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  1. fightingsioux4life
    I guess the point I was trying to make is that the NCHC is deeper top to bottom, while the WCHA had more bottom-feeders like Tech and Anchorage. And we did have some games vs. Denver and CC where our lack of offensive production cost us. Of course, these were always explained away using the Brad Scholssman Rule.
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    I think he was being sarcastic. His post could have used a to drive that point home.
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    Well, I think Parise and Suter are pretty good sparkplugs that any team would kill to have, but you are right about Crosby and Malkin. And as for the 2006-2011 UND teams, they didn't get it done when it really counts in April and that is another legitimate criticism of Hakstol and his staff that I will not shut up about. And it's another piece of evidence that Hakstol's rigid systems and stubborn committment to orthodoxy have not exactly served us well in the NCAA tournament. And as for college hockey teams playing "more systems and defense than ever.", how do you explain Boston College and their skilled and speedy teams that actually win championships? They do what we used to do and it still works! So please don't paint this picture of college hockey being about tough, orthodox defensive systems. I think Hakstol's orthodoxy worked in the WCHA with teams like Anchorage, Tech and Bemidji. I don't think it will work as well in the NCHC with some of the teams (Miami, Denver, CC) we'll see week in and week out. But I guess all we can do is sit back and watch.
  4. fightingsioux4life
    You can believe this all you want, but it's pure BS. The Pens do not struggle to put the puck in the net on a game to game basis like the Wild. Even with Parise and Suter, they still struggle to score goals. I think there is still too much dead wood left over from the Lemaire regime. And if you really think Hakstol does the same things Blais did, you obviously are watching a different team than I am. This concept of scoring one or two goals and then hanging on for the win is trademark Hakstol and it simply doesn't work that well against the really good teams in the NCHC and the NCAA.
  5. fightingsioux4life
    Okay Mr. Expert , I'll take a shot at this: First part......applies to you (and most people on here) as well. If that was a requirement to post here, 99% of us would be banned. Second part......I was simply pointing out what I see from a layman's perspective. That is what this forum is. I am a season-ticket holder and I bleed Green and White (that had better not become our new "name", btw), but that doesn't mean I am going to rubber-stamp everything. This is the "duckie and bunny" stuff I talk about from time to time and I simply refuse to go along with it. Any other questions?
  6. fightingsioux4life
    A loss is a loss. However, if the team learns from losses before Christmas and becomes a better team after Christmas as a result, they serve a purpose and are tolerable. That being said, I hate losing with a passion.
  7. fightingsioux4life
    I am no hockey expert, but the team definitely plays it closer to the vest than under Blais. Everything is about structure, structure, structure. Blais didn't really have a "system" for the forwards; all he wanted was for them to backcheck whenever the defensemen needed help. Blais believed in allowing forwards to use their creativity and instincts to make things happen on the ice. He also was a big believer in kids playing pond hockey outdoors so that they could develop those skills without the constraints of a "system". This is the biggest problem with Hakstol and his staff; they are married to the system for better or worse. Honestly, if I wanted to watch stuff like this, I would get Wild season tickets.
  8. fightingsioux4life
    The last three years of the Gino era featured 17, 12, and 11 wins respectively. Times had changed and Gino didn't change with them. Blais came in starting in 1994-95 and rebuilt the program with a different recruiting and game strategy. What followed was one of the winningest periods in team history. Making adjustments to changes that happen in the game are something Hakstol and his staff have not been very good at. I think this year's team could use a change in strategy and tactics.
  9. fightingsioux4life
    Men's BB definitely is on the verge of a breakthrough. I also think the Women's BB team will be much improved from last year.
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    But accurate. And not sugar-coated.
  11. fightingsioux4life
    Yeah, that's pretty accurate.
  12. fightingsioux4life
    And what happened during Gino's final three years as head coach? Yup, the program went down the toilet. What worked in the 1980's did not work as well in the 1990's and does not necessarily work in the 2010's either. I wish Hakstol would figure that out.
  13. fightingsioux4life
    A few shots that reach the net at any time would be nice. Based on what I saw this weekend, I think a couple of more losses are a distinct possibility.
  14. fightingsioux4life
    Based on how they run it, I would say Gene Roebuck (everyone has to touch it before anyone shoots).
  15. fightingsioux4life
    Yeah, that just makes us all warm and fuzzy inside. Will someone please hand me the barf bag now; I will need one every time I hear a "duckie and bunny" quote about this team.
  16. fightingsioux4life
    And can you honestly tell Oxbow6 and anyone else on here that there is no good reason to complain about the status and performance of this team? That it isn't Muss and company's fault because they aren't out there making the mistakes? Or will you tell all of us to blow it out our rear ends, which is what you have done in the past when people disagree with you? The ball is now in your court, sir.
  17. fightingsioux4life
    Agree with all this. Hak's Jacques Lemaire style of offense simply will not work in the NCHC and it has never worked in March and April when we have to go up against those speedy, skilled teams from out east.
  18. fightingsioux4life
    This, boys and girls, is the new standard for UND football. This is how far we have fallen as a program. And according to some people on here, they are fine and dandy with this. Well boys and girls, I am not. Mr. Faison, it is time to pull the trigger and start over fresh next year. Or 5,000 will be a "large" crowd at the Alerus Center in 2014.
  19. fightingsioux4life
    I think the concern is that there are teams that are much better than St. Cloud within and outside our conference and that if we don't get our act together fast, things will get ugly in a hurry. This league is tough top to bottom and it won't take us long to dig a deep hole to climb out of. I don't want to be on the road for the first round of the NCHC playoffs.
  20. fightingsioux4life
    I am afraid that your points will fall on deaf ears on this forum. FWIW, I agree with you.
  21. fightingsioux4life
    Getting swept at home by Michigan Tech in 2006 was way worse than this. But you are right, this is completely unacceptable for a program of our caliber.
  22. fightingsioux4life
    I challenge any of the eternal optimists on here to defend this product and make a credible case for bringing Mussman back for another season. I say you cannot do it. Prove me wrong.
  23. fightingsioux4life
    He has used coach speak more than any other coach of any other team on campus since he took over in 2004. I don't even bother listening to the coaches show on Wednesdays because I just cannot stand to hear the same old material over and over again.
  24. fightingsioux4life
    Play 60 minutes and get the split. We cannot afford to be swept at home.
  25. fightingsioux4life
    I have pointed this out before. Hakstol is about structure, structure, structure......and that is all he seems to care about. That might work during the course of the regular season and get us into the playoffs, but after that we get beat by teams with skill and speed who are not afraid to use it to their advantage. Sometimes I think Jacques Lemaire is coaching this team's offense, along with Gene Roebuck coaching the power play (everyone has to touch it before anyone shoots). I do think we'll develop some consistency by Christmas, but it is hard to watch a team shut it off for long stretches and not be able to turn it back on.
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