siouxnatty#8

just seems to me that minn always thinks that they go pee pee in a better pot than everyone else. I guess that arrogance is what irritates me about them. I dont feel that way about any other team though

a trip to the woodshed is in order for this very arrogant minn squad

i couldnt handle the absolute arrogance of the posters, they talk like them winning against us is a foregone conclussion kind of like nanny not even talking about how the rodents match up against us but how they match up sgainst bc or union. Like theyve already won. Very irritating

that is what i get from gpl and uscho thread too if its possible the rodents have become more arrogant since they joined the big 6

if you look at all 7 nattys the one thing they all have in common is a stellar goaltender. I see goth winnin multiple nattys before hes gone. Thats how good i believe he is especially under pressure

very well articulated, goth is 3-0 in ncaa play soon to be 5-0, beat two hobey nom. Goalies and about to beat a third hobey nom. Goalie, not too shabby

To me the deeper you get into the playoffs the overachiever and heart arguments lose steam, it takes alot of talent to win hockey games at this level of competition

i honestly believe goth is better, wilcox is good dont get me wrong. Our forwards are better than people think, we are fast, i think our speed surprises teams. Like you say heart only gets you so far

thats just my opinion no kool aid intended

from now on i will try to direct any future condescending comments to the rodents. Sorry oxbow

not angry guess just frustrated at people selling this team short, the reason we are in the f4 is obviously because we are one of the most talented teams in the country. Sorry about being condescending in my comment. I just think these kids deserve to be given more credit than just calling them overachievers imho

i guess im the one who stands corrected obviously this team has no talent do they, make sure you give them no credit

this team has not overachieved, did anyone see goth put the fargo force on his shoulders and carry the team, this team is capable of even more than what they have shown. This team is built specificially to win in the ncaa tourn, give the team its due theyve underachieving in my eyes i think they are capable of even more

to me jerry york is the only coach that has excelled during haks tenure, york figured out college hockeys transition early And everyone else is now playing catch up.

low shots on wilcox and crash the net hard he gives up juicy rebounds on low shots. Gopher d will push our forwards into wilcox and get him off his game. Rumple never did get on his game after chyzyk got pushed into him.

hak was never a bad coach, he was caught in the transition of college hockey in the ncaa tourney but now has adapted well. I believe jerry york was the first to recognize the change in the college hockey landscape and has the success to show for it.

ever since i saw goth play for the force in their playoff run i knew goth could put a team on his back and carry them, our d is as mobile and talented as they come which is what playing defebse in college is all about these days, the days of the lumbering defenseman are bygone. Our forwards are quick and fast, the only forward in recent memory who was as fast as rocco in my mind was toews and look where he is. Cagguila can walk anyone in college hockey, parks mac gaarder rodwell pattyn will come up with the puck in the corner 9 times out of 10. Were not a top line heavy team that can be shut down and stopped and hats off to hak and his staff for the job theyve done putting this team together. This is a different kind of talented sioux team. Top to bottom talent and that is what now wins championships ala bc.

as time goes by after the season i think people will begin to appreciate the depth and caliber of talent on this team. Right now i believe it is a case of not being able to see the forest through the trees. Imho

I dont dislike don lucia or anything, in fact he seems like a pretty good guy but hak in my opinion has jumped up into the upper eschilon of coaches this year. Hak still has to win a natty to cement his place but i believe its coming soon

when lucia was coaching the world junior team this year he was being interviewed between periods and the u s was losing and getting outplayed badly and about to be eliminated by i forget who they were playing but lucia says i like the way were playing and were just going to stick to our gameplan no changes. Needless to say u s got eliminated. Minn will do ok as long as all voes well from the start and continues. In game adjustments are a weakness of lucia. A few years ago i would have said the same about hak. But what a coach hak has become this year. Dont know why or how but hak has shined as a coach this year. Keep it up hak and we might get #8 this year

i disagree this is one of the most talented teams weve had in a while top to bottom were strong from the net out, the rodents are already looking past the sioux saying they got the easier draw (nanny). Gophers have a solid team too but the difference is we have way more heart, the rodents expect to win just by showing up and were gonna put a 2 spot on them before they know what hit them, wilcox is inferior to goth in my opinion.

agree completely, i would cut my tounge out before i ever picked the rodents to beat the sioux. Ive been a sioux fan since i can remember having memories. Shame on those of you who disbelieve in this team. In goth we trust.

I hope we get a chance to stick it to the gophers this year like yale did last year.

like ive said before people and other teams underestimate the amount of talent this team has. when the opposition shuts down one line another steps up.

st cloud seems top heavy and they've only got 2 defense that are mobile. und exposed them very well in the 2nd. when und uses the 5 man cycle and the d pinches down back door they are very hard to defend. when you have d that leads the line rush that's very impressive and very tough to defend. (ala boston college)