NORTH DAKOTA vs. Denver - SATURDAY Gameday ********

[cberkas]

I'd like to see them not put Brock out on the PP, just see how the #1 unit goes without Brock on it.

[bcblues]

How did that not go in!

[Oxbow6]

Our special teams are trash right now.

[TrueSioux2000]

SO. FRUSTRATING.

[Goon]

3 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Our special teams are trash right now.

Power Play is ranked 47th in the nation and the Penalty Kill is ranked 49th. 

[bcblues]

Damn.

2-3 loss.

We gotta start finding a way to win.

[bcblues]

We were very simply and utterly outplayed.

[Emerald joker]

Ok, 24 and 28 as our possible top defensive unit for next season scares the HELL out of me!!!!!!!!

[willythekid]

well, we've dug ourselves a hole now.

[SiouxFanatic]

Well, the football team is finding ways to win. When will the hockey team?

After last season, hard watching UND hockey struggle to earn wins.

[Cratter]

Anyone know the last time UND was winless in six games?

[scpa0305]

This team is severely under performing.  And remember, these other teams were losing to lost just as many players as we did (plus or minus a few).  And our remaining players should be better.  Our problem isn't so much the D, it's a lack of puck possession in the o zone. And our special teams is a joke.  Shake the lines up coach.

[scpa0305]

5 minutes ago, Emerald joker said:

Ok, 24 and 28 as our possible top defensive unit for next season scares the HELL out of me!!!!!!!!

Interesting you bring that up because we don't have any high end D men coming in.  Next year should be scary.

[yzerman19]

Wisconsinitis- win a natty, then fail

this is a tough stretch for any team, let alone a young team.  We've been beaten by good teams.  I haven't given up.  This should be expected.

[cberkas]

Need to blow up the PP and PK and come up with something new with different players. Cam is an average goaltender, Play Tomek or Matt and maybe it will spark the team. These guys should have at least one loss on the year at the most.

[yzerman19]

I think Cam has actually played well. 

[siouxforce19]

Just now, cberkas said:

Need to blow up the PP and PK and come up with something new with different players. Cam is an average goaltender, Play Tomek or Matt and maybe it will spark the team. These guys should have at least one loss on the year at the most.

I agree, but week after week with the same issues and no changes makes me doubt on it happening. 

I feel like Berry thinks they'll play out of it or something. 

[fightingsioux4life]

Just now, cberkas said:

Need to blow up the PP and PK and come up with something new with different players. Cam is an average goaltender, Play Tomek or Matt and maybe it will spark the team. These guys should have at least one loss on the year at the most.

Are you serious? I am not totally surprised we are struggling at this point.

[scpa0305]

3 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Are you serious? I am not totally surprised we are struggling at this point.

Besides Friday night against MN I haven't felt like any team we've played is better.  We just can't find ways to win. Even against UMD (Friday night), I thought we'd come back.  They're in a bad funk right now.  I'd go to tomek Friday night and shuffle the lines. And I don't think cam has played bad, he's just not stealing games either.

[yzerman19]

7 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Are you serious? I am not totally surprised we are struggling at this point.

Me neither- swept on the road by a good, older UMD, tie and loss at Minny, tie and loss vs DU.  We are playing more experienced, likely tourney teams with a young team.  They are better right now, we will get better.

[yzerman19]

To be honest, losing to tournament teams early in the year might be exactly the recipe for building this team

[fsioux]

8 minutes ago, cberkas said:

We need to see what Tomek can do.  Even if Cam is main goalie, need to get Tomek live action if Cam goes down.   Long ways to go but team is struggling, especially special teams.

[yzerman19]

I will reiterate:  we need an identity...what will be the character of this team?  

I think the top line needs to be split up.  It isn't working...hasn't worked with top teams

[cberkas]

Just now, fightingsioux4life said:

Are you serious? I am not totally surprised we are struggling at this point.

Duluth isn't as good as everyone makes them, could have swept them. Minnesota is not a good team, just look at the St. Cloud game, should have swept them. Denver is a complete team and this could have been a sweep or a split. St. Cloud is not the St. Cloud that we've see the last few years, should be able to sweep them next weekend, but with how the guys have been playing last in the NCHC could happen.

[siouxforce19]

1 minute ago, yzerman19 said:

I will reiterate:  we need an identity...what will be the character of this team?  

I think the top line needs to be split up.  It isn't working...hasn't worked with top teams

The top line has been pretty much the only line that produced if you think about it. I'm not opposed to splitting them up but it's kind of risky when no one else is really productive.