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Huh? We've all seen what Gardner has been doing late in games to muck it up. We've watched those games so have seen it. And it's from a senior captain, no less! Unless GBH humped Berry's dog or hit on the water boy after practice, not sure what could top what Gardner's done when it matters most in games.

I did not bother watching the game tonight, instead took in the class B girl's hoops final at the Betty (it was full, loud, and rocking--great to see!), but I did follow the CHN score app on my phone. So Gardner was not benched finally benched tonight following Friday night's performance against CC (which followed his debacle in last Saturday's game vs Duluth). He must have something on Berry, I do think.

I would guess a win over an improved but still just an average team at best would not have vaulted us at all but I have not seen the latest/greates PW rankings since following Friday's games.

Reminder me again, not that he's a top scoring forward but WTH is JJ's injury/illness/…? And is it just me or is Nick Jones always nicked up and missing games frequently it seems in his nearly 2 full seasons here at UND? Seems like he's missed a good portion of games despite not really having a major type injury (?).

My long-time buddy fits the description/said basically same thing today that you just stated. Perhaps the perfect coach for UND would be combo platter of Haks and Berry. .

Yup, he said that as I turned the radio on for the post-game show. I laughed as I thought he's finally being critical/hard on his players (you could tell) but thought that's ultimately on you guy no matter what.

"Reveling" in it? Like me, I believe he's frustrated/effin sick and tired of it (albeit, MM tosses in some sarcasm to dull the pain) these last few seasons and would surely love to see it end. At least with Haks we nevery suffered from being a bad/mediocre team all season long, we only suffered from being a good to great team pretty much every season that could not win the big one come late in the season. Sure, that still hurt big-time but at least we were not embarrassed or apologizing to anyone.

Not sure as did not hear him tonight but I would think it's the latter as his voice has really gotten "old" the last few years (listening to his morning show), which really is ironic as he looks to be in great shape and has certainly kept the weight off in his middle/middle-late age.

Hey, but fire Haks!!!

You're damn right...and it...didn't pay off...If they didn't work on it the BAD on UND coaching staff and if they did work on it all week then BAD on UND coaching staff and players...Yoy, yoy, yoy.

I hear you. We seem to have highly-recruited recruits coming in essentially every season (just count the # of NHL picks we get) so I ain't got no faith after the last 2 - 3 seasons for those coming in based solely on where they rack & stack as that doesn't really seem to matter anymore (i.e. predict "future success"). Do we chase the Minn-St Mankato coach? Not sure what he makes but gotta think we can double his salary?

You said it, agree 100%. So dumb. "Emotion" is good only if it's good, productive emotion. His emotion isn't good and costs the team despite his all-star face-off %.

Second verse, sing it again! I'm Henry the 8th I am, …..Groundhog Day all season long.

Yah, but we can play down to anyone in the country, meaning we are a very average team. The worst of the best and the best of the worst. That's why we are where we are and we are who we are. Man, we had great intensity/urgency.....in the last 5 minutes. To be understood I guess though as we're a lock for the big dance. Oh wait, we're barely on the bubble looking in from the outside. Yoy.

And guess what, that changed tonight boys! Gee, what a surprise.

Hmm, my bad, I thought they had no pp and was thinking it was about time they hired one after tonight's 0 for 7 "power" play effort/result.

That's gotta be 5 minutes.

I figured CC would get the first goal the way this game was going. It seems if we score in a game fairly early we do alright but if it goes on for awhile then it doesn't bode well for us.

Yup, for all of Hak's critics, he would of handled this. God forbid we sit him a game, can't afford to do that as we would be w/o a guy who .....hasn't scored in half a season.

Sigh, I just hope we can split.

My only guess is he's not feeling up to par.

It boggles the mind but it's really just a microcosm of the last few seasons and how we are so offensively challenged.

Fire Haks!

I agree, it's starting to seem like church at times. Considering the # of fans that makes the games, it's quieter at times than many college games with 1/3 to 1/2 the attendance.

Plays and takes undisciplined penalties, how's he stay captain? I don't care if he's a senior, not a good example.