yzerman19

Congratulations to Union College for their first NCAA title. Also congrats to the Gophers on a great season...I have a feeling that we will meet in the tourney again next year...

As usual, the 4th line will be made up of whomever wants it the most. I have to believe that we'll see something like the following (based on playmaker, shooter, speedster or banger)- 1. Mark Mac with Parks and Schmaltz 2. Rocco with Jewels and Johnson 3. Gaarder with Pattyn and OD really hard to sit St. Clair, so it will likely be him with Olson, Simonson, Murphy, and/or Chyzyk D is already set, although Poolman could challenge That's Zane's net. There's always next year! Go Sioux!

How do you let them score on an end to end, shorthanded, with less than 5 ticks?? ugggghh

Hard to accept the loss, but really, this team way overperformed. Helluva run the boys had.

It was an f'ing shorty too

The Michigan loss was bad

Living in Mpls- this is really going to suck tomorrow

what an absolutely horrible way to lose a great game

They made one more play than we did...sucks worse that it was with less than a second to go

Wow that hurts...replay of UNH...lose with less than a tick... There is no pride in taking the Gophs to the wall... This really hurts

I've posted and deleted a couple times...Serge was EVERYTHING a coach should be and then some. His accolades are based on results, what it doesn't say is that he was a fan of the kids...he wanted us all to dream big and accomplish those dreams. I loved it when he would substitute teach and give us athletes a hard time- with only the best intentions. He made an impact on my life- what a great legacy- on the ice, but more importantly off it...with all of us that he made better people.

Sioux win a national championship if and only if Zane shows the topside that he is capable of. Wilcox is a more consistent backstop- rock solid, great. Zane has a next level that is serious NHL. The question is, will he play up to it.

50% to win a national title seems almost impossible from a statistical perspective. Not trying to call anyone out, just thinking about it from my old days having to play with mini-tab in Blegan Hall...

God be with you Shopek family. Sioux are on your team on this one.

I've seen KRACH used to predict the tourney as well...

NHL.com has mock drafts up today 3/25/14. Both the east and west scout picked Schmaltz to go #27 overall to Anaheim

Anyone in Nashville?

I've stayed there! Its a great place.

Wisconsin has the capability to do EXACTLY what Miami did to us on friday- get up early- frustrate, and win. That game film is the recipe for both teams to win...

I think he's banged up. My bet is a shoulder, hip, or ribs. I disagree that Wisconsin has the best forwards. Wisconsin has a good top line, but Miami's and St. Lawrence's top lines are more talented IMO. Kerdiles is great, and we need to make him re-think his love of hockey on friday night. Just be obnoxious for him to play against. Nag on him. Nothing outside the lines, not even big physicality- that fires him up...just hook a little, and slash a little, and tug a little, and always be in his space and taking away time. Do that, stay out of the box, and we can win.

Good call-out. We're used to dominant skill up front, and punishers on the Blue line. This team is truly different.

MacMillan and Thompson both tossed pucks to little kids after warm-ups. I thought that was cool.

He did WHAT better than Louganis?

Keys to the game- Do not let Mersch shoot on the power play. Shadow Kerdiles, make his life absolutely miserable out there. Get the first goal. Establish a physical and net front presence early. Get some flow out of our end- no speed through the neutral zone plays right into Bucky's strengths. Hit the net and follow shots to the net. Their goalie is solid- not likely to pop the water bottle from the dot- need to bang some off the pillows and pounce on rebounds.

The trash talking in hockey has gotten really, really bad. I have to think there'd be less of it with half-shields and 5 minutes for fighting