yzerman19

correct, in the neutral zone trap you are responsible for an area of the ice, not a player. Pros and cons are: You are almost never going to get an odd-man rush, but you will never give up an odd-man rush. You will have few scoring chances, but if you can force a couple off of turnovers, they should be really good looks. The opponent should never come through the neutral zone with numbers and speed...

There are a couple trap styles. You'll notice it most by watching the forecheck and specifically the left winger. Trap styles are usually described in terms of the forecheckers, i.e. a 2-1-2 is not a trap and is most common, a 2-3 or 1-2-2 is a trap. The numbers identify the number of skaters, and the order is offensive zone, neutral zone or defensive zone. If you see one forechecker, look at the neutral zone. If there are two defensive forwards just on the offensive side of the redline and the 2 dmen are sitting on the defensive blue line that is the neutral zone trap. The forechecker clogs up the middle of the rink and forces the play up the side boards, thus eliminating good passing lanes and clogging up the neutral zone with bodies. This usually is employed against a team breaking out of their own end. If you see two forecheckers forcing the play up the right side of the ice/side boards, look back into the neutral zone to see if there are 3 defensive players lined up. If so, the guy on the left is probably the left winger and they are employing another trap known as the left-wing lock. This can happen on any change of possession, but mostly is used after an offensive zone turnover.

If it is character damaging, please don't post it, but rather ask people to pm I hate to see anything negative in print given the situation

According to WEBMD here is what is likely going on: At the hospital, frostbite is usually treated comprehensively because its severity cannot be diagnosed in the first few days. Usually, patients need to be admitted for observation. Initially, the hospital staff will probably do the following: Rapidly warm the affected area in water for 15 to 30 minutes. Remove blisters that contain clear or milky fluid, and cover them with a topical antibiotic, petroleum jelly, or aloe vera gel. (Blisters that contain blood may not be removed.) Splint and elevate the affected area and wrap it in a loose bandage. Administer ibuprofen to limit inflammation, tetanus toxoid to prevent tetanus infection, and antibiotics to prevent or treat infection. Narcotic drugs may be needed to treat pain as the sensation to area returns. Later hospital treatment may include whirlpool therapy and physical therapy to promote circulation. Surgery, including amputation of the affected area, is sometimes necessary. Amputation is performed only if the tissues are dead. This determination is typically made between three and six weeks after the injury. WebMD Medical Reference

Regions is the best place for frost bite care, of the major metro area hospitals it is one of the furthest from Eden Prairie. Just adding facts. I am just pulling for a speedy and full recovery for Danny.

Altru does not have a "frostbite center", and Regions doesn't have a true frostbite unit either...Regions is a level 1 Trauma Center and they have the regions best burn unit...burn trauma and severe frostbite trauma apparently are very similar in treatment for preserving tissue...By the way, I am with you 100% against the speculators and rumor mongers.

Without reinforcing any rumors or any speculation. I feel the need to comment on this: These young men are under a lot of pressure...full class load, team practice, individual practice, trainer, team meetings, travel, game prep, then basic life issues of a 18-24 year old. I certainly blew off some steam a couple times a week back in college without half of the pressure these guys are under.

True, they can't accept gifts, but the pro team can influence decisions related to medical care and often do so. They can't pay for it, but they can facilitate.

Go east from the X down 7th Street (so away from McGovern's and Reid's). It will be on the north side of the street, maybe 6 blocks down. Loaded with all WCHA fans.

A fun sports bar in St Paul...its a Chicago and cop bar...and the waitresses like low cut shirts and hot pants. It is quick walk to the X and they run a shuttle to and from

Do you know this for sure? Let's hold off on speculation...we have a very good young hockey player who is likely in some serious trouble. It is also possible he was sent to Regions as a precautionary measure.

Archibald, Schriner, Greene, Commodore, Prpich and either Dean Daschyn or Dan Brennan

It is quite possible that Wisconsin would get moved for attendance, but the committee has stated they want to preserve bracket integrity above all. I don't think they'll do a wholesale swap, maybe just Michigan and Wisconsin.

If the season ended today we'd get to hear Red complain about playing us (again) we'd get to hear Yale complain about bracket integrity we'd get to hear that fat guy on ESPNU talk about how great UNH is...and in the end, I would see a Frozen Four that looks like this: UNO, UNH, UND, BC WCHA and Hockey East flexing their muscles yet again, but we owe all three of these teams: UNH for two years ago, BC for everything and UNO for hanging 8 on us in our barn Again...way too early to prognosticate, but I'm doing it anyway for conjecture.

