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Haha this is so true. Its the matchup that will make or break your weekend. A Gopher/Sioux tournament game usually means the beer and whiskey will be flowing, which can be very good or very bad pending the outcome. If we do play them, I want to win the game with .05 seconds left

Can't help but wonder just how good this team could have been if Wheeler Baker was playing.

Game Day! Time to take control of 2 place Go UND!

I'm not a Bo Pellini fan, but he is certainly a solid coach. You are correct though, he is no Jim Tressel.

Agreed. The business building was garbage when I was there 10 years ago. There were some nice rooms within the building, usually sponsored by different companies, but the building as a whole needs a major overhaul. When I hit that Powerball on Saturday, I'll be happy to make a nice contribution

I guess I though the reason UND was making the move was because NDSU couldn't get it done it football this year. So they want a new school that can Just a joke as well!

solid post

good find. I'm sure if he is a good enough player, the coaches will have some eyes on him. Kind of a bummer to watch Nick last night; one because he could still be in a UND jersey, two because he help beat my MN Wild, in what turned out to be a UND Alumni game. Parise, Toews, Schmaltz all with goals. Pretty sure Toews had a couple assists too.

Watching MN vs IA right now. Fran Mcaffrey is so obnoxios. Makes me feel slightly better about some of Jones's antics.

It really is a nice facility though.

Hope it'll give the team a spark. I've said it numerous times, we have seen what this team can do when they play to their potential. Just hope they live up to the potential by tourney time.

I do think we are actually in a similar, slightly better position to make the tournament than we were 3 years ago, when we barely made the tourney. That year turned into a Frozen Four team. Just have to make the tourney at this point. Then anything can happen.

Yep, agreed. Sweeping WMU will be not easy task though. I'm hoping Jost is back and ready to go and him and Boeser lead the charge. Need to win, but also need to play more complete games. Correct, we don't play CC. Should have been Miami. A team that I consider similar to Omaha; more talented than their record. Hate having off weekends with no hockey.

Correct, my bad. Not sure why I was thinking we played CC.

Makes sense to me. A sweep against WMU would allow a little room for error against CC, but losing another to CC could definitely hurt us. Hoping we get Jost back against Western to add a little energy and motivation. Maybe Hak can call the boys and give a little motivation for a late season run

Makes sense. It really is more about the pairwise than the conference. BUT it would be good to get home ice for the NCHC playoffs. winning some playoff games would definitely help us. Wins at W. Michigan would be Huge. (Sweep would be HUGE) Losses against CC would be devastating. Omaha will be very interesting, as we smoked them in Omaha. We have struggled at the Ralph, and they will likely want a little revenge.

So we just need to win out and do well in the NCHC tourney and we wrap up a number 1 seed in Fargo .... possibly with a little help .... easy peasy.

Would definitely help us to see a split between Western and Omaha this weekend. It would prevent Omaha from jumping us in the standings, and keep Western within reach when we play them. Fortunately, we play both Western and Omaha in the next few weeks, so there is a strong chance to solidify the #3 spot in the league heading into the NCHC playoffs. Although, I don't think there is a single team in the NCHC this year, including CC, that I am overly confident playing in the first round (hopefully at home). This league is so deep, and even the bad teams have had some really good showings.

Won't NDSU be leading the charge in the SEC by 2020?

I think Jones was going to do anything to try to keep his job, regardless of who he played or redshirted or sat. We'll see what happens next season, but right now, I'm having a lot of fun watching this season. That loss to NAU still hurts though.

Totally agree. I meant more, if Cam were to go on a hot streak .... well we've been on the flip side of those games. A hot goaltender in the playoffs or the national tournament can do a lot for you. But you are correct, scoring is a huge issue right now. I love Gornall's first goal (well actually both of them), drive to the net, be physical and finish. Getting sick of these bad angle, low percentage, perimeter shots. Unless you are luke johnson, you gotta get some better shots from the top of the circle and in the slot.

haha, so true! Can't say I've never been guilty of it. Its frustrating when you see your team struggle. It even more frustrating after watching the team be unbelievably dominant the year before. We were some lucky fans last season.

Agreed. If this team can just maintain their positioning in the standings. Then get the right pieces back at the right time, we will be okay. Would love to see Cam hit his stride heading into the playoffs.

Can't help but wonder where it is coming from. After last season, I was hoping to see more of the play making and scoring, rather than the careless penalty type stuff. I don't mind taking some tough guy penalties, but draw the other guy into taking one too.

Major bummer, I just realized the boys are off next weekend. No hockey weekends suck.