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Let’s stick to Schloss’ reverse jinx theme and keep highlighting how unbeatable Latkoczy will be in the playoffs. I don’t see him letting in a single goal all weekend. 😏

7:07/6:07/6:07 (if necessary)

And more importantly, a 99% chance of a 1 seed (Top 4).

OSU/MSU starting the 13th round of the shootout.

And while a highly physical series with Miami is fun (and we can certainly play that style); I’d prefer to avoid the heightened injury risk that comes with it.

I got the sense in interviews with Homer this week that a start back home seemed like a possibility in his mind. I’m sure the first step was clinching tonight but who knows all the factors in play.

UND has yet to be held without a point in a series this year as well.

Erik Fabian

With how this team plays desperate, I’m not too concerned about entering the NCAA tournament as a slightly wounded animal. The issue, there is a fine line between slightly and mortally wounded. We’ve seen some of the recent Denver teams lay an egg in the NCHC tourney and then dominate the rest of the way. Feels like that could be in this team’s future. It would be nice to still do it as a 1 seed in Sioux Falls however.

Do we pull the goalie for the first three minutes tomorrow night so we can start with the lead?

Makes sense for the regular season, especially in the NHL with so many games in a year. The only other counter proposal I’ve liked is a 10 min sudden death 5x5. In the context of NCHC play, no points simply for making it to overtime, all 3 pts to the winner if scored in the first 5 min, 2 pts to the winner (1 pt to loser) if scored between 5-10 min, if no winner after 10 min then each team gets 1 pt and the remaining 1 pt is sacrificed to the hockey gods. The premise being incentivizing teams for taking chances and scoring early in the overtime. Not perfect but better than a skills competition. I see scenarios where teams are on the bubble for home ice or the Penrose and taking huge risks early in OT if they need the full 3 points. Playoffs should always be 5x5.

Goalie is a little blurry. Next time they should send @Goon

And in most scenarios heading to Sioux Falls for attendance reasons any way with Mich/Mich St going east/northeast. The only issue might be seeding wise if we should land with Denver and they have to be placed in Loveland. But even then the committee most likely would swap citing attendance.

So this is “new intel” on one of the previously discussed high-end Dmen?

The best example to me to Croal. He easily could have been a physical presence last year but between the scheme, and the fact he was randomly an unexplainable healthy scratch, it never happened. Clearly not the players fault.