Kato GDT

[siouxfaninseattle]

52 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:

 

I was told last season that all that mattered was shots on goal...

UND won both the SOG and faceoffs last year and it didn't get them much. Losing the faceoff battle as badly as they did this weekend will result in a lot of losses if it continues this season.

[tnt]

47 minutes ago, ThompHockey said:

Barry lost Wilkie because he played Simmonson over him. Now we have Judd losing time to johnson!?!?!? How is barry this blind to talent or is it just playing favorites?

Simonson had more points his first two years than Wilkie did, and was more responsible defensively with a much better plus/minus.  So I assume you weren’t one of the fans that was hard on Wilkie because of his lack of scoring?

 

 

 

 

 

[MafiaMan]

5 minutes ago, siouxfaninseattle said:

UND won both the SOG and faceoffs last year and it didn't get them much. Losing the faceoff battle as badly as they did this weekend will result in a lot of losses if it continues this season.

Agree with you 100%...my comment was meant as facetiousness due to the emphasis put on some in the, ahem, media, on shots on goal. 

[burd]

It's pretty illogical to think the team played well last weekend in our own rink against one of the weakest teams in the country and that they played poorly this weekend against the #2 team in their rink.   But a lot of people just start with outcome and work backward based purely on emotion.  

[WiSioux]

Also saw Bast leave the game early... Did anyone hear anything about a potential injury?

[Godsmack]

Just now, burd said:

It's pretty illogical to think the team played well last weekend in our own rink against one of the weakest teams in the country and that they played poorly this weekend against the #2 team in their rink.   But a lot of people just start with outcome and work backward based purely on emotion.  

This will be a good learning experience having gone into a really good team’s barn this early in the season and playing two closely contested games. Even though we didn’t come away with a win, I bet this series will help prepare us, especially down the road when going on the road in the first half of the season, facing the likes of Denver, Western, and St. Cloud. 

[siouxfaninseattle]

8 minutes ago, WiSioux said:

Also saw Bast leave the game early... Did anyone hear anything about a potential injury?

Berry said he thought he got the wind knocked out of him. Hopefully that's all it was.

[Frozen4sioux]

10 minutes ago, burd said:

It's pretty illogical to think the team played well last weekend in our own rink against one of the weakest teams in the country and that they played poorly this weekend against the #2 team in their rink.   But a lot of people just start with outcome and work backward based purely on emotion.  

This is extremely accurate.

[bcblues]

4 minutes ago, Godsmack said:

This will be a good learning experience having gone into a really good team’s barn this early in the season and playing two closely contested games. Even though we didn’t come away with a win, I bet this series will help prepare us, especially down the road when going on the road in the first half of the season, facing the likes of Denver, Western, and St. Cloud. 

That's a good perspective.  Last night seemed like a pretty good showing, and by the sound of it we played decent tonight too.  Against a tough opponent on their ice.  Coming away with a single point seems disappointing, but it may motivate the team and end up being a good thing to happen this early in the season.  We shall see!

[burd]

8 minutes ago, bcblues said:

That's a good perspective.  Last night seemed like a pretty good showing, and by the sound of it we played decent tonight too.  Against a tough opponent on their ice.  Coming away with a single point seems disappointing, but it may motivate the team and end up being a good thing to happen this early in the season.  We shall see!

Yeah.  After 120 minutes of hockey on their ice, they were one goal worse than the second best team in the country.  Hard not to believe you are a legitimate contender after that.   Now they have to learn how to win those games.

I don't know what you call IIQ (ice intelligence quotient), but maybe this team has a good one.  

 

[hky]

For those able to watch, was Kawaguchi better tonight?  Was wondering if they should put someone else with Pinto and Adams.

[Oxbow6]

7 minutes ago, hky said:

For those able to watch, was Kawaguchi better tonight?  Was wondering if they should put someone else with Pinto and Adams.

Not really......I'd try Blaisdell

[runaroundsioux]

10 minutes ago, hky said:

For those able to watch, was Kawaguchi better tonight?  Was wondering if they should put someone else with Pinto and Adams.

