TNF Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 17 hours ago, darell1976 said: Except in football That didn’t use the logo. Quote
UNDBIZ Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, TNF said: That didn’t use the logo. There was a small one just below the collar, IIRC. 2 Quote
geaux_sioux Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 2 hours ago, burd said: I'm happy if we have guys like Caggiula and Patton over physical/instigators from a while ago, like Prpich. This is a different game than it was 15 years ago, and the stick work and cross checking (even "finishing" checks) are just as likely to put you a man down as accomplish any kind of intimidation. And I'm OK with that-- UND can benefit from it. We did in '16. We all want our team to play a physical game, but playing smart, with the new enforcement trend, is more important, IMO. Prpich and even Hextall would fare less well in today's game. They were fun to have, but that kind of play won't win a banner nowadays. Give me speed, hustle, skill and smarts. That will intimidate. Please, Hextal would be great to have this year. You think the team would have lacked effort with him on the ice? He also could put the puck in the back of the net. Quote
siouxkid12 Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 2 hours ago, burd said: I'm happy if we have guys like Caggiula and Patton over physical/instigators from a while ago, like Prpich. This is a different game than it was 15 years ago, and the stick work and cross checking (even "finishing" checks) are just as likely to put you a man down as accomplish any kind of intimidation. And I'm OK with that-- UND can benefit from it. We did in '16. We all want our team to play a physical game, but playing smart, with the new enforcement trend, is more important, IMO. Prpich and even Hextall would fare less well in today's game. They were fun to have, but that kind of play won't win a banner nowadays. Give me speed, hustle, skill and smarts. That will intimidate. I'm sorry but I'll take Prpich, Pattyn or Hextall over the likes of Simonson, Janatuinen, Olson, Bowan, Yon any day of the week. 1 Quote
burd Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 Knew I'd catch it for the comments on Hextall and Prpich, and I'm not saying I'd prefer a lot of the guys on this team to them. Just responding to comments that UND has regrettably lost its physical intimidation factor. It's just not as simple as wanting the old style back. I liked those guys too. Quote
siouxkid12 Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, burd said: Knew I'd catch it for the comments on Hextall and Prpich, and I'm not saying I'd prefer a lot of the guys on this team to them. Just responding to comments that UND has regrettably lost its physical intimidation factor. It's just not as simple as wanting the old style back. I liked those guys too. Yes, finesse style type of hockey has become the forefront over the last few years but to be a good team you still need to some some physical intimidation to be that much more successful. Not saying every Dman or forth liner needs to be physical but having a few is still great. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 What I've seen is a flip-flop of the size on teams: By-gone days (Blais era and before) you'd have monsters on the blue line and small, quick forwards. Today it seems everyone has small, quick, puck-moving defensemen and monster forwards. Quote
burd Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: What I've seen is a flip-flop of the size on teams: By-gone days (Blais era and before) you'd have monsters on the blue line and small, quick forwards. Today it seems everyone has small, quick, puck-moving defensemen and monster forwards. Interesting. Quote
franchise Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 A lot of the great checks from years ago, would just be a parade to the box now 1 Quote
Cratter Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 2 hours ago, John W. said: I go to "Gopher Hole" every day....I never hear/read them talk about 'hating' UND.....rarely mention them....but then prolly only discuss things of relevance to U M!!!!!! Don't go to GopherPuckLive then. It only took me one second to see it over there. The top thread there was started by someone named "F Da Sue". Not to mention they pinned the upcoming game against UND at the top. 1 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Cratter said: Don't go to GopherPuckLive then. It only took me one second to see it over there. The top thread there was started by someone named "F Da Sue". Not to mention they pinned the upcoming game against UND at the top. "But all we care about is Wisconsin!" (sarcasm) 1 Quote
darell1976 Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 5 hours ago, UNDBIZ said: There was a small one just below the collar, IIRC. Correct. Quote
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