Wilbur Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 22 hours ago, stoneySIOUX said: Big sweep coming. I know the boys have been reading here. Gonna be fired up I get it's a free country, but what are they doing coming on here? We are basically a bunch of UND hockey rubes spreading truths and falsehoods. A few on here pose as UND fans but are wolves in sheep's clothing per say.....again it's a free country. Before ya know it it's the #ferdaoxbow mentality. And we all know how that year finished. Sucker punching teammates aside.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFanSince1990 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Who coaches the defense in practice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 14 hours ago, MafiaMan said: Does my NODAK banana hammock idea fall under the “swimsuit” category? Er, I mean @Oxbow6’s idea…yea, he thought of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 10:38 AM, crb1 said: I sure hope we can turn things around. I love this program and I am not a fair-weathered fan by any means. It is tough to watch this slide we are on though, I sure hope the players and coaches can make the necessary adjustments to turn this around. It has just been difficult hockey to watch as of late. I’m with you. This team is too talented to not turn this around. Looking forward, I’m a little worried about our pipeline. We have a couple nice ones…but it is a bit thin. I really do like our frosh class this year, but it’s tough to put a ton of reliance on them unless we’re talking about 1st round type talent. Crossing my fingers we turn this around and start landing some big time recruits. May have to wait a year for the 07 crop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 A few things stick out. UND is 1-4-1 against ranked opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 9 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: I’m with you. This team is too talented to not turn this around. Looking forward, I’m a little worried about our pipeline. We have a couple nice ones…but it is a bit thin. I really do like our frosh class this year, but it’s tough to put a ton of reliance on them unless we’re talking about 1st round type talent. Crossing my fingers we turn this around and start landing some big time recruits. May have to wait a year for the 07 crop. Ideally, you want a sprinkling of 1-2 year players (early round draft picks) along with a solid core group of 3-4 year players (to provide stability and leadership). Building your team entirely of 1-2 year players doesn't work because they don't stick around that long. Building your team entirely of 3-4 year players doesn't work because you don't have enough scoring punch up front. We do need to stop losing recruiting battles left and right. I don't even read the "Prospective Recruits" thread anymore because every time I look at it, it's more bad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, Goon said: A few things stick out. UND is 1-4-1 against ranked opponents. We have had a tough schedule. .500 would have been like it against those opponents. Preseason expectations had me thinking even better than .500. It is what it is though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 12 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: We have had a tough schedule. .500 would have been like it against those opponents. Preseason expectations had me thinking even better than .500. It is what it is though. In this Quinny, Minny, DU stretch, I thought we'd be 3-3 and was hoping we could sweep Quinny. *sigh* .... turnaround starts tomorrow, baby. Time to go. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 13 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: We have had a tough schedule. .500 would have been like it against those opponents. Preseason expectations had me thinking even better than .500. It is what it is though. It has been a tough schedule. For sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxfancrazy92 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 53 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: Ideally, you want a sprinkling of 1-2 year players (early round draft picks) along with a solid core group of 3-4 year players (to provide stability and leadership). Building your team entirely of 1-2 year players doesn't work because they don't stick around that long. Building your team entirely of 3-4 year players doesn't work because you don't have enough scoring punch up front. We do need to stop losing recruiting battles left and right. I don't even read the "Prospective Recruits" thread anymore because every time I look at it, it's more bad news. https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1137/univ.-of-north-dakota?tab=stats&sort=pm These stats were completely different last season. Some many guys having a tough start to the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 It is odd that they haven't been better, considering they brought back nearly everyone and added some good pieces. In fact, the additions have been the bright spots, as Farmer may have been the best D so far and the frosh have been at least ok. In the last series, getting caved in for much of the weekend is discouraging, as that just makes you feel the whole team is worse than the opponent. You can still win those games, though, by keeping them to the outside and capitalizing. And they were in fact in position to do that Saturday until the terrible giveaways that led to their third and fifth goals. You just cannot pass the puck to the other team. As for the fourth goal, Denver intercepted a hundred passes that night and we just needed Frisch to nab that one, but it snuck through. I'm hoping Bast can come in and help just by not making terrible mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Goon said: A few things stick out. UND is 1-4-1 against ranked opponents. Who was the tie against? I seem to recall a big celebration and fireworks going off on Friday after the Quinnipiac game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 16 minutes ago, jk said: It is odd that they haven't been better, considering they brought back nearly everyone and added some good pieces. In fact, the additions have been the bright spots, as Farmer may have been the best D so far and the frosh have been at least ok. In the last series, getting caved in for much of the weekend is discouraging, as that