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I give the dogs an edge on the PP but they give it right back on the penalty kill. We have the edge even strength.
Friday
UND 5-3
Saturday
UND wins 6-4 ENG
We're going to give up scoring chances to the bulldogs with a combination of defensive lapses and a couple sieve goals. We should win but I would be surprised to see a large margin of victory either night.
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After my 9 goal performance in four broomball games yesterday, I'm stunned that my name doesn't appear on the Hobey Baker ballot!
When was the last time someone registered a triple hattrick in college hockey? This now becomes a "no brainer". I vote for MafiaMan!
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I agree with this, with a couple of caveats. First, if there are local players on the USHL roster, that may have an effect on some people. Otherwise, the quality of the product and the entertainment value is not close. Recall that Fargo-Moorhead at one time had a USHL team coached by Scott Sandelin (the FM Bears) that failed, and later became the FM Ice Sharks that also failed. You can make a case that facilities had some effect on the failure, particularly the Ice Sharks who played in the Coliseum. However, most true Sioux fans prefer the D1 College game, particularly played at the level that it is played by the Sioux. Second, if the Sioux were to struggle, some may decide not to continue to make the trip from Fargo and decide to go to USHL games or high school games instead.
As a Fargo resident, I definitely would NOT trade Sioux hockey for USHL hockey, but I would attend the games when the Sioux are on the road and not being televised. That being said, I think Fargo would have a pretty good casual fan base. Not sure those people are potential season ticket purchasers though.
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this game came down to winning the face-off with 12 secs left. (Mavs won it and look what happened)
I realize this helps in pairwise somewhat (for now), but we all should be more interested in finishing in the top 3 of the league.
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Toews is the best player in college hockey and everybody knows it. Doesn't mean he'll win the Hobey.
Unfortunately, we only have a few more games to enjoy his talents......
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Considering the Sioux haven't swept a WCHA opponent at home this season, would one have to assume we're due. Or, based on the percentages, is it more likely not going to happen? I guess we'll see. If they play consecutive periods like they did Saturday night against Mankato, our short term goal will immediately change to a top 5 finish.
If we want to maintain any chance of finishing top 3, a sweep is a must. It would be nice to head to Denver with our fate under our control.
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I recall many years ago playing baseball for the Sioux, myself and others were caught violating curfew and consuming alcohol (we were legal age). We were all scheduled to be platooned for the next game so we tied one on the night before. Our punishment was that we were thrust into the starting line-up the following morning.......I'm glad Hak is being consistent for Mcfeely's sake....
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Not me. I'm going to be posting comments on Mike McFeely's blog all weekend long.
Me too, but first I'm cancelling my subscription to the Fargo Fool-em'
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I just did my "what if" projections and I must say it's looking pretty good.
WCHA Final
Team GP Pts
UND 28 36
CC 28 35
UMN 28 33
SCSU 28 32
Denver 28 26
MTech 28 26
UW 28 25
AA 28 23
Mankato 28 22
UMD 28 22
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The league is losing the hard core fan and is catering to the corporate fool who takes up a perfectly good seat and then spends his time talking on the cell phone and not watching the game.
Just like at Mariucci....
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We still haven't reclaimed our own building yet so I anticipate a sweep. But I also agree that the games will be battles. Stay out of the box guys! 5 on 5 we're tough to beat!
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USCHO is predicting a split with Mankato winning tonight due to all the distractions. I don't necessarily agree but I thought it was pretty cool that they added a link to our "what if" calculator.
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A couple more things I forgot to mention. Porter may be the best PK player the Sioux have. How many times have you seen him holding the puck in the opponents corner, while killing a penalty. Also, if the Sioux lose a player I have seen Porter double shift for an entire period. The guy has to be in phenomenal shape.
I couldn't agree more. Hak's utilizing his best abilities.
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Porter is one of the best passers on the ice. I would like to see him use his strength some more in front of the net though. Also I wouldn't want to be a player giving half effort when Porter was around.
He must be playing with guys that can't finish then. He can't finish either or he would get more time on the PP.
Don't get me wrong. I think he has been a good player for us but IMHO he's incredibly average from a stats perspective. 5g 12a is hardly stellar and he's done very little in 2007. I think Hak is using him for what he's good at. Grinding.
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A team has their scorers and a team has its playmakers and once in awhile, these playmakers will get the score at the right time. Porter is a prime example. They all contribute just enough so far to keep the W's coming. There is room for more, but I don't see it that way. I wouldn't be concerned about these guys whatsoever, they hold their own!
Porter will be missed next year!
I've been really surprised at the love people have for Porter as an offensive threat. He's not. He does a good job grinding and as a defensive player but that's about it.
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Well we didn't sweep CC but we split and then sweep the Golden Gophers. the penality kill is getting much better and it looks like Phil is playing like we all thought he would. The third and forth lines are starting to contribute and the big guns are hitting thier stride after a slow first half. Lets keep it rolling against MSU and take 4 point this weekend.
I agree they're contributing as grinders and defensively, but there's very little offense coming from anyone other than the DOT line.
When they start to really contribute, look out!
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I'm more worried about other things in jail than looking at a cement wall.
The cement wall is what you're face is pinned to in jail.....ohhh Andy
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Um, would you please list the roads you normally drive on?
A thorough description of your automobile and license plate number would also be beneficial.
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What worries me more than anything is MnSt's physical play and our inability to get scoring depth on our lines.
Check out the stats from these players since the start of the new year (8 games):
Goals / Assists
Miller 2 1
Porter 1 2
Watkins 0 2
Kozek 0 1
These numbers are rather poor and better improve if we expect to do well down the stretch.......
If we could only get a goal a game out of these guys.....
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First things first. We have to beat/sweep Mankato which is historically difficult for us to do in our own building. With the exception of last year during the regular season, they seem to get points in the Ralph. With the recent off-ice distraction, we better not look past this weekend.
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That's probably it. The people being arrested were NDSU football players!
PCM, I think you should consider moving to a better neighborhood.....
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I think Vandy is going to be a gorilla in a year or so. Can you imagine another 10-15 lbs of muscle on this kid?
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hope you were wearing your cast iron chastity belt. Don't want you to become North Dakota's Andy Dufrain. In my best Morgan Freeman voice...Oh Andy....
Sioux vs Bulldogs
in Men's Hockey
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Phil is a slightly above average DI goalie at best which simply means we need to play better defense in front of him to have a chance to win games. He is capable of making a couple big saves per game but usually balances them out with a couple soft goals. Yes he may have been hurt early on in the season which effected his play, but he hasn't played at the same level he did during the Ledyard Bank Tourney thru the AA series. The only difference I see is our offense is coming around (still need more scoring depth to take the pressure off the DOT line to make a legitimate run). We'll all have more confidence in Phil once he stands on his head and shuts out a quality opponent. If that can happen in Denver or St Cloud, watch out.