Dustin

Just think, if we had won, we would be getting our wish with the second game going into overtime.

Yeah, I guess there's that.

I've been under the assumption that it will be a massive success. Not sure how much work it is to host, but UND has been and continues to go to town hosting regionals. I would assume they'll be encouraged to host in LV again. Now, someone needs to host in Nashville. Maybe Wisconsin? There's no NHL rink in Wisconsin, and they hosted Tampa in 2016. Also, I noticed Denver is the host in Chicago coming up. What's the connection there?

yes. less finesse, more grease.

We looked slow. Last couple nights I watched the '97 and '00 championship games, and we looked fast. Faster than I would have expected for being 25-30 years ago. We did not heed the motto "speed kills."

Perron would have been a difference maker for UND this year. Probably just what we needed in a game like today's.

Honestly, UND is going to come out looking like the worst of the 4 teams.

Who's our PP guy?

Yes. It's not just early signees.

If this happens, I see us struggling defensively.

Any early signees? I just don't see too many. I think Reschny and Verhoff are back. Zellers? Probably not after Freshman year. Got a good goalie. Defensemen will be a year older. Should be in good shape.

Maybe because I am older, or had managed expectations, but this loss doesn't hurt nearly as much as all those semi-final losses with Hakstol.

I never thought any of our lines were truly dominant. But there wasn't much drop-off from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4.

I think a little bit. Obviously too early and too small sample size to know if it's a trend. I think our youth showed.

I don't know. That 5 OT game against Duluth, I could live with that. We played our hearts out. I couldn't ask them to do any more in that game. This game felt like the players were just not ready for moment at all.

Forgot about the Wolverines.

Ugh.

Our efficiency in the F4 this century is pretty abysmal. Could be worse, though. Could be the MN Gophers. Could be the BU Terriers. Could be the BC Eagles.

I honestly thought the stars were aligning, with the favorable bracket, all the glitz and glamour of a destination city, a city our benefactor helped build. All the hype. I don't think anyone thought we were losing this game, until we actually saw the product on the ice. It stunk pretty bad. Need some adjustments for next year, but there's a lot of pieces in place.

I was expecting more, honestly.

Whoa-ah, we're halfway there! Whoa-ah, livin' on a prayer!

Reminiscent of the 2011 semi-final. Crowd was stacked with Sioux fans.

Probably embellishment, but you have to know the next penalty is likely called on you.

No. I've never played or coached hockey, so I literally have no idea what I am talking about.

Littler or Menghini.