stoneySIOUX

OH NO! NOT ANALYTICS!!!!!!!!!!!

I think it goes without saying that every team wants to start fast. But to make large, sweeping statements like a team is unable to be self-motivated based on an exhibition and one real game feels incredibly short sighted. UND gets EVERY team's best from the drop of the puck every night, especially when we're at home. The second paragraph.... you're saying Gino always had his teams playing from the drop of the puck and Berry doesn't get this out of his team, correct? So, we're saying players on Gino's team never lost the first five minutes? Always delivered in the clutch? Also, can we also realize the difference in the world of hockey we're in? Why do this to ourselves? Comparing Gino and Bubs is just a waste of energy. Losing the first five minutes is not a good thing, but clearly we were able to rebound. I am not sure I understand the undue stress about this. Sometimes a team punches the other in the mouth. I think what FS4L said makes more sense.... I think it's fair to say that we've had runs of in the recent past where we didn't play well at the drop or lulled during the game. To be a champion, we have to be as near as close to perfect in this area as possible

Reminds me of the "Who do you play for?" scene in Miracle. *Shot gets past T.J. ... Croal charges Friar d-bag* "I play for..... the University of North Dakota!" *Camera pans to Bubs* "That'll be all, gentlemen"

Outside of the first 5 minutes where Providence came out firing, that was a pretty dominant performance. Glad to see the bounce back. I LOVED the lines. Strinden on the top line is a perfect fit for Berg and OMac. Sasha's line had tremendous balance of skill and size. The bottom two grind and set pace. Thought the pairings were smart and helped guys like Strathmann play their game. I hope Bubs keeps this lineup again Croal was a man on Saturday and he'll be a big-time contributor if that continues. MacDonald and Emery are both very, very good defensemen. Glad to have them on our team. T.J. looked the part. Perron continues to, unfortunately, go invisible for long stretches in games. I do love the line combo with Kunz and Sasha, though. Those three could build some chemistry, IMO. All-in-all, that was good stuff. Lots of great puck movement on the offensive side and smart, responsible play in the defensive end. Great start to the season.

Well said

Agreed. And even if people think he should be fired, frankly, he won't be.

Absolutely not "spin" it's all factual. I disagree, they chose to come to UND to play for UND. Every time you hear about a kid committing is that they love the coaching staff. I don't recall every hearing a kid call out one coach. Hak didn't ever win one, so why does this even matter?

I love this. Love that this is a thing. Bring it Saturday, REA.

With less?! Do you recall Hak's recruiting classes?! 06-07 had FOUR first rounders, two second rounders, and an eventual Hobey Baker winner on it.

Who do you think Boeser met with dozens of times during the two to three years we recruited him? Sure Hak closed the door, but Bubs had just as much to do with Boeser coming to UND as Hak. How about Nick Schmaltz? Bubs. How about Troy Stetcher? Bubs. Let's not play this game. Give Bubs his due for recruiting. Such a boring conversation about the recruitment angle of why Bubs is where he is regarding his results. Everything is always brought up in a vacuum and that's not how things work.

This isn't true.

Name one current college hockey coach that talks like Dean Blais these days. I'll hang up and listen.... Sorry, but it's just not the way it is anymore. If you're expecting Deano, it ain't happening anymore. What Berry did at the presser the other night is probably the most you'll ever see in college hockey again. Whether you like it or not, personally I think it's a mixed bag, focusing on a presser and using that as reflection of how a coach handles his players is just a waste of your time. A coach won't drag his players anymore. Different world.

Shake off whatever that was on Saturday and get going. Need to have a good start to our non-conference with how tough our schedule is. Let's go, boys. Interested to see the combos both up front and on the back end. I'd expect some highly shuffled lines from Auggie.

What should they say? This is quite literally everything that is said in media in every sport. I don't understand what people want from a coach in a presser. Or, what they expect. Bubs absolutely held his team and his staff accountable after Saturday night's game.

It's wild and unhinged. Social media is a cancer.

Makes complete sense.

I get it. People are not happy with what happened on Saturday. Hard not to be upset. If it happens again against Providence, I'd find more concern. We'll see!

So are you saying maybe we should have waited until a game that counted before we all become ledgies again? Makes a lot of sense to me lol.

Definitely gonna be some tough lineup decisions to be made each week. On the plus, our third and fourth lines are going to be a MASSIVE strength and advantage over our opponents in most games.

My guess for the lines on Saturday: Kunz-Berg-Perron Swanson-Omac-James Boisvert-Wilkie-Croal Strinden-Jammer-Schmaltz Littler-Andrew-Monty Zmolek-Livananvage Emery-Weibe McDonald-Strathman/Jubeville/Komzak TJ Hobie Cheese

Jammer

Big time.

I'm hearing the opposite regarding the top kids not going NCAA. Coaches see this as a massive coup for college hockey. Year by year, more big-time players are playing NCAA and the balance is shifting away from MJ a bit. With NLA and some very attractive, big-time schools, NCAA will get many top enders. These top enders want options and this is an example of that. On top of that, the middle of the road NCAA teams will get better too with additional influx of players. Directly from a couple pretty tied in hockey dudes.... they both said the "NCAA big dogs will get 10-15% better and the Bemidjis and Techs will get 25% better"

The CHL convo is very much a part of this, too. A lot of schools aren't going hard on a massive chunk of players because they see the CHL tap about to be wide open.

No one has ever said this on here.