siouxnatty#8

Berry needs to let it be known to his goaltenders that 1 soft goal and it's the hook for them.

I would think we have a number of different scenarios for home ice but none matter if we don't keep winning. Cornell could really help us in the pairwise if they'd quit losing to teams like Brown.

I believe you ride the hot goaltender. Only problem is neither of our goaltenders have been what you would call hot. I though would say Driscoll was hot for two periods and ot and shootout Saturday. Now if Driscoll can be consistent is another big ?.

I don't think Driscoll liked the bench last weekend. He came in with an edge Saturday. Driscoll is a very good goalie and not just because of Bemidji's system. I like Hellsten too but Driscoll was lights out when he was being pushed to be by Hellsten.

Bad losses are weighted very heavily in the pairwise grading scale

Denver has to fill the net to make up for Chrona being pretty leaky. His rights were traded for a reason they lost confidence in him.

When you have a 4th line like Portz, Ness & Albrecht you can roll 4 lines all night no matter who you play. I honestly thought they were our best line tonight. Those 3 all compliment each other. Sort of a line like the Senden line before Hain got hurt on how each of their play compliments the others. Great weekend by the 4th line. They were the difference.

Not what my magic 8 ball says either.

I could Kunz developing into a power forward similar to Vandevelde, I like the game Kunz plays. Very good down low along the boards.

I guess my point is that all this misery may be because we are ahead of the curve and brought in a full freshman class.

I don’t think many people ever disagreed that we don’t need blue chippas.

What will happen to the teams that didn’t bring in many young players from their pipeline this year. What will be the consequences next year is my question.

Just an analysis for what it’s worth. Most of our seniors left and we are trying desperately to fill the voids that created but what is going to happen to teams like Western and St. Cloud that held on to their seniors for a 5th year next year when the mass exodus and they didn’t bring in many young players this year. Yes the transfer portal helps but you just don’t get elite players for transfers generally. Are we going through this year what many teams will be going through next year when they lose their 5th year seniors. Are we possibly experiencing this pain 1 year earlier than say Western or St Cloud that has 5 th year seniors

They had 10 I stand corrected.

Didn’t Cornell have something like 14 freshman on their roster?

Blue Chippas can also buy into the culture i.e Jonathan Toews and T. J. Oshie among a long laundry list of others. High talent elite players that are Sioux through and through.

Lately outside of Sanderson and Kleven we seem to be getting a lot of 4 yearas.

What is Michigan doing different than us to get all those Blue Chippas?

Hellsten only gave up one goal so not his fault. I like Hellsten and we need to play him from here on out. Driscoll has been given every chance to succeed and now it's time to give the Swede the same opportunity. We need to play the Swede.

Win one for the gipper. My bad wrong ND.

Gaber's cross check late was a weak call I thought he just made a hockey play. We just can't stay out of the box and that has cost us so many games.

Not all Driscolls fault but mid 800 save % just doesn't cut it. Put in the Swede and get him experience for next year. We're probably gonna be on the road for NCHC first round.

Looks like Driscoll gave up 4 goals on 23 shots. 826 save %

Fun dogs or whatever the cheapest

I just wonder if this group can't handle the soft life they get at the Ralph. If I was coach it would be hot dogs and maybe beans too if they work really hard.