mattim

Hastings does something to make them understand and not let it happen more than once!

Question, did I hear correctly that the current portal has a deadline in early May? If so what happens to those who have entered the portal and have not found a new home yet?

All things considered this was an over achieving rebuilding year. If we’d had Weatherbee this season and a Jake Sanderson for all but a couple missed games (no Covid and no Olympic injury) we’d have been considered a top 1, 2 or 3 team in the top conference/country. Those two players along with the rest of our team would have elevated our play considerably, won us a couple more games This season and would have had us going to Boston!

How does one look who is available in the portal?

Can i change to Albrecht?

Matteo

I was seriously going to pick Gaber, but with only two of us left that would send us into another game no matter what. So now I’m going back and forth between Mateo or Schmaltz! I’m not even sure if I spelled their names correctly. I’ll let you know. Does anyone have inside information to sway my choice? I assume they are both healthy. I wanted to wait for Berry’s midweek report. I’d really like to put my eggs in Albrecht’s bucket but that’s a longer shot.

Do you think the coaching staff has a clue?

Judd

Got a glimpse of lineup, now its gone. Saw some of who’s in, who’s out?

It was both a smart strategy and good business. Berry receives a $ bonus for winning the regular season so it was great for him that we won a share of the title on Friday. Also, if there is any question with a player physical health, especially difference making players, why would you play them in a game like last Saturday’s. I expect to see both Frisch and Gaber on Friday and Sanderson if he is ruled as healthy by Pooly or whomever makes those decisions.

Got both U Mass and Duluth at 12. Depending on which site you look at there is some discrepancy.

Alway some favoritisms to the East teams also some movement that makes sense. How will these brackets be changed? 1. Mankato vs 16. AIC 8. Norte Dame vs (not 9. Quin) 12. Duluth 4. Denver or Minnie Vs 13. Lowell 5. Western vs (not 12. Mass) 10. Tech 2. Michigan vs 15. O State or an AQ 7. Clown State vs (not 10. Tech) 9. Q State 3. Minnie or Denver vs 14. N.E. Or an AQ 6. UND vs (not 11 Duluth) 12. U Mass

Automatic Qualifier for winning the conference tourney.

I’m not willing to bet on that but if anyone in the NCHC has a chance to pull an AQ out of their arse it’s Omaha. Denver, UND, SC, and Duluth are not desperate, we each have something to lose, maybe not Duluth. (What’s the story on them, if they get swept aren’t they below 500?) Denver and UND especially need to concentrate on getting healthy and staying healthy, we each have a good idea where we’ll be the weekend after the cities. Driscoll took a good hit on Friday night, he did not play Saturday, was that because we just wanted to get Helsten some ice, which makes sense, or was he dinged up?

UND has too many to pick from this season, I can think of at least 3 or 4 besides Frisch, Gaber and Sanderson. I do think that Driscoll deserves a look!

What are the TV viewing options? NCHC TV?

We lose we likely play CC. We win we play Miami, most likely. Who would we rather play or not play?

Wearing my green glasses but here goes, don’t know what towns they will play in except Denver/UND in Loveland: 1. Mankato CCHA vs 16. AIC bottom dwellers/AQ 8. Norte Dame BIG vs !0. Clowns NCHC (moved/clowns and U Mass) 2. Michigan BIG vs 15. BU H.E. (I pick BU as AQ from Hockey East) 7. Western NCHC vs 9. U Mass H.E. (moved Western/Quinn, maybe got that wrong, but had selfish reasons) 3. Gopher BIG vs 14 North Eastern H.E. 6. Quinn ECAC vs 11 Duluth NCHC (Duluth/clowns will split next 4/5 games so that GF hockey boys will make it, I know that is part of Sandelins plan) 4. UND NCHC vs 13 O State BIG (yes UND sweeps O and we move to a #1, either way DU/UND will be 4 and 5 And both will go to Loveland) 5. Denver NCHC vs 12 Tech CCHA Round 2: Mankato vs Clowns Michigan vs Western (the matchup everyone wants to happen) Gophers vs Duluth UND vs Denver. (That puts 5 NCHC teams in final 8 and the NCAA will never allow that, but we can dream a little, that’s what this site is all about) Frozen four: Mankato, Western, Minnie and UND Write this down, not my final pick but might be!

Should we consider the coaches fortunate that they don’t have to find room for Pinto, Weatherby and JDB in this line up?

Who in the hell recruited this bunch of sissies?

After being embarrassed by Cornel, many of use would have traded Driscoll for a good HS goalie (myself included). We all agreed it was time to try another goalie, which Berry did and proved to be brilliant timing. He didn’t lose faith in Driscoll but he tested Helsten and gave Driscoll a wake up call. The series at Western was a sweep for the Broncos but we played respectably. After losing to the High School All Stars, Cornel and Western we gained 27 of the next 30 points all the time playing with a short roster or key guys missing. We have to give credit to coaches and players who’ve bought into their leadership. Last weekend we moved ahead of Duluth in the pairwise, we weren’t far from the bubble and now they are near the bubble. This weekend we took Western out of an NCAA #1 seed position. We are almost guaranteed no less than NCAA #2 seed with possibility of a #1 seed depending on the next couple weekends results! Gaber, Sanderson and Frisch all deserve to play as soon as they are healthy but we don’t have anyone who deserves not to play. The coaching staff will have difficult decisions to make. It’s been fun to watch and how could a fan have expected such a fun season? No matter how it ends, it’s been most excellent so far! This team should not surprise any of us, they are capable of anything they set their minds to. Hope they keep it going into April!

OT?

No one should be held responsible or shamed for something their brother, sister or cousin has done. Very poor taste!

Jammer!