Rebel_Sioux Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 hour ago, ringneck28 said: You guys realize, if we get swept next weekend, we could be playing Duluth or Denver? That's the least of our worries. With the collapse of the WCHA, we need to be in the the Top 14 to get in on pairwise alone. Assuming there is at least one upset, we need to realistically be 13 or higher. Losing even 1 game next week would significantly hurt our odds. Getting swept would likely mean that would need to win the whole tournament to get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Talent can be up and down - here we expect mostly up But how many times have you seen a Sioux team just mail it in like this group. Maybe once or twice in the last 3 decades - Coaches have some serious work and recruiting to do it's one thing to have your young but scrappy team get beat because of youth - this year's performance is quite something else 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: You seem to forget that Berry was also involved in the recruitment of last year's team and this year's team. So there obviously is a gap in recruiting that is showing up now. That is on both Berry and Hakstol. From here on out, it is on Berry to fix whatever is broken with our recruiting. I think he will do that. When I mentioned that I was severely criticized - but it is true we have a serious talent gap - We are skating Wilkie who is having a Blutarski season 0.000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzerman19 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 It's a full replace year next year...it's going to be terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 How many past teams kept saying throughout the season. We have unfinished business. And they were driven by outside forces. I'll enjoy this problem for the first time in 16 years. Berry is having a Sophomore slump. He had never been a head coach before last year. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDPritch Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 2 hours ago, OETKB said: You guys sucked tonight. 2nd period - what the HELL? I've been watching UND hockey for more decades than I care to admit - I've never HEARD of a 1 shot period. Are you FRICKEN kidding me? SHAME ON YOU tonight. How in the hell do you have a 1 SOG period with a ton of NHL draft picks against not very good defensive team? Beats me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, Cratter said: How many past teams kept saying throughout the season. We have unfinished business. And they were driven by outside forces. I'll enjoy this problem for the first time in 16 years. Please refresh my memory, Cratter...weren't you one of the doomsday preppers after UND's performance in last year's NCHC tournament? Now you're Captain Optimism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDPritch Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 hour ago, STS said: They play like six year olds playing soccer, just a bunch of kids out there kicking the ball. Wow, as a youth soccer coach, excellent analysis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDPritch Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said: I don't think Hak or Blais or anyone else could get much more out of this team. They have been lacking that extra special something all season long. Too many players lost last offseason. We all knew this was going to happen at some point. We'll be back. To be honest, under Hakstol's era with his track record, I never ever had the expectation this type of season would happen as it never did happen over many years. We were at least always in the battle for #1 even if we didn't have the talent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 11 minutes ago, MafiaMan said: Please refresh my memory, Cratter...weren't you one of the doomsday preppers after UND's performance in last year's NCHC tournament? Now you're Captain Optimism? We went through this....I was buying tickets to Tampa Bay before the team was. Not sure why you enjoy the personal stuff so much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel_Sioux Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I don't buy the "we lost too much talent" excuse. We've lost many players before and we rebounded by the end of the year. And that's they let difference, in those years. Hak got the players to click and we would dominate the second half. The problems we've had this year are coaching related. That being said, I don't think last year was a fluke. The challenges we are facing are simply new to our sophomore coach. Lets hope he learns from them for future years. I'm the meantime, let's focus on the now and sweep Miami next week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 After tonight's performance bag skate this team all week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Just now, cberkas said: After tonight's performance bag skate this team all week. Starting last December 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Irish said: Starting last December Should have started after the Michigan State game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 3 minutes ago, cberkas said: After tonight's performance bag skate this team all week. At this point, save the energy for next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 We need some Jackie Moon optimism. 4th place 4th place 4th place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel_Sioux Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 3 minutes ago, MafiaMan said: At this point, save the energy for next season. Come on now. All is not lost. We've been the last team in before and still done well in the tournament. It's not over until it's over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 59 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: On a positive note ............UND only fell to 15 in the Pairwise. 16 now. A solid two spots out of the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzerman19 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 unbelievable this team...least talented, least hardworking team in memory. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 6 minutes ago, yzerman19 said: unbelievable this team...least talented, least hardworking team in memory. The talent is there, they just expect the NCAA's to be given to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 13 minutes ago, yzerman19 said: unbelievable this team...least talented, least hardworking team in memory. 4 minutes ago, cberkas said: The talent is there, they just expect the NCAA's to be given to them. Easy, boys. If this team plays like it did on Saturday against WMU, they could win a mythical national title! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yzerman19 Posted February 26, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 minute ago, MafiaMan said: Easy, boys. If this team plays like it did on Saturday against WMU, they could win a mythical national title! Does the mythical one come with hand jobs? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, MafiaMan said: Easy, boys. If this team plays like it did on Saturday against WMU, they could win a mythical national title! You mean that one Minnesota raises every year after a week into the season and the one Penn State raised after being #1? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey23 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Rebel_Sioux said: That's the least of our worries. With the collapse of the WCHA, we need to be in the the Top 14 to get in on pairwise alone. Assuming there is at least one upset, we need to realistically be 13 or higher. Losing even 1 game next week would significantly hurt our odds. Getting swept would likely mean that would need to win the whole tournament to get in. UND needs to either win 4 of 6 or 5 of 7 to get in. Can it be done? Sure. Will it happen? I don't see any indications that we are going to go on that kind of "run". It is what it is at this point. Incredibly disappointed with the effort and execution tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, cberkas said: You mean that one Minnesota raises every year after a week into the season and the one Penn State raised after being #1? YUP! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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