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Most of these boys have been within sniffing distance of a title the last couple years. If that didn't teach them you need to a full 60 minutes of hockey to win come playoff time, I have my doubts about whether or not a loss to Tech is going to register on their radars. It's not so much that we lost, it's how we lost. While Tech was trying to win a hockey game, we were trying to put together a highlight reel. Unacceptable in the playoffs.

Hopefully it is a wake up call, but great teams don't need wake up calls.

Well, I hope everybody that has been talking about how terrible is to win are happy now that our team has finally lost. Absolutely pathetic. That is the worst choke job I've ever seen by a Sioux hockey team. Hopefully, we put up a touchdown on Tech tomorrow, but that doesn't help much right now.

Hey Sioux Showoffs, that warm feeling running down your leg is you guys pissing this series away!

That's the final nail in the coffin for Thul, he actually called an OT penalty. Christ, Tech scores.

I agree on both points. I've been impressed by not only Thul, but the rest of his crew as well, which means they're obviously doing a terrible job in the eyes of the WCHA bigwigs.

That should have been called, but Kozek completely crapping his pants and whiffing had more to do with us not scoring than the non-call.

Losing tonight! Is it even really close? Losing is a hell of a lot scarier than winning.

Unbelievable! Well I guess we find out if we really are a title team right here. Championship teams don't allow stuff like that to happen. We tried to turn the last period into an And1 mix tape of hockey rather than just burying this team, so we better bounce back. Great job by Thul and the boys tonight, especially on the cross-check at the end. It was an easy infraction to see, but not an easy call to make. The whole game has been clean up and down ice hockey.

So why the hon if you weren't specifically implying that I said those things? I agree that Oshie is a very physical player that initiates contact on his own, even when controlling the puck. When he commits a penalty it should be whistled, just the same as any other player in the league. So if we agree about that and my comments are dumb, then what are you saying about yourself?

I read exactly what you wrote. If you weren't insinuating that I was one who compared hockey to ballet, then why the hon? If someone else on this board wants penalties to go uncalled and compares hockey with penalties properly called to ballet, what does that have to do with my post calling for penalties to be called correctly. I guess you didn't read what I wrote. I never stated that checking should be banned from hockey. I merely stated that the referees should enforce the rules, regardless of what period it is or the score. If you have an intelligent reply to my inquiry, I'd love to hear it.

Ya, after rereading my post, I did sound a little hard on Radke. He's good enough to play college hockey on a lot of teams, but on this team, I don't see who you take out to put him in tonight. Either way, Oshie carries us to victory.

Actually, you must have me confused with someone else. I don't ever remember saying that. I'm sorry I asked a question about your arena a couple of weeks ago. I didn't realize it was so dear to your heart that you're now going to follow me around putting words in my mouth, hon.

You don't take anyone out of last night's lineup. The Sioux played very well last night as a team, but especially that 4th line. They've been looking for someone to step up all year and they finally found someone to give them the energy they need. I agree it would be nice to see Radke on the ice one last time at the Ralph, but this team has a lot to play for. It's playoff time and seeding is crucial to this team. Playing Radke probably won't make a difference between winning and losing, but it might, so I don't think it's a chance worth taking. Radke's had 4 years to step up and bring what Marto brought to the ice last night. This isn't Little League anymore, it's Division 1 hockey. You're either good enough to play or not. Senior or not, right now, Radke's not good enough to play.

I would have to agree with gopherz about it being one of the best shots in recent college basketball history. Actually, it was very similar to Laettner's buzzer beater against Kentucky, which is considered the greatest shot in college basketball history. Lorenzo Charles's dunk was a great play to win a title, but not a great shot. You can find lots of buzzer beaters, but not a turnaround at the buzzer after a 60 foot heave. Besides Laettner's shot, the only other one I can remember was Bryce Drew for Valpo in the 1998 Tourney. You can find plenty of dunks and layups at the buzzer. But back to hockey. I mentioned this in the UND/Tech thread because I didn't see it being discussed elsewhere, but this thread seems more appropriate. What is the deal with not calling any penalties in OT? Minnesota was giving a hell of a lot worse than it was getting, but Mankato was hardly innocent. Other than the first period, I didn't think last night showed how badly the WCHA wanted the Gophers to make the Final Five, I think it showed just how terrible their officials are. Honestly, if you shot somebody on the ice, would they call a penalty in OT? Many of these players have a lot of money at stake in the form of future NHL contracts. If this is the way they're going to officiate games, why in the hell would NHL caliber players play college hockey? There were a ton of blatant penalties last night that weren't called, then they call a too many men penalty when the guy is half a stride from the bench? As great as last nights UMN-Mankato was, all it takes is one game like that where a star player is seriously injured due to the non-calls and all of a sudden the future Oshies and Toews and Parises of the world might decide WCHA hockey isn't worth the risks anymore. How can the league not give a !@#$ about this?

True!

Just got back from a buddies place. A great UND win. If Oshie is hurt, I'd hate to see him healthy. Phenomenal job by the D. As far as the MN game is concerned, after the first it sure looked like the refs were going to hand the game to the Goofs, but after that, I don't think they were one-sided. Terrible, yes, but not one-sided. There were lots of penalties they could have called on Minnesota as well as Mankato. I just think the Gophers adjusted quicker to the fact that the refs weren't going to call any penalties. UMN got away with a lot more than Mankato, but it wasn't all Gophers in the last two frames. The too many men penalty was terrible, but I think that speaks more to just how incompetent the Shepherd boys are, rather than them being biased, at least in this game. On a side note, as a man who grew up playing basketball and has never even skated in his life, could you pull a Last Boy Scout and shoot members of the other team in OT and get away with it? Why even have rules in hockey if they're never enforced? I don't like the concept of the shootout in hockey(can you imagine a game of one-on-one deciding a basketball game), but if the refs allow every single malicious hit to go unpenalized, isn't it in the best interests of the players, many of whom have a lot of money at stake in the form of future NHL contracts?

You guys pretty much summed up what I meant. I was referring to the NFL commissioner. Since FSSN was showing the ref reviewing the tape, we could see what he was seeing pretty clearly. After all the controversy with goal reviews this year, if the ref had come out and waved off the goal, I figured Shepherd would have gotten ahold of the tape of the broadcast and destroyed it.

What do you think Shepherd would have done to FSSN if the refs would have waved that goal off after they showed the replay. Would Sweeney have been Goodelled?

Glass half full: We can play like garbage and still pull out a W. Glass half empty: We've got a lot to play for from here on out and can't afford to have a letdown for even a second.

That is cool how FSSN showed the video replay the ref is seeing. Goal stands.

Game winner chicken dinner!!!!!

See, I just had to question our intensity for us to score!

With all the talk of who will where against who and what advantage any team will gain as a result, if we play like this in the tourney we might as well save the travel expenses and stay home. I guess Mankato cared more about helping us in the WCHA race than we've seemed to care the first 52 minutes.

Why google when I've got you?