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LOL based on this conversation, I think some think so. If you would have told me we'd be 3-2 going into the Cornell series when this schedule first came out with Providence, Mankato, and BU to start, I think I'd be happy with that. Not perfectly happy, but certainly not mad about it.

Maybe a little quick analysis on this one might clear things up. In the past five seasons combined in the first five regular season games, UND is 15-8-3 and in the first 10, they are 25-11-4. 24-25 -- 3-2 in first 5 23-24 -- 4-1, 7-2-1 in first 10 22-23 -- 2-2-1, 4-4-2 21-22 -- 3-2, 7-3 20-21 - 3-1-1, 7-2-1 I think UND has performed just fine to start seasons recently. This conversation feels largely due to our poor performance against Auggie this year. Just my opinion.

Why? I feel like the better goalie should play. Are we developing goalies differently than any other program in the NCAA? I don't really get why it's a big deal to get a good goalie every season. If Hobie earns his ice, he should play.

Ditto HEY! I resemble that remark

My bad, dude. You gotta do the emojis!!!

Yep. First ever for the BCHL. Pretty impressive. Real big get for UND

#5... feel free to say nice things for once lol. He's a chippa, big boy. Wait, what? He's exceptional status... there's been 9 of these kids in Canadian hockey history. Do you want me to name them?

Mary's son? I heard she's a new age girl.

Jammer looks at Sweethockey with a glare, pointing to his eyes, "Hey, eyes up here, buddy."

By then, we'll have likely wanted to fire at least two more coaches

HAHAHA goodness. I need a new hobby I just "hearted" a @yzerman19 post from 2014.

I mean, he is 24, turning 25 before the end of the season

I've seen a few games with Wilkie at RIT and the brand of hockey they play, I'm confident he'll play a physical role. Scoring the NCHC is obviously different, but we'll see. Johannes contributed well in this area and I think they have similar games. I think our scoring will be from our depth. Our third and fourth liners will put up points this year against other team's third and fourth liners. So, we are much less likely to see our top line score lines score like the did the past two season with guys like Gaber and Blake, but we're more likely to see that scoring be balanced. With that said, we did return 83 goals this year which I think I saw is like 6th best in the nation, so that's pretty darn good.

You think so? I was actually incredibly encouraged in this area after our last game. I think we are much less of a finesse team than we have been the past. Strinden, Croal, Jammer, Kunz, Schmaltz, James, Wilkie all bring a lot of size and energy and on the back end, guys like Z, MacDonald, Wiebe, all play that role, too. I think we are much deeper physically then we have been in a long while.

Good to know. Hopefully it's a watchable stream lol. We're spoiled

Very interested in this series. I know MSU is down from what they were before Hastings left, but they are still a group with talent. Two big non-conference road games against a quality opponent. Play like they did for the overwhelming majority of the game against Providence, we'll be just fine. Anyone know viewing options?

I'm sorry lol. I tried to bring it back! As a Rangers fan, I was so happy we was drafted by my team. After just one game, I'm now over the moon.

Ok, well until someone can tell me specifically why Carle is better, that's my overall point. I don't think Bubs lacks anything. I disagree that he doesn't fire up the team. The team has been wholly fired up and won many big games. Unfortunately, some of those games didn't happen in the NCAA tourney.

Can you tell me why?

Again, sorry for the tangent. I don't mind disagreeing with people about this. Maybe we just get back to UND @ Prov lol

It's not BS. It's hockey. No, it's not luck. It's just hockey. What can Bubs do better to win these games? And it's simple.... what did Carle do in those games that Bubs didn't? What did he do to affect the game? FWIW, we did win the draw, but we did get a good bounce off the defenders pad right into the slot where Schmaltzy buried it. That's hockey. Get to the right place. I bet Bubs and crew told Schmaltz he needed to be in the slot at that point.

I think he's been a more successful coach. Is that fair? I do not think he's a better coach. Bubs has made many changes over the years, too. The "something" is my issue... no one has ever been able to tell me why Carle is better than Bubs. It's not luck.... it's just hockey. His teams have gotten it done and that's why he's been more successful.

I'm saying Carle and Bubs are equally as talented. You can disagree, that's fine. I have no problem with that. Scoring more goals lol, ok. No... I mean tangible. What did Carle do differently to make his team score those goals? My overall point is that I absolutely do not think Carle is doing anything different than Bubs down the stretch over the past few years. The bolded part is my point. The overall supposition of the argument is that Carle is a better coach because his team has gotten the bounces to win in a one-and-done.... I think that's nonsense. Sorry, I got us off on a tangent.

I'll have to agree to disagree that it's a big pattern than Bubs' teams don't start fast. I did acknowledge that I think we've, at times in recent history, have had let downs. Last year and not finishing down the stretch felt different than any other situation. No, I absolutely do not think a comparison to now and how and what Gino did 40 years ago is a good comparison. It's a completely different game, with completely different depth of teams, style of play, and construction. Carle's teams have won. Can anyone quantify why? Give me an actual reason why they won a title last year and we lost in the first round. Tangible, actual things. No one can. It's magic fairy dust that Carle possesses.

100% agree with you. Fun stuff. Love the construction of the team.