No and yes.

[Wilbur]

53 minutes ago, burd said:

It's pretty illogical to think the team played well last weekend in our own rink against one of the weakest teams in the country and that they played poorly this weekend against the #2 team in their rink.   But a lot of people just start with outcome and work backward based purely on emotion.  

Completely agree.  That's an experienced team that doesn't lose at home.  If we beat Canisius 20-0 both nights they're crappy, and if we found a way to beat Mankato 5-1 they "aren't as good as we thought they were".  

Never happy with a loss, but I feel a helluva lot better 4 games into this year than after 4 last year.  

[DB Cooper]

Heard kawaguchi’s name quite a bit in that last minute of the game 6 on5

We can be good I think lines just need to sync up a bit 

overall, would’ve liked one W but we played good on road against good(great) coached team

[ThompHockey]

1 hour ago, tnt said:

Simonson had more points his first two years than Wilkie did, and was more responsible defensively with a much better plus/minus.  So I assume you weren’t one of the fans that was hard on Wilkie because of his lack of scoring?

 

 

 

 

 

? Simmonson was absolutely terrible on defense.  He played 4 years at und and had 6 goals.... he will go down as one of the worst players to ever pass though the program

Wilkie played half his freshman season and had 5 goals. He had size and actually played defense so i have no idea why your trying to make !@#$ up

[burd]

3 minutes ago, ThompHockey said:

? Simmonson was absolutely terrible on defense.  He played 4 years at und and had 6 goals.... he will go down as one of the worst players to ever pass though the program

So, you're 90 and have had season tickets all your life?

[yzerman19]

Lot of positives, but bottom line is we needed to win one.  A loss against BSU is now really painful...and they played SCSU right.  Berry has a lot to build off of.  This should look like a Hakatol team that gets better as year goes on.

[ThompHockey]

4 minutes ago, burd said:

So, you're 90 and have had season tickets all your life?

Hahaha ya cause its hard too look back on the history of a program nowadays.... 

[tnt]

12 minutes ago, ThompHockey said:

? Simmonson was absolutely terrible on defense.  He played 4 years at und and had 6 goals.... he will go down as one of the worst players to ever pass though the program

Wilkie played half his freshman season and had 5 goals. He had size and actually played defense so i have no idea why your trying to make !@#$ up

Simonson plus 10 his first two years, while Wilkie was minus 6, despite playing more on offensive lines. Who is making stuff up? 

[Godsmack]

I was never a huge Simonson fan over the four years but I’ll never forget him scoring UND’s first goal of the 2016 national tournament game against Northeastern. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

51 minutes ago, hky said:

For those able to watch, was Kawaguchi better tonight?  Was wondering if they should put someone else with Pinto and Adams.

Didn't watch last night, but it seems like he's lost a step. Foot speed and pivot aren't what I remembered from him.  It's early though.

[ThompHockey]

4 minutes ago, tnt said:

Simonson plus 10 his first two years, while Wilkie was minus 6, despite playing more on offensive lines. Who is making stuff 

+/-  doesnt mean anything for simmonson. Every plus he got was because he was lucky enough too be on the ice when his teammates were scoring. 6 goals in 4 years of starting on a college hockey team........ 

[SiouxFanatic]

17 minutes ago, ThompHockey said:

+/-  doesnt mean anything for simmonson. Every plus he got was because he was lucky enough too be on the ice when his teammates were scoring. 6 goals in 4 years of starting on a college hockey team........ 

Jeez, did Simonson steal your wife/girlfriend or something? 

[ThompHockey]

6 minutes ago, SiouxFanatic said:

Jeez, did Simonson steal your wife/girlfriend or something? 

Got a little too into simmonson bashing but he cost us a really good player and now im worried we are seeing the same with Judd. At least Caufield is a local kid, maybe is family can donate enough too get him a starting spot like simmonsons did(last one i couldnt help myself)