UND FIGHTING HAWKS vs. UMD Bulldogs - FRIDAY Gameday

[siouxfaninseattle]

Luke has nothing between his ears. Sit him for the rest of the year.

[yababy8]

3 hours ago, choyt3 said:

Hmmm....

That's what my buddy and I call him.  Always have...

[GDPritch]

4 hours ago, iluvdebbies said:

One thing basketball needs is more timeouts.

I hear you.  I love watching Sioux hoops (and T-wolves and Goofers when they're half decent...so not often) but the number of timeouts is so very annoying.  Play the freaking game, my God!

[GDPritch]

1 hour ago, snova4 said:

Are you even a fan of this team?

If he is, I gotta assume he was being sarcastic, no...?

 

[Goon]

3 hours ago, Cratter said:

Goon!

I am on it. 

[Goon]

2 hours ago, Biddco said:

We're not horrible. 

Holy cow, I actually agree with Biddy for once. 

[Goon]

http://ndgoon.blogspot.com/2016/02/und-2-umd-1-video-highlights.html

UMD played a good road game. They're also fighting for their season, UMD probably needs to run the table to make the NCAA tourney. I don't see that happening. I would be surprise if they make the NCHC Frozen Faceoff. UND is probably in the NCAA tourney, barring a meltdown.  

I will defer to the Pairwise Rankings Guru for actual stats. 

[Cratter]

4 hours ago, snova4 said:

Are you even a fan of this team?

more so than you?

[Cratter]

4 hours ago, SiouxTupa said:

A win is rarely, if ever, a letdown. They allowed 1 goal tonight. UMD is a veteran team and played a very hard road game. It's a big deal that UND was able to grind out a full 3 pt win.

Thats so cute. The athetic & department would be so proud of you!

[burd]

2 hours ago, Cratter said:

Thats so cute. The athetic & department would be so proud of you!

You need to find a way to enjoy college hockey, Cratter.   I have no doubt you know the game better than most (than I, for sure), but you rarely seem to enjoy it.   These are kids--did you see how happy they were after Poganski's goal?    Enjoy that, if nothing else.      

[Oxbow6]

Sandy in Herald "Don't agree with the call at the end" on penalty shot. One would expect as a HC he says that but if he honestly believes that that is another issue. No other call should/could have been made if one actually watched the play of the UMD player basically making no play on the puck and just deliberately taking out Pogo's legs from behind.

[farce poobah]

8 hours ago, Biddco said:

We're not horrible. 

I agree.   I was wondering how the heck UMD's record is not a whole lot better.   (Last night, anyway,) They play good team hockey, they possess the puck well, they force opponents well meaning they get it back, and they are generally tough to play against.   Before the game, I thought "goaltending!" must be their weakness but Kaskisuo was solid last night.   I'm totally perplexed.

All I know is I would rather play just about anyone else - ABD - in the playoffs.

[burd]

I don't know why O'keefe was doing color last night, but it was sure nice to see those two together again.   As a team, they are hard to beat. 

[Oxbow6]

Being a Fargo resident, UND alum and season ticket holder kudos to the Ralph and UND for honoring FPD officer Moszer before the game. He was a big hockey fan having Force season tickets. Good call by all involved.

 

[Oxbow6]

I don't like LJ at center.....too poor a skater and after last night's continued stupid play I don't want to see him tonight. Rhett, Simo and Sanderson are your centers behing #8 tonight IMO.

[BIGSIOUX]

One outta 500 do they ever call that a penalty shot.  What a bogus call in ot

that was a gift. 

[Fetch]

I had I guess forgotten how much I disliked Duluth Bulldogs they are a smug bunch of whiners

[Emerald joker]

23 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

I don't like LJ at center.....too poor a skater and after last night's continued stupid play I don't want to see him tonight. Rhett, Simo and Sanderson are your centers behing #8 tonight IMO.

I think Rhett should be the 2nd line center

[Fetch]

But I do like that we are a team that can sure pizz people off - the opposition ourselves refs  u name it we are good at pizzing folks off - We will We will pizz u off sing it 

[yzerman19]

23 minutes ago, Emerald joker said:

I think Rhett should be the 2nd line center

I agree with you and I think he has earned it.  I'd throw a big change up tonight- especially if chyzyk can go.

As I think it through, I'd play LJ, but he plays wing on the fourth line tonight.

[Biddco]

1 hour ago, farce poobah said:

I agree.   I was wondering how the heck UMD's record is not a whole lot better.   (Last night, anyway,) They play good team hockey, they possess the puck well, they force opponents well meaning they get it back, and they are generally tough to play against.   Before the game, I thought "goaltending!" must be their weakness but Kaskisuo was solid last night.   I'm totally perplexed.

All I know is I would rather play just about anyone else - ABD - in the playoffs.

Just can't score like you'd expect them too. It's the damnest thing. People keep saying they don't want to play us or they'll figure it out. Been waiting for them to figure it out since October. Don't see it happening. 

[snova4]

5 hours ago, Cratter said:

more so than you?

I don't know, you sure don't seem like it a good percentage of the time. Maybe I come across that way also, but I doubt it.

[GoalieMask]

Some random musings from a witness to last night's win. 

*UND dug out an ugly win and sometimes in a good/great season wins like this say as much about a team's character as the pretty games do.

*CBS line just hasn't seemed to gel since Duluth series in December.  Ever since World Juniors/Injuries, this trio hasn't been at the level they were in the first half.

*Kudos to Duluth's D for causing some havoc last night. They are a desperate team who played a winning game; limiting UND's shots on goal.  This game was huge for the Dogs, per Schloss, a win would have put them at 16 in pair wise, instead they are 25.

*Troy Stecher's physical and mental effort is among the best I have ever seen on this team.  It doesn't appear all on this team are there and that needs to change now if we plan to watch these guys in April. 

*St. Cloud is playing better right now.  Crazy things need to happen for them to slow down, although NoDak has more games left at home (3 compared to their 2).

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

11 hours ago, Biddco said:

 

Then take out your banners. same logic right?

 

Can't tell if you're trolling or genuine, but no.  Banners, which every team hangs from the rafters, are not comparable to listing a lone national championship that is long in the rear view mirror on a piece of paper.  It's tacky and anyone capable of being objective (so likely not any Gopher fans) will agree.  

 

P.S. Did you read Brad's Tweet that Duluth would have been 15th in the pairwise had they won?  Do us a favor and make sure dog-faced Donna puts that in her pipe and smokes it.

[Emerald joker]

I just watched last nights game again. The Johnson penalty is an iffy one. The guy was basically leaning on him for 3 or 4 seconds so he couldn't get up then the guy started skating away then Johnson jabbed him in a get off me sort of way. Johnson shouldn't done it but it's not something I wouldv thought would be called after all the sh*t that had been going on