Because, with the Gopher D being as bad as it is, the only reason why CC didn't win in regulation was that they lacked a finisher.
Sioux-Hab-It: I think it is part coaching, but Guentzel's departure really doesn't indicate something is wrong. For all we know, Guentzel left because Lucia didn't want to recruit his son and Guentzel wanted to be close to his son while he was in college. Who knows, really. UW had some departures in the past coaching wise, including the goaltending coach this year. However, that doesn't seem to affect UW. The fact is, the college game is changing. I really believe that the WCHA is becoming more of a defensive league for a variety or reasons. When that is the case, you have to recruit accordingly. This is something UND has done very well on average historically. Lucia's recruiting focuses on offensive aspects to the game and relies upon clogging up the passing lanes and good goaltending to cover for any other defensive lapses. If you play physical and are able to get decent passing, the rest seems to fall into place for their opponent.
That being said, I wonder if CC can put together a sweep of a team like Minnesota. They haven't this year really.
I would not be surprised in the slightest to see Minnesota win today.