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Yeah, I wasn't implying that we need to stop recruiting and developing the position. Definitely agree with you there. I'm speaking about next season. To start, it'll be tough. But, we've got a couple really nice pieces coming in and if they grow up quick, it could become a strength. Anyway, I think we're on the wrong thread for this

I mean, we're talking about situations like next year where we need a goaltender as one of those rare situations, correct?

Or, the other possibility is that we don't know the real story and it was an inside joke between the two. I can absolutely see both being possible. Bubbs and the squad have certainly earned some criticism this season, and rightfully so. With that said, he's a human, and I'm sure gets exhausting to hear it nonstop. Maybe some of that bubbled over? Overall, maybe developing a chip on his shoulder wouldn't be a bad thing for a stretch run?

Bubbs made a comment that "Jake will need to keep talking about us" after they won on Saturday. Came off rather .... terse? ... No one knows the real story, however.

Nope. Nothing happened. We all went on our merry way.

I'll never forget that. Went to a buddy's place downtown to watch Sconnie get us into the tourney instead of going to the championship game lol. And then we smoked them in the first round hahaha.

Yep, I'm nervous about an early jittery/slow start, too. Just bring the energy throughout and let the chips fall. This team seems to have found the ability to fire out the gates here recently, in most cases. It has to happen again because Clown will be fired up to shut the crowd down early.

Yep. Just let it all go, baby. Can't friggin' wait.

I'm really excited about it. I think the atmosphere will be almost as good as it gets. The fans have always WANTED us to win and the team sure did, too. But, everyone in that arena will be aware what a loss does. Gonna be incredible, IMO.

Glad you're rolling with the assigned bit good on you, brother. We need consistency here! #

I desperately want this convo to end, but yes, this made me LOL

Schlossman is an absolute stat nerd. It's a pretty impressive stat. Does that mean that the season wasn't a dumpster fire? No. Yeah, obviously We've all got it pinned down. Cripes.

Good god, what an absolute dumpster fire this thread has become. The stat was put out there because it is impressive. Arguing against that is dumb. No one thinks .500 should be the standard. No one thinks Berry should stay JUST because he's been over .500. Can we all stop with the pissing matches? Let's pay attention to a really fun run our team has started over the past month or so and a really big weekend in St. Paul, shall we?

C'mon, man. I think @Goon did that because he believes this program isn't in a bad place as some others do. Why the shot? None of us actually know what was going on between Jake and Berry.

Definitely some nuance, but consistency is a big deal in college sports. At its core, if a program is consistently over .500, they are AT LEAST in the mix. UND has been in the mix for 21 years. Totally understand there's more to that, but it's not a bad thing to be above .500 for this long. It really is quite impressive.

We'll be the visitor, so wherever the Wild shoot twice, I'd assume we'd shoot twice on the other.

Sendo

Just got my tickets! Can't wait.

D@MN IT. You beat me to it hahaha

Oh, of course. I was playing with the assumption that we'd be playing DU since @jk was talking about playing "good teams" and I think DU is better than CC. Overall, doesn't matter who we play, we need em both!

LOL St. Paul has all of those things, too

We've beaten St. Cloud. DU is definitely the best team of the four remaining, but that absolutely does not mean we cannot beat them.

So, culture? Jk... kind of ... hats off to Omaha. Good season. A lot to look forward to with them, methinks.

Yes, two seasons ago. The regional final specifically. Is this a super controversial take based on the past two seasons?

Yep. James grew up in the second half and the results are as clear as crystal. For all the bellyaching about lineup choices, making the coaches keep you in the lineup is what it's all about.