2020-21 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[yzerman19]

13 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

I definitely disagree with it being situational. Teams with strong depth play all four lines more evenly than those with less depth. By matching lines, you can keep your team fresh and not lose scoring opportunities with whomever is in the ice. Our best teams had tremendous depth and evened out playing time as much as possible. 

Being able to have a guy like Weatherby centering the fourth line late in a game against a team's top line who is gassed or their less talented fourth line is a clear advantage to us.

I think he's just stating that you don't just go 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4 like a Mite scrimmage.  I agree that it allows you to get the matchups you want if more of your legs are fresh because you've been rolling.  It also helps when coming off special teams a ton!

[stoneySIOUX]

2 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

I think he's just stating that you don't just go 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4 like a Mite scrimmage.  I agree that it allows you to get the matchups you want if more of your legs are fresh because you've been rolling.  It also helps when coming off special teams a ton!

I never said that, though lol. "Rolling four lines" to me, means having the depth to not have to play only the Top 6 players. Keeping players fresh and not losing much in terms of scoring punch from top to bottom.

[yzerman19]

1 minute ago, stoneySIOUX said:

I never said that, though lol. "Rolling four lines" to me, means having the depth to not have to play only the Top 6 players. Keeping players fresh and not losing much in terms of scoring punch from top to bottom.

Totally.  When your 1st and 2nd lines are better, your checking line can shut down, and your 4th line can hold its own against an opponent's top line, you win a lot of games...

[stoneySIOUX]

Just now, yzerman19 said:

Totally.  When your 1st and 2nd lines are better, your checking line can shut down, and your 4th line can hold its own against an opponent's top line, you win a lot of games...

Exactly what I was saying. Which is why I think having Weatherby at his natural position, even if it's in a bottom six role, is big for this team.

[yzerman19]

I've got Weatherby centering the 3rd scoring line.  Whether you call that line 3 or line 4 its moot.  He's the third scoring center after Adams and Pinto.

[Blackheart]

4 hours ago, yzerman19 said:

2005-2006 was absolutely loaded up and down the lineup

Here's their lineup against Minny in January of 2006...

 

[yzerman19]

5 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

Here's their lineup against Minny in January of 2006...

 

Hobey Baker on 4th line

[yzerman19]

Remember...Jonny Toews was 17 that entire season!!  17 year old kid scored 22 goals in big time NCAA play

[farce poobah]

8 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

Remember...Jonny Toews was 17 that entire season!!  17 year old kid scored 22 goals in big time NCAA play

MVP of West Regional.    Not sure if other 17 year olds have ever done that.

[yzerman19]

2 minutes ago, farce poobah said:

MVP of West Regional.    Not sure if other 17 year olds have ever done that.

Ummm...no...he was very special

[brianvf]

18 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

Ummm...no...he was very special

He was ok. 
 

[yzerman19]

30 minutes ago, brianvf said:

He was ok. 
 

Yep

[siouxfaninseattle]

1 hour ago, Blackheart said:

Here's their lineup against Minny in January of 2006...

 

Murderers  row

1 hour ago, farce poobah said:

MVP of West Regional.    Not sure if other 17 year olds have ever done that.

Very special

[Ray77]

Shane Pinto informs Ottawa Senators he's returning to UND for sophomore season

 

https://twitter.com/SchlossmanGF/status/1250869652235878400?s=20

[brianvf]

Yes sir...gonna be a fun year.

[Walsh Hall]

16 hours ago, Blackheart said:

Here's their lineup against Minny in January of 2006...

 

If Spirko stayed for (4) years we would have had to win a natty one of the next (2) years.  He was a sophomore in the lineup above.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

25 minutes ago, Walsh Hall said:

If Spirko stayed for (4) years we would have had to win a natty one of the next (2) years.  He was a sophomore in the lineup above.

What's crazy is there was only a single Senior in that entire lineup (Prpich).  Imagine that group the following year with the addition of Chay Genoway and Chris VandeVelde.  

[Vegas_Sioux]

36 minutes ago, Fighting Sioux 23 said:

What's crazy is there was only a single Senior in that entire lineup (Prpich).  Imagine that group the following year with the addition of Chay Genoway and Chris VandeVelde.  

 

[UNDPUCKS]

Even though I believe individual awards are silly in team sports, it should be interesting to watch Captain Kawaguchi and Beans race each other for the Hobey. Fill the nets boys.

[Nodaker]

2 hours ago, brianvf said:

Yes sir...gonna be a fun year.

I'm excited for it!  Hopefully the pandemic doesn't have a bounce and we get to have next season. 

[yzerman19]

4330 NHL games in that lineup...

[burd]

2 hours ago, Vegas_Sioux said:

 

The boy with the magic wrist shot.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Who wants to wager on season start date? 

[yzerman19]

Duncan had an office like Ovi.  Goalies knew he was setting up at the circle and they knew he was going to shoot short-side upper.  They still couldn't stop it.  That DOT line had Mr. Electric in Osh, Mr. I am always in the right spot and end up with the puck Toewser, and Mr. Wrister in Dunc.

[Vegas_Sioux]

32 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

4330 NHL games in that lineup...

And north of 200,000,000 in nhl money.