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In recent memory- Parise put up 60 his freshman year Osh was over 40, Toews just under that, but he missed a couple weeks due to Canada's long WJC camp

WMU's style of play is awful to watch

We are very average upfront without two hobey finalists...

am I seeing this correctly...no video on NCHC.TV?

The check that ended Jewels' night was open-ice. That makes me think not a collarbone (good thing)...usually you need the boards or the ice to break a clavicle. I'm thinking its likely a shoulder separation (on my non-professional medical nor hockey wisdom) at worst. If that's true, he will likely only miss CC

You cannot blame Cam on this loss...ridiculous to think he should've had any of those. We lost because Omaha forced us to play their game. The backbreaker was truly the goal with no time left in the second...should never happen. boys will be ready to go tomorrow. I expect a laugher.

We fell into the age old trap- we played their game, not ours...the master just reminded the student...

Gersich is highly regarded, drafted, and has a much higher offensive ceiling than every forward outside of the CBS- he has a similar ceiling, but in a very different way than Pogo. He has shown a great motor and has scored quite a few goals- especially for his limited playing time. For these reasons, he plays top 6 if I'm Bubbs.

no argument from me!

He is a millenial after-all

I like Simo, but I like him in a bottom 6 role.

Honestly, a fourth line of LJ between JJ and Wilkie might be lethal! 1. CBS 2. Chyz with Gersich and Pogo 3. Gardner, St Claire and Simo 4. LJ with Wilkie and JJ

Congrats to Brock Nelson for his first career NHL hat-trick! 4 point game!

Interesting to rank goal scoring by non-powerplay, non-empty netters on the forwards: 1. Jewels 13 2. Boesser 9 3. Gersich 5 4. Chyz 4 5. Schmaltz, Pogo, Gardner 3 8. LJ, JJ. Simo 2 11. Wilkie 1 12. Sanderson, Olson 0 Now factor in the fact that Gersich and JJ have only played in 15 and 16 games respectively...

elephant in room = LJ...at this point I'd rather see what JJ and Gersich can do vs continuing to give LJ ice time. The kid just hasn't delivered.

I thought Eansor played quite well- he was noticeable on some shifts

I don't know enough about all the players, but I have to think that the coaches have the gold medal in mind ahead of any perceived politics...remember Hockey Canada threatened Toews with no WJC if he went NCAA over CHL, then they realized what a complete stud he was, and figured gold over politics.

Just playing out some probabilities of likely finishes... If SCSU and UND split against top half NCHC and sweep bottom half NCHC, we will tie.

NCHC Race- So, if we sweep Western and CC (should) and split with DU, UMD, and Omaha (that's 4 losses) ending conference play with 5 total losses. If SCSU sweeps Miami, CC, and Western and splits with UMD and Omaha (that's 3 losses) ending conference play with 5 total losses. And Omaha splits with SCSU, UND, DU (5 losses) that's 8 losses And UMD splits with SCSU, DU, and UND (4 losses) that's 9 losses And DU splits with UNO, UMD, UND (4 losses) that's 8 losses In this case, UND and SCSU would share the cup, but SCSU would be the #1 seed in the NCHC tournament based upon goal differential head to head...

With 9 one-thousandths separating 3rd and 5th, all of the top 9 adjusted for beating weaker opponents, and it being December... In other words, its too early, too close, and too adjusted to be a good number at this point.

The other factoid missing from a ppg analysis is even strength scoring vs power play. This year's CBS line is doing their damage mostly even strength

you are absolutely correct- there is also an emphasis on two-way play out of your forwards, especially the center, that wasn't always there. Additionally, dmen have become outstanding at the active stick- keeping them in the play- and making a quick first pass up into transition. on my first point- Toews and Bergeron are two examples of guys following my moniker's later style of center ice play- go from 50 goals and 70 helpers and a minus 15, to 20 goals and 40 helpers with a plus 15.

Like I said, I've interacted with both bloggers and many hardcore UMD fans. I have never taken anything personally, as I don't play on the team. I'm not inviting people to my wedding, nor have any of them been disrespectful to my children or wife. As such, it is just fandom. That said, I look forward to the CBS line hanging about 8 on them this weekend.