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It's tough for me to root for either of those. All are terrible options if not UND. I don't envy being a Gopher or UMD fan next weekend

You can't break up that line with Kernan IMO they were absolutely dominant.

What’s the cost? Haven’t got my email yet

Props to Jax for making the move on Verhoeff, still can make an impact but won’t be on the toughest matchups. Can’t lie though that pairing with Strathman makes me nervous

Right before gushing over 19th seed Merrimack some more

I was thinking that I hope UCONN score and then followed by 'no way they can score twice though'

CPS has been called

I think the most important thing is to get pucks on net with either a tip or a screen, we can't try to make this a highlight reel game. Can't be floating wristers unimpeded from the blue line and letting this goalie settle in and get comfortable. I was watching replays of the goals in the 2016 regional... as good as that team was almost all the goals and a tip and/or a screen.

That's wild to me if you've ever interacted with one of their fans. Lowest common denominator of college hockey fan around.

Looks like they were still taking precautions during the selection show

Makes a guy wonder why they'd ever be chosen(again) as a host for an NCAA tournament if they can't maintain acceptable ice conditions. Warm temperatures at the end of March isn't that rare in Sioux Falls

Then just go for Saturday, that's what I'm doing

Funny that Stearns County is now the breeding ground for all UofM head coaches

Met a girl at a Colorado College house party in 2005 that legitimately asked me if we had electricity in North Dakota.

FYP

When do they import the Italian marble floors?

What hotel is everyone staying at? We got a room at the Holiday Inn across the street for Saturday night.

Is that any different from what bigger schools could do as well? Couldn't you also argue the athlete themselves could subsidize their own insurance policy(and then some) on future earnings with the extra $100-200k extra they're getting from another school. I honestly think we're not going to be in the running for guys that are only looking for the highest bidder... I also don't think that's a bad thing

We’re going to get outbid by bigger schools. That’s just the reality. UND is going to spread what dollars they do have across multiple recruits.

May make a speed run down for Saturdays game

You articulated what my thoughts have been about this as well, it seems so random and shotgunned out there. I guess that's one of the downsides not having a centralized conference tournament with most teams and media members attending.

I'm not sure how it'd be possible NOT to have that take a massive toll on a father. I can't quite imagine going through that and as a higher profile person, heart went out to him.

FYP, I'm not sure you can say anyone outcoached Hak in the regionals where he had 16 WINS and 4 LOSSES! That's an 80% winning percentage in the regionals if you're keeping score at home. Flip over to the Frozen Four and he had 1 WIN and & 7 LOSSES for a 13% Win percentage. I know this isn't news to anyone but crazy when you look at the split. Makes me wonder what those teams did in the 2 weeks leading up to the Frozen Four and what Hak might change looking back.

My favorite part of Coach Carle putting CHN's Adam Wodon in a box was Wodon saying NPI is too volatile and the margins so small that it doesn't make sense to give teams home ice advantage for receiving a top 4 seed. To which Carle responds, but it's good enough to decide whose season ends and whose doesn't?

We just need Spoon Man to be solid in net. Not spectacular, just solid, and I like our chances.