just makes you feel the whole team is worse than the opponent. You can still win those games, though, by keeping them to the outside and capitalizing. And they were in fact in position to do that Saturday until the terrible giveaways that led to their third and fifth goals. You just cannot pass the puck to the other team. As for the fourth goal, Denver intercepted a hundred passes that night and we just needed Frisch to nab that one, but it snuck through. I'm hoping Bast can come in and help just by not making terrible mistakes. This has been the problem all season. Crumbling in transition when we have pressure in our face. Absolutely awful first passes led to loss of possession and turnovers. This is incredibly fixable, but we just have to do it. Was thinking the same thing on Bast. Johnson or Moore could use a day off to try and snap them back into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxfancrazy92 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said: This has been the problem all season. Crumbling in transition when we have pressure in our face. Absolutely awful first passes led to loss of possession and turnovers. This is incredibly fixable, but we just have to do it. Was thinking the same thing on Bast. Johnson or Moore could use a day off to try and snap them back into it. Mistakes get made in every game…even at the NHL level. There going to happen. In Fri game….2 fwds left the puck right in the slot and skated away without it which I believe led to a goal. UND lives and dies by the stretch pass. Seems like they want to play a fast game. Even Brad talks about it on his pod cast this week. Sometimes the D had no option for outlets. Do we need to do a better job making pass to our team yes, but they can’t always be 75 foot ones. Maybe we need a system like Denver where the fwds support the D more in transition. the stats on plus minus show that several veteran F/D are off to a rough start. https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1137/univ.-of-north-dakota?tab=stats&sort=pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Siouxfancrazy92 said: Mistakes get made in every game…even at the NHL level. There going to happen. In Fri game….2 fwds left the puck right in the slot and skated away without it which I believe led to a goal. UND lives and dies by the stretch pass. Seems like they want to play a fast game. Even Brad talks about it on his pod cast this week. Sometimes the D had no option for outlets. Do we need to do a better job making pass to our team yes, but they can’t always be 75 foot ones. Maybe we need a system like Denver where the fwds support the D more in transition. the stats on plus minus show that several veteran F/D are off to a rough start. https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1137/univ.-of-north-dakota?tab=stats&sort=pm The problem is, it's not happening once or twice, it's happening several times a game. We've consistently been able to transition for many, many years and many of the players on this team have been able to do it, as well. It can and will get fixed, I believe. Not sure I agree with your assessment on stretch passes, but we absolutely have a system that supports the D in transition. We've had the same breakout for as long as I can remember. Make a pass up, or short, if it's not there, chip it to neutral. We haven't done it enough, this season. That's my point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 hours ago, MafiaMan said: Who was the tie against? I seem to recall a big celebration and fireworks going off on Friday after the Quinnipiac game. If you're trying to say that that skills competition didn't mean anything.... You're completely right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, Wilbur said: If you're trying to say that that skills competition didn't mean anything.... You're completely right. Skill beats talent when talent doesn’t have skill. Wait, I think I said it wrong again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N of GF Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 13 minutes ago, MafiaMan said: Skill beats talent when talent doesn’t have skill. Wait, I think I said it wrong again. I think it's... Talent beats hard work when skill doesn't have talent. And then skill brings home the extra point in the shootout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusinessSiouxt Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 49 minutes ago, Wilbur said: If you're trying to say that that skills competition didn't mean anything.... You're completely right. I believe the tie was Omaha on Saturday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey23 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 8 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: Aren’t you afraid it would only say NO most of the time? Reminds me of a joke about tattoos. To sum up, one tattoo said "Wendy" and the other tatoo said "Welcome to Jamaica 'mon, have a nice day" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxweet Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 23 hours ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said: Miami is trending upward this year and would LOVE to prove they are back with a good showing this weekend. They let ASU get some love why not Miami as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90siouxfan Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 53 minutes ago, petey23 said: Reminds me of a joke about tattoos. To sum up, one tattoo said "Wendy" and the other tatoo said "Welcome to Jamaica 'mon, have a nice day" it's the same tattoo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 hours ago, MafiaMan said: Skill beats talent when talent doesn’t have skill. Wait, I think I said it wrong again. Are you sure we don't need a green Nodak jersey? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 hours ago, BusinessSiouxt said: I believe the tie was Omaha on Saturday night. He was talking about ranked opponents. Don't believe the Mavs were ranked when we played them. I know the Q was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusinessSiouxt Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 40 minutes ago, Wilbur said: He was talking about ranked opponents. Don't believe the Mavs were ranked when we played them. I know the Q was. Sorry, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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