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As I recall, we tied them the next night and after that we went on a long winning streak and kept it rolling thru the playoffs to Providence, where we made poor little Doug Flutie cry!

The Gophers also got lit up by SCSU and Minnesota State tonight, it's becoming a trend for the Gophers to give up a lot of goals (bad defense more than Kangas). My point is that Weslosky hasn't been a great goaltender this year and now all of a sudden we are making him look like an All-American. Agree with you on one point: We must win tomorrow.

It's ridiculous that we can't score one freaking goal on Weslosky. The Rodents didn't have any problems scoring on him or the SCSU defense. Tomorrow is shaping up to be a must-win.

If we can't win tonight, we had better win tomorrow. We cannot afford to be swept this weekend. If we are, we can kiss the MacNaughton Cup goodbye and a top 3 finish would be tough to accomplish.

One thing I don't want to hear about this weekend is "running into a hot goalie". Weslosky looked like absolute garbage against the Goofs a couple of weeks ago and we shouldn't have problems getting pucks past him. SCSU also has a young defense that we should take advantage of. At least 2 points is a must, but a sweep on the road would be a big help right now.

Well, that means that Denver won't be as battle-tested for the playoffs when you can't be a home all the time. And as for having our work cut out for us, that statement applies to most of our opponents in the league and nationally. If we're going to hang a banner, we will have to beat teams like this, especially at home. I am looking forward to it. Bring it on, Pios!

This series had better feature nothing less than a full house at The Ralph. And that goes double for the corporate suiteholders. We need the same energy and excitement that we had for the Gopher series. These next two games could help determine whether we finish in the top three or struggle to get home ice for the first round.

That probably holds true for all of those schools except Wisconsin. The Badgers have always treated our program with respect, even during the 1980's when both programs hated each other. Minnesota.....Michigan........and Michigan State fit that profile. Notre Dame hasn't had enough success to start acting like that, but if they keep winning they will no doubt act like they do in football circles.

It would be fun to be able to listen to the 9am to 12pm time slot on KFAN without cringing. JG is an absolute tool; often times he'll make an uninformed, smart-mouthed remark that makes me sit in my office and say outloud "Oh....shut....up!". As for PA, someone needs to tell him that this isn't a radio version of "American Idol" and we want sports talk and speculation and not some local radio host singing off-color verisons of songs. There are times I have had to turn the radio down or shut it off. If I have to listen to PA or JG sing about "the love we lost" one more time, I think I'll throw up. With Dubay, it was worth putting up with that stuff because he talked about stuff that most of the MSP media didn't talk about. But since he was fired, I rarely listen to the "PA and Producer" craphole production. End rant.

Virg's original column has brought the anti-athletic crowd out of the woodwork. If these people were in charge (and thank God they are not), we would adopt a non-scholarship athletic program across the board (including hockey) and would never win anything of significance again. I hope his collection of Division I supporting comments are as strongly worded, but I don't think they will be.

Sid Hartman is in favor of it. That's reason enough to be against it.

I think SiouxMeNow was talking about the attitudes of the TV networks to satellite providers and the viewing public; I don't think it was directed at you. And I think he is spot on with his comments. I have always had a very low opinion of TV executives at the local and national level. They think it's good business to screw over the viewing public (the same people that make it possible for them to have the jobs they have) and then they whine and moan when things don't work out in their favor. Look in the mirror boys, that's the problem with television today!

I'm sure Hak will provide his usual dose of coachspeak and TH will bring out the "hot goalie" excuse again.

I suppose considering that Denver had problems with this team at home last week, this isn't as bad as the won-loss record comparisons make it look. But the bottom line is you have to beat the teams below you in the standings and at least win some games against teams above you in the standings if you want to be a championship-contending team. I don't want last week to be the high point of the season; I don't want that to come until March or (hopefully) April.

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I am looking for 2 tickets for the Saturday, February 14th game vs. Minnesota State. You can reply to this message or contact me at siouxhockeyrules@yahoo.com. I will accept any reasonable offer. Thank you.

I did hear most of the interview (I was in and out of the car). I guess I was referring to his assessment of the Zach Jones/Tony Lucia situation, in which he left out the little fact that Evan Trupp got speared and that Jones was trying to stand up for his teammate. Someone with Nanne's experience and big-name recognition should not have glossed over that point. I probably should have been more specific in my original comment. My mistake.

Lou Nanne is a Maroon and Gold sucking Gopher apologist. No one should pay any attention to what he says. I'll bet he also thinks that Lemaire is the greatest coach in the NHL today, but that's another topic for another time.

Hey, don't steal Brad Schlossman's lines!

I have it on right now. There are three other times that this series is shown in the following week. I am assuming that they are showing each game twice. I am recording all of them just to be safe.

Well, I just got Midcontinent Preferred Cable on that special promotional price and several of the Fox Sports Channels are replaying our games this week. I think I'll DVR them and watch them over and over again!

The issue isn't if Stoa is talented or not, it's that he's a punk. And I don't have a problem with people pointing that out. Stoa is a prime example of why there is such an intense dislike for the Gophers around the league; not just in Grand Forks. It's amazing to watch how cheap and classless they get when they are getting their butts handed to them. And if they are winning, they resort to the jersey-popping and the obsessive celebration dances on the ice. They bring all of this on themselves and then turn around and accuse fans of other teams of "being jealous of their program". So if our fans are "hating" on Ryan Stoa, it's because Mr. Stoa brought it on himself.

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The University of Sioux Falls? Who's next, Mayville State? They can always use the money, right? Or how about Jamestown State? They've had some decent NAIA programs in the past. This is ridiculous! We're supposed to be a DI FCS program and this makes us look like a total joke. And I don't want to hear about how "We are in transition, we are really still a D-II program, blah, blah, blah." We have to start looking, talking and acting like a DI FCS program or we can kiss top recruits, quality opponents and a conference home goodbye. At this rate, we'll be better off becoming a non-scholarship FCS program. Then it won't matter if we play the likes of UW-LaCrosse and USF. My 2 cents (for whatever it's worth).

I am looking for two tickets to either the Saturday, February 14th game vs. Minnesota State (7:07pm) or the Saturday, February 28th game vs. Colorado College (3:37pm). Any reasonable offer will be accepted. Contact me on this forum or via e-mail at siouxhockeyrules@yahoo.com. Thank you.