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....we must not have been watching the same game. Agreed however on the big win.

ND 36 UND 17 Have to take the win but also have to shore up in our own zone...it has been awful all year.

I will still say we played pretty sloppy, got some terrible calls against us, MacWilliam played below average and we (again) played terrible in our own zone....however I think we found our goalie! Big win for the pairwise tonight. Agree with everything you wrote.

I will still say we played pretty sloppy, got some terrible calls against us, MacWilliam played below average and we (again) played terrible in our own zone....however I think we found our goalie! Big win for the pairwise tonight.

ND has beat an average OK team....about it. What is tough is when you face 4-5 top 15 teams in the country...in a row. All in all....ND has a fine team that could get exposed in the BCS game. However, it is a feel good story.

I don't doubt they should be there...I guess....but FLA, GA, South Carolina, Texas A&M, LSU would all crush Notre Dame. All those teams you mentioned would also lose to the teams I mentioned. SEC = WCHA (from the late 90's early 2000's)

I'll take a UND sweep and a ND victory over USC (only so 'bama can beat them 42-3 and show how flawed the BCS polls are).

Is he going to get the bandaid label or what?

You've posted 1,266 times on a UND forum and you are not a fan?!? Odd.

Did Parks get injured again last Friday?

I am saying that they are getting tons of scoring oppurtunities and, more importantly, are scoring goals. I have liked the total number of scoring chances we get each game, however, the turnovers, errant breakout passes and overall lack of urgency in our own zone (by all 5 players) is dissappointing. I was never putting all the blame on our defensemen....forwards have to be just as responsible in their own zone.

Sorry, I was over-exaggerating a bit, but I have played hockey my entire life and have watched this team for the past 14 years and can tell you I have not seen them this bad in their own zone before. The past few years the problem was letting in weak goals (14 shots against....3 goals allowed, etc.) this year Saunders is doing a fine job but he is getting peppered. Those SCSU games are a great example....SCSU was on the door step all night. Those shots all came from inside the circle(s). Yes, I like your GAA stat...that means Saunders is playing well....nothing else. On a more positive note, our offense has been fine all year. I have a hunch MacMillan and Kristo are going to have a great years.

They were still getting shots....correct? I don't care where they were coming from...they were still coming from our own zone.

Blasphemy.

Our defense in our own zone (both offensemen and defensemen) has to be the worst in the nation....just has to. We have been outshot in almost every game and it appears to me everyone is standing around watching the opposing team. I have yet to figure out why this team isn't playing up to their potential. In every game they have played (except Friday's BU game) I thought they have looked like the inferior team. I have no doubt they will figure it out....but I hope it is sooner rather than later.

If we play with a sense of urgency UND wins both (the tend to play better when they have to); however, they will need to play much better than they have so far this year.

This team is pretty dysfunctional.

Und's D is terrible.

Gleason is having a rough game....I liked him better at forward.

Totally agree. Last year's team was injured, young and pretty inexperienced. This year's team is basically the same only better goalies. Yes we lost Blood and Brock but we also added some decent players. I was hoping to come out of the gates strong. They have looked good at time but great teams can potentially dominate on any given night. UND plays so inconsistent at times that I feel really good team (BC, etc) would not have that "fear factor" of playing us at the end of the year. I am not saying that they would 100% beat us, but the biggest edge to have, I believe, is a great record.

I want that.

Rocco - Fri

Just thought I'd throw it out there....Brock Nelson is having a great start to the year in the "A". Maybe his decision was accurate. He is having a great start (9 pts in 9 games) and the "A" is loaded with talent right now. I'm guessing he makes the big club when the labor dispute is resolved.

Exactly. Und laid down with 5 min left....super embarrassing.