stoneySIOUX

Goodness, you guys. We won the damn game and scored 4 goals, battling back after giving up a lead. Be a little happy for once. Cripes.

Sure, but from what I've read, this forward group seems to be a bit more "elite", I guess. Here's to hoping!

But, they won all of those games? I guess I'm confused lol. "Safely" constitutes final position, to me. Whatever lol. It's all good!

This is the second time I've seen this. We finished the year at the No. 10 PWR, 4 spots ahead of the last team in OSU, who was in our region. That's pretty safely in the tournament.

Criticism is fine. However, I still think it's an overreaction to want him fired right now.

All fair points, man. I just don't see it as a dramatic downward trend, previous to this year. Had we won that BU game, however, I'm not so sure you would have considered that a down year and I don't think we're all having this discussion had we made the tourney last year. I could be wrong. This year has been really, really frustrating and it's absolutely not a great sign if we miss two years in a row. I agree with that.

I think you're misunderstanding me because that was absolutely not what I was saying. I'm saying that that loss should weigh into the current discussion at all. I've been reading "we've been struggling for 3 years" when we were a bad call (IMO) from being in a regional final two years ago.

"Say it out loud, let that sink in".... yeah, we get it. Last weekend sucked. Ok, so what about wins against good/great teams? You have to take the good with the bad and most here aren't. Again, some keep picking things out in small doses and saying things. I'll 100% stand by what I said.... Jost stays, we win one more game and this conversation is not happening. I'm asking for people to just take pause and think instead of react. I'll even be willing to give you three said weekends... but, anyone who'd call for Bubbs head at that point is still unstable.

I think it'd absolutely be fair to discuss it.

I restated this. Sorry for the confusion. I agree with you.

Ditto. That's what I wish we'd all do.

Definitely frustrating to play well against the best and poorly against the "least".... Feels like we should learn our lesson.

Three years would be a trend, absolutely.

I'm not sure I understand this one haha.

So, if it were in the second round, it would have been better? Where's the line? We were in the tournament and, for all intents and purposes, won that game. Consistency is fair. Totally fair. However, I still think we would have been a lot more consistent with Jost. I just don't see it as 2.5 years, at all. One bad call away from playing for a Four in 16-17, one more goal the year after and in the dance.... it feels like an overreaction to last weekend.

I'd be willing to bet things get better, this year. I do believe in analytics and I think it's common sense that more possession SHOULD equal more goals. I hope it turns and I statistically, it should, because we do have good players on this team.

I'm confused where the three years narrative is coming from. Not directly coming at you, AJS, as I've see it a few times. Two years ago we dominated BU in Fargo and missed out on a chance to play for the Four on a controversial call. Last year, we missed the playoffs by one game and would have definitely been in the playoffs with Jost, who was a surprise to leave. Sure, it's frustrating and annoying to miss by one game. But, does making the playoffs, barely missing and having a rough half of this season really equal to three years of struggles? To me, they don't Honestly, it just feels like this whole thing is such an overreaction. This season has been really tough to stomach and last weekend is pretty much rock bottom, but like I said in the other thread, if Jost is here and we get one more goal in one of those ties and make the playoffs, are we honestly having this discussion? No.

Disgraceful? Sure, but we have a stinker series every year. Fire able, like is being talked about now? Absolutely not. Anyone who would be calling for Bubbs head on the on the backs of a natty and two tournament appearances is not stable.

It's so weird, but it seems to be the case.

So, if this team makes the playoffs last year with Jost, are we having this conversation? ABSO-FRICKIN-LUTLEY.... NOT. That's my point.

It literally is an excuse (aka, a reason) that this team didn't make the tourney, though. It's a reason they played worse. They lost a player that is a Top 10 draft pick. I get the point... others should pick up the slack. But, that ignores the fact that Jost would have made the team and all the other players around him, better.

You're still completely ignoring what I asked. Do you think Jost gets that team to the playoffs last year?

I'm just all done with this whining (not just from you, but in general). I do care, but I'm clearly not as enthralled as you. You do you, boo. I am confident that the pipeline is stocked and this year isn't over. Simple as that.