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I realize the PP is a point of contention here, but if we could score AT ALL on a consistent basis, no one here would care how crappy it is. It wasn’t good with our title team either. We’ve never been a team that lives and dies by the PP and we’re not going to become one anytime soon...

Here's my solution: don't put the three forwards who SHOULD be leading this team offensively but aren't (19, 22, 14 )on the same line. You separate them. All three. Don't put two on one line and the other on another. Put one on the first, one on the second, and one on the third. Putting three guys who haven't been producing as often as they should on the same line is a terrible idea. Technically Gersich and Gardner are tied for 5th in scoring on this team behind Wolanin, Mismash, Jones and Poolman, but we all expected more from 19, 22 and 14 and that's the problem. Either they need to step up or we put other guys in a position to succeed instead. The other thing that getting the injured guys back will do is create some internal competition that we haven't had in a few weeks at forward since we've had to use everyone. Make everyone earn there spots, because there were definitely a few forwards that would be in the stands if we had people to replace them with. Side note: Matt Kiersted has 2 goals on 7 shots this season. He should shoot the puck more.

No disrespect to those three there, but we're probably not going to score a game winning goal with them more often then not. They play hard and provide some energy and I appreciate what they do, but...

You mean someone will show some leadership by calling a meeting?

I noticed it, just neglected to comment on it. So much happened that definitely would have been called a penalty in Denver.

He's in according to Hajdu on the chat. Under the weather sounds like, but he's in.

Yup, No argument here.

I agree. Maybe one day we will get to see it...

19 & 22 are probably a package deal at this point...

Yup. Every other line has changed in the past few weeks either by injury or other reason, except that one.

On this team, he is, because we don’t have an influx of skilled top 6 centers, unfortunately. Look at our centers: Gardner, Jones, Hoff, Bowen, Simonson. Not a lot of top 6 guys there. Gardner has basically played a top 6 role since he got here because he wins face offs.

25 didn’t play last night to be fair... But over the course of the season, yeah we should expect more from those three.

Awful game. I pretty much knew how things were going once we had Thome’s gaffe. What team has ever won a game where the goalie had that happen? Is Casey Johnson injured? I saw him at intermission, but found it weird he was out if healthy, considering Rieger was at forward. Yeah, Bowen is missed. As was Janatuinen. And Olson. List goes on... Side note: I haven’t seen much of Yon previously on the PK and thought he did well there.

I feel the student section has been dead all year pretty much so I don’t know if I’d consider that a big factor. *shrugs* That said, I really don’t know what to expect. Day after Thanksgiving home games have been awful lately. That said, I’ll be there... with my beer, hoping for a W.

I reached out to them with some screen shots as I felt it just might be a violation of a social media policy... besides the obvious unprofessionalism... his employment info lists working as an off ice official for the WCHA in the past and now NCHC. Lol clearly should have kept that off Facebook...

Doesn’t really matter. He’s using his job (whatever he actually does) as a justification to belittle fans who disagree with the calls on Saturday. As if he’s an expert because he opens the penalty box door or whatever it is he does...

There is an off ice official from this weekend’s games arguing with UND fans on the NCAA ice hockey Facebook page. Must not have a social media policy to abide by to do that...

Same here. Many back then have said UND-Union matchup would have had a different vibe because they were more similar teams. Doesn’t matter now but interesting to think about.

Yup. Then all the DU fans cheered when he was kicked out even though 90% of them didn’t see what happened.

I basically was partially glad he got kicked out because I foolishly thought it meant we’d get less penalties as that was his 4th of the weekend...

I only have 26% vision in one eye but the video clips I’ve seen (despite being at the game and like many, not seeing what happened) I just don’t understand how Adam Plante got a concussion from this. Obviously hope he’s okay, but it looks like a weak major penalty...

Backup goalie has great eyesight to see that from the bench if you ask me. My seats were behind that goal and I had no idea why anything was being reviewed.

Yet his mom wanted him to come back...

I just saw the clip of Smith’s “major” I was at the game but didn’t see it live. I would love to hear the explanation for the major. That would HAVE to be good. Not even going to start on the disallowed goal.

Whenever I hear Jost explain why he decided to leave, I still can’t find his answer lol...