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Except... they don't really get much of a break over the semester break. After finals are done, they probably head home for a few days and are back by the day after christmas i would guess....there's always games over break. So I don't think the rest has anything to do with it. Honestly, I don't think there's any real reason why we play better at the end. It just happens... there doesn't always have to be an explanation for it... if it happens this year, great... if it doesn't well...

I don't think we'd be THAT bad if we could just SCORE SOME FREAKING GOALS! powerplay has been awful. i hope they shake up the lines, because I think it's pretty clear most of them aren't clicking. I may have some ideas of how to shake them up Eidsness has been good, but we can't rely on him all the time because that is just trouble. Defense is ok for the most part, yeah we miss finley, but they can hold their own... offense needs serious help. If the offense can start scoring, there might be a way to salvage this season...if not, well...

VERY Unlikely, I'd say... I wouldn't be opposed to it happening, but I'm not holding my breath on that one...

That sounds eerily similar to a crappy game I watched last night....

OMFG! FINALLY! THANK YOU MILLER!

I'm so frustrated right now!

I'd bet money on it.

I'm already annoyed with these damn refs. Hopefully we come out flying for the 2nd. We really need to.

We've been practicing! Sioux pick up the W tonight... no other possibility.

maybe................... we should change the rules to if your guy scores a POINT... HAHA.

I'm going to go with 5 goals by the same person I've been saying that for the last week to amuse myself. I haven't yet decided who will get the 5 goals... haha!

To be a bit optimistic... if we win tonight, and a large amount of the teams ahead of us lose, we could be in a semi-decent position in the WCHA. (i think) it seems pretty even in the middle here. Minnesota (sadly) has been the clear top team thus far, but i think everyone else seems to be pretty evenly matched after that.

I agree. Toews brings a lot to the ice whether he scores goals or not. It's my general belief that good players have the x-factor, and he definitely does. He's just good... and that's an understatement.

Call me crazy, but I'd avoid the close to NDSU campus bars... especially the BWW near campus, you may have better luck at the South BWW's. NDSU kids generally don't go for Sioux hockey and they kinda "own" those establishments near campus. This is just my personal opinion, the only one you might have luck with in north fargo would be labby's i think. But i'm not sure.

There wasn't anything that really stuck out in my mind. I usually get the podcasts on my itunes from fightingsioux.com so when I get that I can type something up on it if no one else has anything.

The only reason I'm replying is to answer your question: Yes, I have been to a Frozen Four lately. Just last year, actually. I would lay off any further assumptions you would choose to make, because you would probably be wrong. Now, go away. Thanks.

How's this for a stat: Eidsness is the only goalie we have that has a WIN. I, personally, feel more comfortable playing the guy who earned all 4 of our wins this season. Walski makes me VERY nervous when they put him in goal. Walski has done nothing this season to make me feel he should be getting a start.

There is. I listened to it last night. One week there wasn't due to technical difficulties, but otherwise there has been.

actually, i'm a student if you must know and i definitely don't have any kids. And if you think not winning a nat'l championship is the coach's fault, then clearly you're the one that's been drinking the koolaid. and the fact that you openly diss a number of players on our team, those "other guys" if you will, really shows your blatant disrespect towards them, and i'd like to see you do better. I like what was said about trupper and kozek needing to step up. Because as of yet, they haven't. We need them performing consistently to do well. That said, our defense needs to get better so we don't leave eidsness out to dry.

HOLY FREAK OUT! Were you at the game last Friday? Seriously, Kozek and Trupp were benched because they were TERRIBLE last friday against UAA. Kozek fanned on one too many shots. He's got a killer shot, but he has not been "on" as of late. Trupp didn't have a good game last friday either. Though not many players did have a good game last friday. Hak also said there was a number of guys that probably also could have been benched. Kozek is not the returning leading scorer, he's one of them, but not the top guy (Duncan, Vandy are top returning scorers as well). What line you play on doesn't matter in my opinion. You need to put your players on lines they can produce on. Kozek is actually on the second line, not the third. Players go through slumps, and clearly kozek and trupp are going through some right now, so it gives others the chance to contribute. And the other guys stepped up on saturday night. Go for the sweep this weekend! I don't care who plays as long as we pick up some W's!

I really want to hang out with my broom this weekend.... *crossing fingers*

I am too... NOW. Before the game, I didn't exactly get it. Him and Malone hadn't done anything really all season. I actually felt sorry for Gregoire having to be on a line with them... but they definitely picked it up in my opinion. Hopefully the team was sent a message with the benching of trupp and kozek.

My thoughts: Personally, I was shocked that trupper and kozek were benched. but neither of those two played well at all last night. Trupper, I heart you, but you need to start to DO SOMETHING. Also, I loved it when mario took down the UAA player that cheap shot(ed?) gregoire last night. I sensed that was on purpose. Loved that frattin and malone proved me wrong and scored goals! Eidsness needs to be in goal every game from now on. Period. There should be no questions about that. I really like Hextall. UAA's goalie should switch to basketball considering how many jumps in the air he had tonight.

YES PLEASE! Take me out of my misery and keep walski out of the net during the game.

i'll suit up and take them all on... seriously though, I'd do it. I get angry enough in the stands and am ready to climb over the glass.