than any other WHCA player...period. He's captain of a team that is going to win the WCHA regular season. He switched positions mid-season that psraked this teams current run. If you factor in all facets of what a player does FOR his team, he'd get my vote for WCHA MVP.

What a game! Exciting to be at! Sweet win, but as some have said our penalty kill has to get better. I know they killed the OT penalty, but they gave up 2 PP to UAA last Sat., then this weekend...not good. Eidness is money! Kid is a gamer! Miller is/was nicked up. Him at 75% is still a push or slightly beter than Fienhage at 100% at this point. Zajac's line was a beast all weekend. Kozek was great today and Davidson stepped in and played well. Thought our 4th line was very solid. Feel bad for Genoway as he struggled again today. He is much better than he showed this weekend. Blood looks more comfortable each time out. And how CC hasn't won more games is beyond me? Rau was the best player on the ice most of the weekend and a cheetah couldn't catch Walsky. I think they are the best team I've seen at the Ralph this year. Great weekend of hockey. Just need 1 point next weekend!

If that works out, I think NDSU would have a decent chance vs. Marquette as their top player was just lost for the year with a foot injury.