Ward's Revenge on the Beaver(s): Saturday vs BSU

[Blackheart]

34 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

And that is nauseating.

True...but also a reality.  Build from here boys!

[siouxnatty#8]

2 hours ago, Sweethockey said:

I try not to watch him, it just leads to frustration and day-drinking 

There’s not many bars left with morning happy hours.

[Sodbuster]

6 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

A winning streak starts with one.....

4-2 UND 

Are you that Nostradamus guy?

[Username Taken]

Good game except for the 10 min stretch where it looked like they set the controller down to go eat supper and didn’t hit pause. Chemistry is coming together but there are still a lot of d-zone issues. 

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

its called we do a little trolling

 

[Oldguy]

I know it may be bashed as a Nancy-negative assessment, but damn - the "lows" are pathetic.  The fact that UND barely scratched out a win at home against a middle of the pack team is just indicative of where they are now - a middle of the pack team.  

[brianvf]

2 minutes ago, Oldguy said:

I know it may be bashed as a Nancy-negative assessment, but damn - the "lows" are pathetic.  The fact that UND barely scratched out a win at home against a middle of the pack team is just indicative of where they are now - a middle of the pack team.  

Ah, last week was worse.  Losing a game at home to the worst team in the league...now THAT'S a low. 
So...slightly better results this week.
We'll see if they can come home with any points from SCSU next week.

[Oxbow6]

Bast, Ness and James were really good this weekend. 

Gaber McLaughlin Blake have to stay together from here on out.

Moore was very solid tonight coming off an illness.

Much better crowd tonight than anticipated.

[brianvf]

1 minute ago, Oxbow6 said:

Bast, Ness and James were really good this weekend. 

Gaber McLaughlin Blake have to stay together from here on out.

Bast was impressive considering this was his first couple games all season.
Ness continues to disrupt the other team and create chances...he's improved since last year.
James is getting the feel of NCAA hockey it seems.  I think we'll see him continue to get better as the season progresses.

And for sure on GMB.  There's a lot of skill on display when those three are on the ice together.

[siouxforce19]

16 minutes ago, Oldguy said:

I know it may be bashed as a Nancy-negative assessment, but damn - the "lows" are pathetic.  The fact that UND barely scratched out a win at home against a middle of the pack team is just indicative of where they are now - a middle of the pack team.  

Just as a reference our next opponent, SCSU, who is currently 4th in the PWR, split with Bemidji in their home and home earlier. 

[SIOUXELEVENS]

I say the boys go 3-1 to finish off 2022

[brianvf]

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/riese-gabers-off-the-ice-push-helps-und-secure-a-4-2-victory-over-bemidji-state

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"The first guy I want to mention is Riese Gaber," Jamernik V said. "That guy is not only an unreal teammate, but an unreal friend."

Jamernik V recalled a conversation he had with Gaber on Friday before the series opener in Bemidji.

"We had a good chat," Jamernik V said. "I was kind of getting down on myself a little bit. It's tough when it's not going in. But he just said it's all mindset. He gave me a lot of pointers on mental (things), 'I'm going to score. I'm going to score.' And he was telling me that all throughout the first period and the second period."

After Jamernik V scored, he immediately turned and pointed at Gaber.

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"When you deviate from it just a little bit in the third period, you call a timeout and go back to the things the players said out of their mouths. I think guys are coming. They're talking about the right things and they're believing in themselves to try to preserve these wins that have gone the other way a few times."

Although Bemidji State (5-4-3) scored twice in the span of 62 seconds to make it a one-goal game in the third, UND did lock it down.

While trying to preserve that one-goal lead, the Fighting Hawks did not allow a single shot on goal for the final 6 minutes, 22 seconds of the game.

 

[tnt]

17 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:

Just as a reference our next opponent, SCSU, who is currently 4th in the PWR, split with Bemidji in their home and home earlier. 

…and it’s not like other UND teams haven’t had problems with Bemidji.  The 2016 championship team tied them, and recall Oshie having to score late to get UND a 1-0 win.  If anyone knows anything about this series, they know they always play us tough.

[tnt]

12 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

I say the boys go 3-1 to finish off 2022

Have to at least split, then take care of those same teams above us at home, but 3-1 would certainly keep our head above water going into the second half.  Go get next Friday’s game and take it from there.

[siouxnatty#8]

5 minutes ago, tnt said:

Have to at least split, then take care of those same teams above us at home, but 3-1 would certainly keep our head above water going into the second half.  Go get next Friday’s game and take it from there.

I think Sendens line has to step it up in their shutdown role if we’re to go 3-1. I think it’s safe to say the GMB line should provide some more firepower and give the other team matchup problems with them. I think 3-1 is realistic at this point.

[siouxnatty#8]

Just now, siouxnatty#8 said:

I think Sendens line has to step it up in their shutdown role if we’re to go 3-1. I think it’s safe to say the GMB line should provide some more firepower and give the other team matchup problems with them. I think 3-1 is realistic at this point.

If St Cloud chooses to try skate with the GMB line I think they’ll have serious afterthoughts.

[brianvf]

11 minutes ago, siouxnatty#8 said:

If St Cloud chooses to try skate with the GMB line I think they’ll have serious afterthoughts.

Cruikshank has been putting up a good number of goals for them.

I didn't realize how old SCSU is.
They have five graduate 5th year players and seven seniors on their roster.  That's a lot of experienced players.

[tnt]

First two games of the year we didn’t score a power play goal.  Lost the special teams battle both nights, giving up a pp last night and short handed tonight.  We need to win the special teams battle if we want to beat St Cloud.  Need to play better on big ice surface than we did against Minnesota. 

[burd]

7 hours ago, brianvf said:

Cruikshank has been putting up a good number of goals for them.

I didn't realize how old SCSU is.
They have five graduate 5th year players and seven seniors on their roster.  That's a lot of experienced players.

Do scholarship awards affect social security?

[siouxnatty#8]

8 hours ago, brianvf said:

Cruikshank has been putting up a good number of goals for them.

I didn't realize how old SCSU is.
They have five graduate 5th year players and seven seniors on their roster.  That's a lot of experienced players.

Senden line will have to shut down Cruikshank and his line. So important to have Senden line back together to fill that shutdown role.

[Blackheart]

1 hour ago, siouxnatty#8 said:

Senden line will have to shut down Cruikshank and his line. So important to have Senden line back together to fill that shutdown role.

And no penalties please!

[dustnyou]

11 hours ago, Oldguy said:

I know it may be bashed as a Nancy-negative assessment, but damn - the "lows" are pathetic.  The fact that UND barely scratched out a win at home against a middle of the pack team is just indicative of where they are now - a middle of the pack team.  

Except that almost all of UND’s 20 some home wins against the Beavers have been barely scratched out since they went Dl. No matter how good the Sioux have been. Beavers are very well coached and they know how to play against teams with more talent. 

[bcblues]

12 hours ago, Oldguy said:

I know it may be bashed as a Nancy-negative assessment, but damn - the "lows" are pathetic.  The fact that UND barely scratched out a win at home against a middle of the pack team is just indicative of where they are now - a middle of the pack team.  

I don't think there is much doubt that we are now a mid pack team. The question is, are we a mid pack team moving up? Or down?

[The Sicatoka]

3 hours ago, burd said:

Do scholarship awards affect social security?

You think we’re tax consultants around here?  

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

36 minutes ago, dustnyou said:

Except that almost all of UND’s 20 some home wins against the Beavers have been barely scratched out since they went Dl. No matter how good the Sioux have been. Beavers are very well coached and they know how to play against teams with more talent. 

As demonstrated here