It is really, really, really early, but here is Yzerman 19's Jan 26, 2011 Bracketology: Straight seeding: Yale vs RIT(first place in Atlantic) Notre Dame vs Rensselaer UMD vs Dartmouth UNH vs Wisconsin UND vs UNO Merrimack vs Michigan DU vs Union Western MI vs BC Avoiding intraconference first round matchups (only UND and UNO, UNO has to go to Yale, because the other 3 #1s are WCHA. RIT plays UMD due to UMD being the higher seed. Yale might complain, but playing UNO in the first round will certainly answer questions regarding schedule): East Regional (Bridgeport) Yale vs UNO Notre Dame vs Rensselaer UMD vs RIT (Manchester) UNH vs Wisconsin UND vs Dartmouth (Green Bay) Merrimack vs Michigan DU vs Union (St Louis) Western MI vs BC

Does he understand the tongue in cheek nature of this? A few oddball fans aside, most of this has been in jest...

Sure, we missed a couple good local recruits in the Potulny brothers and Danny Irmen, but let's not forget in that same time frame we landed Zach Parise, Travis Zajac, Johnny Toews...got look at both the strikes and gutters

The Tiger head haunts my dreams...it's soul-less black eyes and confused expression...is it drunk or simply retarded?

If I were really to assemble my full all-decade team, including 4 full forward lines and 3 scratched forwards and 2 scratched D it would look as follows: Scoring 1: Parise with Bochenski and Bayda Scoring 2: Toews with Oshie and Duncan Energy: McMahon with Porter and Kaip Scoring 3: Vandevelde with Stafford and Zajac Scratched but on the team: Frattin, Malone, Trupp D1: Greene and Schneider D2: Jones and Hale D3: Smaby and Fuhrer Scratched but on the team: Genoway and Chorney G1: JPL G2: Parise G3: Eids This would be an unbelievable team...It is hard to add this year's stars to the team, so I have the Pony Express on the team but scratched. Spirko and Brady Murray are honorable mention...didn't see them long enough, but they were good while here.

I'd like to see: Malone with Frattin and Trupp Knight with Gregoire and Cichy Lammy with Davidson and Hexy Nelson with Rodwell and Kristo Chay and Mac Marto and Blood Forbert/Simpson and Lapoint

*2. Goaltenders (Choose 3):: Eidsness, Brad | Lamoureux, Jean-Philippe | Parise, Jordan *3. Defensemen (Choose 6):: Fuher, Nick | Greene, Matt | Hale, David | Jones, Matt | Schneider, Andy | Smaby, Matt *4. Forwards (Choose 9):: Bochenski, Brandon | Duncan, Ryan | McMahon, Rory | Oshie, T.J. | Parise, Zach | Porter, Chris | Stafford, Drew | Toews, Jonathan | Zajac, Travis

Huge series here...We've split with the top teams in the league (UMD, DU, UNO) and our most hated rival (MN)(which is fine) we need to continue to beat up the teams we should beat up (SCSU, WI, MSU-M, AA, Tech). CC is also one of those that we need to separate ourselves from. I'm assuming that Jayden Schwartz is still out from his injury at the WJC? If so, this helps us, although I hate to see a young man of that caliber talent on the shelf. Olympic ice sheet and altitude means the boys better have their legs. Hak needs to really leverage our depth to keep the boys fresh- those things considered. It will be interesting to see who gets the nod and who rides pine. Again, we win with Davidson in the lineup. I thought Cichy looked good...I've said before I'd like to see him get a shot on the Knight line with Corban and Gregs...either him or Rodwell

For the record, income does not equal wealth. The biggest problem (government included) is people repeatedly spending beyond their means. It is the driver of the housing market, the credit card debt issue, the uninsured issue, student loan debt issue... If you can't afford it, don't buy it. I understand that people make mistakes, but I for one, am tired of living within my means so that I can pay for others to live outside of theirs. Don't have health insurance? You better gd not have a new car, boat, gun, or tv in that house you can't afford! (not targeted at anyone on this board- just a rant) Also for the record, I am a resident of Minnesota, so I have no vested interest in NoDak not paying into the feds to bail out bankrupt states.

I have a bit of a beef with significant federal dollars going to provide Fargo with flood protection...isn't NoDak one of the few states with a surplus? Philosophically what bothers me is that if the feds are expected to pay for something like this, what's to stop them from expecting NoDak to help bail out California? The two way street is dangerous. Regarding healthcare, the bill really became insurance company legislation specifically targeted at for-profit payors. Removing single payor from the bill really changes the whole argument against the legislation away from death panels and access issues. It now is more of a business freedom issue regarding the mandates.

Funny you say that...I had written a diatribe on the housing market, as a correlary to my previous post, but i deleted it before i posted it...