siouxnatty#8

He is in denial. First step is admitting you have a problem. until that happens there is no hope of recovery.

The one i am sick of is We always get the other teams best. News flash we aren't very good and take stupid penalties and our effort is often suspect.

I just cheer so hard for us and this years team just rips your guts out. I am a vikings fan so I've felt this before but it still hurts.

Bubble and off bubble soon. We don't deserve to be in the tourney anyway.

I have defended this team while everyone else ridiculed me because I felt they worked hard and deserved a chance. In return they quit trying and folded. I have just had it.

At present we suck and that appears to be te storyline of this second half. We act like they should just declare us the winners just for stepping on the ice. We are gonna lose 90% of our reamaining games at this rate.

Our guys are too soft from all the luxury theyre afforded. Maybe Berry should make them practice outside old school. This team sucks.

Sanderson will be relieved to leave this ship wreck.

We just suck

We were on the bubble of the pairwise and I don't think we will even make the national tournament.

I just think we play our best hockey in a tight checking close game and we need a third person on Senden's line to help fill that role and I really think Albercht's game of playing the body very well fits right in with their game. We just aren't built to play firewagon hockey.

So now are we gonna try skate with everybody in the league.

The whole premise of the Senden line this year was to shut down the other teams top line and now we are rewriting their script. I don't understand.

We need a third Junk Yard Dog on that line not a scorer.

Albrecht would have been my other choice. Maybe even above Portz.

No I feel Portz is a better fit. A grinda is what we need on Senden's line.

I thought thought Portz was a pretty good fit.

Calder on the shutdown line?

Why do I get the feeling I'm about to watch a train wreck?

I was hoping they would go with Hellsten both nights.

An excerpt from Hellsten's bio: Before UND: Will become the first Swedish-born player to play at North Dakota … Has represented Sweden on the international level at the IIHF U-16, U-17 and U-18 World Championships … Made three starts in the 2017 U-17 World Championships, posting a 1.00 GAA, .955 save percentage and a 3-0-0 record … Spent last season with the Halmstad Hammers HC … Made 24 starts, winning 15 of them … Posted a 2.62 GAA and .908 save percentage with the Hammers … Was dominant for Leksands IF U-20 squad during the 2018-20 seasons … Went 18-11-0 in his first season with a 2.06 GAA and .925 save percentage … Followed it up with a 23-8-0 record, 1.93 GAA and .919 save percentage the following year. I say we try ride Hellsten. His save % is sub 900 but I think he may be up to the task. I was high on Driscoll earlier this year but sub 900 save % with that large a body of work ain't gonna cut mustard in the NCHC.

My guess is that Western smells blood in the water and is going to come out with a fierce forecheck. I would also like to see Hellsten on Friday and if he plays well I would like to see him Saturday also. Hellsten has shown in his starts that he is very capable of stealing a game. Driscoll just hasn't been very impressive and Hellsten has earned the starting nod imo. Will we see Portz on the Senden line.

In a one and done scenario the best team is not always the champion. I wish there was a way to do best of 3 series in the final at least.

Yes Nattys are better but a conference championship in the NCHC is no small feat.

A lot of people will tell you that winning the NCHC is more of an accomplishment than winning a natty. Imo winning a natty is about havig a good team but you gotta get hot at tournament time. In 2016 we got red hot at NCAA time. Winning the NCHC is about consistency.