GDPritch

MM, you might be wrong in terms of "close". You're just looking at wins. You haven't accounted for puck luck it appears so can't put that on us (outside of our control). I haven't checked the stats but aren't we 4-0 (or 3-1?) if looking at "wins" as winning SOG and face-offs won (percentage) only?

Hey, I hear you and agree with you. Frustrating to say the least. I seriously doubt we make the NCAA tourney but if we do/can, I'm just saying this is about the only way we can make it. Odds though are admittedly against it (winning NCHC tourney). I give Berry next season to put up or get out.

I saw DU grabbed a solid (but not great) senior grad transfer player for this season from out east. I sure hope to hell Mr. Berry is looking at that avenue as a potential source to elevate this team next season. Could be a nice addition, sort of like getting Mr. Jones last season (although he was not a grad transfer so sat out a season I believe).

AJS, I think we're on the same thought process for most part. Big point of mine is the teams they would play will already have made the NCAA tourney (as you note) regardless of NCHC post-season conf tourney result. Don't know for sure though if I "like this team on the road in round one" to win 2 of 3 at Denver though (or even W Mich) with our away struggles despite all other circumstances though. But, there's a chance...

Odds are WMU sweeps us BUT in close/tight games with little scoring. Man, I'm brilliant!

Agree, got me. Had we had a decent goal scorer me thinks we sweep Denver 4 games on the season.

Denver is a nice team but nothing special (like us). What's really odd, with how tough/close we've played good teams this season (as frustrated as I've been with our shortage of goals this season I do see improved offensive play lately from the boys), is that I think we have a better chance of WINNING (neutral ice, large contingent of Sioux fans, 1 game only vs ea opponent, opponent likely already qlfd for NCAA tourney regardless, etc.) in St Paul at Frozen Face-off IF we can make it there vs winning 2 out of 3 in 1st round at either Denver or W Mich. We just gotta make it to St Paul, that's most likely the tuff part as I think conf tourney home ice is out the window. If we don't win NCHC post-season conf tourney though no way in hell (stating the obvious I guess ) we make NCAA tourney.

Yoy, yoy, yoy, how Gardner does not put that away in the last few seconds. Story of the season. Offensively challenged.

I wondered the same effin thing.

I'm no great hockey mind and I wear green shades but my understanding of the rule is "no".

What was that about the Lindbergh baby?

You betcha, believe we're winning the SOG and face-offs won battle.

Yeah baby, UND going for the sweep! They better not outshoot them too bad though or risk being accused by DU of "showing them up".

Nope

Wow, with our culture, recruiting, facilities, draft picks,...and we don't have 1, not 1, freaking top 50 freshman scorer in the nation? Wow, that's telling and says a lot/all.

Yoy. That's a harsh call to overturn that goal IMO but unexpected, certainly not.

I don't necessarily disagree but this is college and, fair or not, coaches recruit those players who "execute". Using that logic, Haks was the greatest coach ever you'd have to agree based on your logic then as he coached/set up his team and gave them the "opportunity" to win a natty damn near every season but got blasted by many for those players not "executing" in the end.

Agree, "scoring" is the issue and getting more goals than you allow is what clearly defines a team that's better than the others. It's the most important thing, bar anything else (score more than you concede). I do agree thought, next season will be better but it better be! No where to go but up (I HOPE!).

How do you necessarily know it's not his coaching (you checked out the power play percentage, SOG scoring percentage, and goalie save percentage) that puts this team in a position to lose game after game? Another coach (no names...) might put them in a position to win most of these games.

You make a good point and I do hope you're right.

Hey, Mafia Man what's wrong with you? I wanna be just like Wisco hockey! That's my ambition/dream/definition of excellence!

You probably nailed it, we could certainly be a #6 seed in reg season conf play which would probably put us at W Mich in 1st round--yikes! Don't like them chances.

I hear you but I'm starting to grow tired of highly skilled/high caliber/high-end recruits (hear it every season with all our draft picks) coming in but they can't produce/produce minimal goals and points. It sure seems to be a trend lately.

You nailed it, bud.

Looks like a good goal to me.