fightingsioux4life

That's the last straw: Bill Chaves needs to go. NOW! Anyone who wants to defend this contract extension, please give us your reasons. Don't complain about my dissatisfaction.

What has he won besides the 2004 Cup? And that title was won before the lock out, after which a lot of rules were changed to open up the game. Torts is a relic from a different era.

Today, physicality gets you in the penalty box.

"Torts" is a hot-headed prick.

Haks teams started slow in the first half, spent the second half catching up, then ran out of gas in the Frozen Four. Catch-22 right? The 2016 team had Hakstol's recruits, but was led by Berry from start to finish. He hasn't forgotten how to coach. I am choosing to remain optimistic until they are officially eliminated.

You and @scpa0305 have basically written this team off as "not that good". I am not there yet. Let's see what happens this weekend. If they come out like they did in Omaha, then I'll probably lean more towards you and @scpa0305. FWIW, the 2016 team looked horrible at the Frozen Faceoff and we all know what happened after that.

You mean they won't lose the offensive zone on a 2 man advantage because the puck went under someone's skate again?

Then let's just win the Frozen Faceoff. It's one of the boxes they want to check.

I would guess 3 to 4 NCHC teams get in, with 5 possible. We could get up to 6 if everything fell into place, but that is highly unlikely.

Easier to just win the game Friday.

@brianvf seems to disagree with you.

Sorry to hear your kid is sick. Hate it when the little ones aren't feeling good. I think UND should just win the Frozen Faceoff to leave no doubt regarding the #1 seed.

Why the heck would UND get shipped east if they are a #1 seed? Which is probably what will happen if we beat Omaha on Friday. Omaha's fan base is not even close to the size of UND's, so shipping us out east would hurt attendance in Sioux Falls. Since the NC$$ loves $$$$$, the only reason I can think of is to make it harder for us to get to St. Paul (again). Just a thought.

Denver and North Dakota do not need to win the NCHC tournament. Omaha probably wants to win at least one game to secure an at-large bid. St. Cloud probably needs to win the tournament for the auto-bid.

You know damn well what I meant. That was the domino that caused the other ones to fall. You need 6 teams to form a conference for a sport. Penn State was team #6. Without Penn State, it couldn't have happened, at least not back in 2013. Cute little post, though. PS: I am all for expanding the sport as much as we can.

Yeah, I am not worried about that. With a #3 overall seed, we would have last change against all but two teams. In any event, championship teams find a way even if everything isn't entirely in their favor.

Great minds think alike!

So a win on Friday night would probably lock up a #1 seed? FWIW, in 2016 we were the #3 overall seed.

I am saving my money for the Regional and Frozen Four. Otherwise, I would be there this weekend.

You, me and a bunch of other people. Blame the guy that donated $$$$$ to Penn State to start hockey. That is what ultimately caused this.

We used to have pre and post-game parties during the glory days of the old WCHA Final Five in downtown St. Paul, MN. Those were so much fun.

Wait a minute. I thought things like this didn't happen in Imperial Cass County. Turns out the Center of the Known Universe isn't immune to national trends after all.

I think Sweeney is affable enough to sell advertising.

If they offered Sweeney the broadcasting gig with nothing else required, he might take it. If they insist on the sales component, he'll probably say "no thank you".

Predictions: Friday UND over UNO: Put the Mavs out of their misery. SCSU over DU: Payback for three weeks ago. Saturday UND over SCSU: This should help us secure a #1 seed and placement in Sioux Falls.