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This is a lot of fun...

HENNESSY, Basically said that the refs are going to protect the Gophers and call everything against the Sioux for the fact tha the cake eaters are the Host team for the Final Five and the Frozen four so we are going to have to play smart... I would love to see them lose though. I am sure Blais is challenging Brandt to be a better goalie. People can complain about Blais all they want he is affective and thank God he is our coach. SOme of these players need to learn and play the system. When Brandt plays by the coaches system he will get more playing time. It is as easy as that... Brandt look pretty confident in the Warm ups though...

I really would question that. The younger Connelly is difenately (sp) a good player and if he wan't hurt would still be playing, I hardly doubt think that he won't be back next season. I doubt Faul is going to be given the axe. I questions rummors because a lot of times they aren't true, like the rube from SCCC that said Zack Parise was question his choice to come to UofM I hardly think so. You dont verbal then NLI and they say oh, I made a mistake. I dont see Fyling making as big of an impact as some people do, he is doing ok at the USHL but that is not the WCHA...

Oh well, nothing really seems more exciting than this match up, Sioux put themselves in a hole and could be two games and out. I really don't care what the outcome is, if UND put up a series effort. I would love to see Frank Mazacco choke on his microphone though... I know that UofM would rather play Duluth, MTU, UAA, MSU some one else. Although I think UND might not have a chance with Blais at the helm anything is possible. I am sure Scott_M and some of the other Siouxfans living in MPLS area would love to have this to shut their co-workers up. Tim Hennesay said Blaiser will pit the World against the Sioux. Also, look for UofM to get all the breaks because the league wants UofM to be at the final five.

Ok, I heard that too but I don't understand how a Big Ten School can't afford to travel out of town. I think that is a lump of crap if you ask me. Cake eaters can't travel because there athletic teams are in the red. Oh well...

Coaches show Didn't really get into a lot of things tonight. Talked about the playoff scenario and how Denver was 6th place last year with a young team and is now in first place. Could be cool if UND could do the same thing next season. Dean talked around who was going to play in goal. I guess I would say pick em. Everyone is healthy except Ryan Connelly which we all knew he was done for the year. Everyone else is supposed to be in good health. Coach Blais said UND is going to forecheck and be in their face all night. They have been working on clogging up in front of the Denver net. Talked about the Fight (barely) said Rory McMahn didn't really know he was in a fight until he was hit three times. I didn't see the fight so I can't comment on it personally. Coach Blais said he is going to bring up the fighting rule at the NCAA meeting this spring, because Blais says the WCHA rule is tougher than the NCAA rule. I agree with that too. I hope they can get it changed, I believe that Woog was the one tha pushed for this rule originally... Not much more said... Go Fighting Sioux...

Talk about stats I was not aware of these, talk about a tight race. Think if UND could have won a maybe three more of these games. Fifth place would probably be sowed up...

I actually was really optomistic after the first month of the season when we played really well in a killer schedule the first month. So I guess I would be guilty of having extremely high expectations. I think there was also a lot of pressure on the boys to do good with a new arena.

I had this conversation with my father, however, I don't know who Hasbargen or Oleary would have replaced in the line up? These guys were 4th line players at best. We miss the rifle of Travis Roach and the goals of Jeffie Panzer...

I tell this has been a tough season to watch/stomach after watching the last 5 seasons. But I realize most programs don't have that many good years in a life time of their programs. Where spoiled here in Grand Forks. We are the NHL version of the Detroit Red Wings. Titletown... I mean really I was used to a team down by five able to get back into the game. Except we don't have a Jeffie Panzer, Lee Goren or Jason Blake anymore, sounds like we might get that type of player with a ZACK attack though. I seen flashes of this concept reamerging though 4 goals scored in the 3rd Period against Minnesota, 4 goals score in the third period of the C.C. game...