SIOUXELEVENS

Sounds like it was a defensive battle. You don't have the box score do you?

The Sioux are currently in 8th place in the WCHA with a recored of 5-8-1(7-10-1 overall). They are 7 points from 2nd, 4 from 3rd, 3 from 4th and only 1 point from home ice. The Sioux need to sweep CC,AA,Mankato,UMD, split with UM,SCSU and DU. The Goalies need one less goal against and the Offense needs one more goal for,not real big goals but should be attainable. Hopefully Dane Jackson gets the penality kill figured out and we can become more physical without fear of taking a penality we can't kill. Toews and Oshie go on second half tears and Lee and Chorny come back from the World Jrs. ready to play like we all know they can. The Third and Fourth line start chpping in goals and we make it To the WCHA final five and then the NCAA's. (All I want for X-mas is a good 2nd half)

Snarl,sneer or scowl I don't care. Smile when you win I don't care just show some emotion. I don't know what goes on behind the scene but face value it seems to me that nobody gets to riled up win or lose.

Emotion from the bench,not on Hakstols watch. Rewatching Sats. game at the end when Hakstol had Shepard at the bench it looked like Dane Jackson was trying to get into it with Shepard and Hakstol turned around and gave him the zip it look

The only spooning you do is on the couch with a gallon of ben&jerrys ice cream

Maybe I shouldn't have posted "best". I think Hakstol is one hell of a recruiter and can sure find talent but I think he has problems firing up his team and getting them to play 60 minutes. Maybe that calm, nothing rattles me exterior doesn't fire up the team. Hakstol should let Eades do the pre-game speaches, we all know there is a litte fire inside him. When Hakstol played here he hit every thing that moved and he wasn't the biggest guy out there,we need some of that attitude now.

I'am positive THETRIOUXPER will roll down the stairs in sec. 302 one day

STAYING POSITIVE I am positive we can play better I am positive we don't have the best coaching I am positive Oshie and Toews will score more in the second half I am positive we need to rotate goalies I am positive that I will get ripped for this reply

No your wrong once they become Jrs. all their problems go away and they play perfect every game,Hakstols game plans only work with upper classman. If you can't motivate freshman and soph. how does that work with Jrs. and Srs.

Speaking of basics if you can't catch a pass you shouldn't be playing at this level. Maybe Haksol should go back to basic training,passing,catching said passes(this was very bad on sat.) hitting the net while shooting etc.

Another weekend at home and swept again I know I will be bashed for this but oh well. Hakstol and his staff are not getting it done,no offense,poor defense-penality killing and absolutly no fire from this team what so ever. The post game interview on the radio Hakstol said he didn't know(yes that is what he said) what was wrong, the team is looking for a few breaks. Shouldn't the team be making their own breaks sometimes? This team puts almost zero pressure on the other teams defense and has to spend lots of energy defending their own end. It's easy to blame the Goalie on the losses but the defense just doesn't clear out rebounds or bodys in front of their own net,makes it tough to play goalie on this team right now. This team has way too much talent to be in 8th place in the WCHA with two games in hand.Hakstol hasn't had the best record at home since he was GIVEN the job After Blais left. In two and 1/2 seasons can anyone honestly say Hakstol has out coached anyone,hmmmm.For all of you who think I am busted up from jumping off the bandwagon it wasn't that far after the wheels came off this weekend

Maybe Finley and Radke will be paired together again. Last year when they were together Big Joe had the best + - rating on the team

Lee Goren only played three years,lost one year on a major jr try out or something like that

Not every player has to score twenty goals or put up forty assists to be considered a success, on every team there are role models,muckers,grinders,checkers and of course scorers. NONE of us has any idea what Hak is asking of these players,hopefully he knows best and we go on the second half run that the Sioux did the past two year.

You know someone will demand a recount

Triouxper you should have started a poll

I know I already voted but I will throw Forney out as a dark horse

I'am going with Miller and Kozek

If you watched Lee Goren his freshman year he had like two goals and looked very out of place,Colby Genoway is another and looked how they turned out.

#1 Minnesota Time will tell if the Virg Foss is to much of a burden #2 St Cloud Didn't look all that great here,like the Badgers their goalie bails them out #3 UND Hak straightens the team out during X-Mas break and go 12-4 or 11-5 in the remaining league games #4 CC Zaba plays very well and their Offense keeps improving. #5 Wisconson Elliot nuff said #6 Denver Injuries keep knocking them down,not the same fire as the past seasons #7 AA very good at home,team concept,Lawson #8 Mich Tech Not quite over the hump #9 Mankato Tormeys(sp) injury not looking good for any Landcow wins #10 UMD someone figure this team out,could spell the end of Sandelins tenure

Whats so complicated the year is not over, they haven't even played half of their league games yet.

Alcohol kills lots of germs

Thanks Goon, I would sure like to see him back here next fall(Siouxmama could pass that on for me if you would)

One question with the offensive struggles the Sioux are having why not give others a chance to show what they can do. What would it hurt, it's not like we could score less. After a player leaves like this can he sign with another college team or is the LOI binding in this case?(I guess that was two )