SiouxScore

Just a miserable weekend of hockey. This roster just isn't a typical Sioux hockey roster and this group doesn't play Sioux hockey. The effort is inconsistent, chemistry just doesn't always seem there, and the skill level is severely lacking. Look at our forward group. Our top guys have been Gaber, Jamernik, Senden, and Hain probably and on good championship type Sioux teams those guys are 3rd/4th line role guys. For a team that lacks speed, creativity, skill, etc you'd think they would have some toughness and be pretty strong along the boards but nope, I've never seen a Sioux team beat in so many 1 on 1 battles. Our D group that should be the strength of this team has been flat awful. Guys we thought we took a big step forward like Sanderson, Kleven, and Frisch just haven't done that at all this season. We have opponents getting to whatever areas they want, guys just free and easy in the slot and on top of the crease popping in rebounds without even being touched. Coaching staff doesn't escape the blame at all either. A lot of us looked at the recruiting pipeline and were worried about the lack of top skilled guys we were landing a couple years ago and especially up front well we are seeing the results now. You had to hit the transfer portal up and Ford/Calder have been pretty meh. Very offensively challenged, overall the team really lacks speed, playmaking and creativity is very absent. It really just isn't the type of hockey we have become accustomed to watching over the years. The staff better start working their ass off and get on the road recruiting. Goaltending has been a problem as well. Driscoll hasn't looked close to what he did at Bemidji. Hellsten did a solid job tonight and deserves another look Friday.

Which with what I've seen of this team and its inconsistencies all season seems like where they should be.

Eh I never was a big fan of Thome and I know it is with an overmatched St. Thomas team but .871 save and 4.44 GAA doesn't do much for me. Thought Driscoll would be a very good fit but he has been a much different goalie this year than we saw at BSU. Gotta give Hellsten the opportunity to take the job.

This was absolutely a game you can't lose and somehow this team did. Driscoll was awful all night, give Hellsten the opportunity and see what he does with it. Just another night where this team shows who they really are. Might be leading the conference somehow but this isn't a championship roster or team and is the type that you hope just sneaks into the tournament gets a little luck and plays their best hockey of the year.

Pile on the points Packers, the more embarrassing it gets the more likely Zygi makes the move tomorrow.

I'd be absolutely shocked if both Zimmer and Spielman are back in their same roles. Wilfs have pretty high expectations I don't even think Zim would be back with a sneak into the playoff and 1st round exit. I think the most likely scenario is Zimmer gets fired, Spielman moves to some sort of senior type role, and they hire a new GM. In my opinion Spielman deserves more heat than he gets especially from the TC media, he has a lot of draft picks that haven't been close to panning out.

Some crazy games today. Jets had it right there for them after leading Tampa Bay all day but opt for going for it on 4th and 2 at the TB 7 with just over 2 minutes left rather than taking the field goal to go up 7. After a few plays of nothing Tampa rolls off a few big plays in a row and caps it with a 33 yard TD for the win. Cincy and Kansas City put on a great game but how about Cincy opting to go for it with under a minute left on 4th and goal from the 1 and penalties on both teams kept them alive and they still go for it again and another Chief penalty gives them a 1st down. Is this the last game of the Zimmer era? I could see it getting embarrassingly bad tonight with the way the Packers are rolling offensively and even though they have struggled stopping the run with Mannion at QB they can absolutely load the box all night and not have to worry about consequences. Maybe a 38-6 type game, Mannion sucks but Zimmer still sticks with him for the entire game, Zygi fires Zimmer and Spielman tomorrow. Vikes decide to start Mond next week and he struggles and the Bears beat the Vikings to end the season.

This afternoons game was one of the most boring hockey games I've watched in a while. Not a lot of physicality, playmaking, or action.

I mean they proved that on the field head to head in the regular season.

I've watched Nelson, Townsend, and Plante this year and I'd love to see any of them in green and white.

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Believe they can now talk to Sophomores. Here is someone on twitter Minnesota list.

No Driscoll, Jamernik, or Sanderson.

Cousins out with covid for Sundays game and the Vikes will start Manion with their season technically on the line even though I'd say it was already over. Funny thing is me and my brother read the news Manion was out last Sunday at a family Christmas and the first thing we both said was you know Cousins is next, now a week later here it is.

That 3rd period from the U.S. definitely left me with some concerns and the first 4-5 minutes of the game was pretty rough at times too but they looked dominant through most of the middle part of the game. Certainly have to clean up some dzone coverage issues. Thought Commesso had a really solid game last night.

My early season take on this team is gonna end up pretty close to what actually happens I think. They got a surprise win over Green Bay and took advantage of Chicago having a ton of guys out but also had the surprise loss to Detroit so instead of 7-10 8-9 looks to be more likely although maybe they find a way to lose their last two. Technically they can still get into the playoffs and I've had a couple friends say they'd rather not get in just incase they somehow make a run for Zim to keep his job but I think baring a super bowl Zim is done. Those last couple NFC wild cards are likely 9-8 teams and maybe even a 8-9 team.

Solid weekend of hockey to end a solid first half of the season. Watching the guys the first couple weekends I wouldn't have even thought they would be on top of the conference at the break especially by 6 points. This isn't a vintage team talent wise or a team without some flaws but when they play the style that this team has to play it can be pretty good. I think we are seeing some guys starting to grow in their game a little bit as well. Last couple weeks Moore, Jandric, Portz, and Ness a little have looked a lot more comfortable and confident in their games out there. I think there is still plenty of room for this team to grow.

Any youtube stream tonight? Otherwise I'll just listen to TH. Not worth a month of NCHC TV for basically 1 game for me.

Didn't end up mattering anyway. Meant to get in earlier when the lineups came out but got busy playing with my 11 month old niece visiting.

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I'm with you I said if I was in a sportsbook somewhere I would've thrown some cash on Detroit moneyline. There is no question in my mind Zimmer is a dead man walking it is just when. Initially I thought this would be his last game but not sure they make the firing on a short week. Funniest part in my mind is it is Zimmers coveted defense that can't get it done. 12 points in the last 2 minutes of halfs today for Detroit today.

I'll take a split. Played pretty well tonight especially after the early punch from St. Cloud. Have to start to find a way to string some consistent good efforts together and complete a whole weekend. Can't continue to be one terrible performance and one really solid game. Gotta figure something out this week and get the job done next weekend.

Well I'm 31 so it has been a while. Really started following close when I was about 10 and those Glen Mason teams with Tyrone Carter, Ron Johnson, Thomas Tapeh, Ben Hamilton, Dan Nystrom, Arland Bruce, Asad Abdul Khaliq, Ben Utecht, Greg Eslinger, Marion Barber, Laurence Maroney, and Gary Russell.

Was just hoping for a split coming into the weekend so pretty happy right now. Looked like a much different team and played the style we needed to. The Senden line was really solid right from the jump. Some really good rivalry football games earlier with Ohio State/Michigan, Auburn/Alabama, and of course Gopher football beats wisconsin and brings the axe back home and Sioux hockey beats Minnesota. Pretty good day. Now to finish it off with a back and forth bedlam game.

Gophers bring the Axe back where it belongs! Season of what if with losing Ibrahim while in a battle with Ohio State, the Bowling Green debacle, falling flat on our face against Illinois, winning every stat category in Iowa except the most important one, and then needing help from Nebraska yesterday and they blow a 21-6 lead in the 4th quarter. Could've and should've been playing for a B1G Championship next week but ending the regular season like today is a nice consolation.