Wilbur Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Best time of the year! Two teams playing for their collective lives in Omaha this weekend in what should go three games in my mind. All the games between these teams have been good close hockey games. Game 1....4-1 UND win Game 2....3-3 OT tie (we don't call shootout losses a loss) Game 3....5-4 UND OT win Game 4....2-1 UND win So the Mavs are definitely due for a win in this series, but two pretty even teams. Will we continue to see DeRidder 2.0? Will #4 play? Will the Mavs make the NCHC Frozen Faceoff for the first time ever at the cost of UND? Will the #MGFC know that shootouts won't happen this weekend? Will @MafiaMan make the 7 hour drive to Baxter??? Wilbur's unpopular opinion: Mavericks in 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsowe Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 GAME 1 OT UND GAME 2 4-3 UNO GAME 3 2 OT UND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 12 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Best time of the year! Two teams playing for their collective lives in Omaha this weekend in what should go three games in my mind. All the games between these teams have been good close hockey games. Game 1....4-1 UND win Game 2....3-3 OT tie (we don't call shootout losses a loss) Game 3....5-4 UND OT win Game 4....2-1 UND win So the Mavs are definitely due for a win in this series, but two pretty even teams. Will we continue to see DeRidder 2.0? Will #4 play? Will the Mavs make the NCHC Frozen Faceoff for the first time ever at the cost of UND? Will the #MGFC know that shootouts won't happen this weekend? Will @MafiaMan make the 7 hour drive to Baxter??? Wilbur's unpopular opinion: Mavericks in 3. No shootouts? When the hell are we supposed to set off the fireworks then? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 16 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Best time of the year! Two teams playing for their collective lives in Omaha this weekend in what should go three games in my mind. All the games between these teams have been good close hockey games. Game 1....4-1 UND win Game 2....3-3 OT tie (we don't call shootout losses a loss) Game 3....5-4 UND OT win Game 4....2-1 UND win So the Mavs are definitely due for a win in this series, but two pretty even teams. Will we continue to see DeRidder 2.0? Will #4 play? Will the Mavs make the NCHC Frozen Faceoff for the first time ever at the cost of UND? Will the #MGFC know that shootouts won't happen this weekend? Will @MafiaMan make the 7 hour drive to Baxter??? Wilbur's unpopular opinion: Mavericks in 3. Mafiaman would make the trip just for the free cowbell they hand out at the arena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 12 minutes ago, Blackheart said: No shootouts? When the hell are we supposed to set off the fireworks then? The email has been sent. When each game ends in a shootout regardless of the score next season you will know who to thank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Blackheart said: Mafiaman would make the trip just for the free cowbell they hand out at the arena. When @MafiaMan attends UND hockey they have won a single game. I think their record when he attends is like 1-3-1 or something like that. Edited March 5, 2023 by Goon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfaninseattle Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Sioux in two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 33 minutes ago, siouxfaninseattle said: Sioux in two. Agreed, best case scenario for us given our seasons performance so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboys5xsbs Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Hope we get a good crowd going for Ralph South 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 All the chips have been pushed into the middle of the table with a handful players since day one with lots of rope.....time to produce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I'd like to see 10 22 26 after this weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 52 minutes ago, siouxfaninseattle said: Sioux in two. I’d love to see that. But something tells me this team will make it more difficult than that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Just now, brianvf said: I’d love to see that. But something tells me this team will make it more difficult than that. At best UND wins Friday to force a Sunday game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin G Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Goon said: When @MafiaMan attends UND hockey they have won a single game. I think their record when he attends is like 1-3-1 or something like that. Glad that @Goon got home from Park River before the next blizzard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn_sioux Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 UNO is on spring break March 12-19... you would expect empty seats in the student section.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfaninseattle Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 1 hour ago, brianvf said: I’d love to see that. But something tells me this team will make it more difficult than that. That is what they have done all season, which makes me not real confident in my prediction. And in the interest of full disclosure, I wrote them off several weeks ago - right before they started playing decent hockey. Maybe I should have picked Omaha in two. That reverse thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 4 hours ago, siouxfaninseattle said: That is what they have done all season, which makes me not real confident in my prediction. And in the interest of full disclosure, I wrote them off several weeks ago - right before they started playing decent hockey. Maybe I should have picked Omaha in two. That reverse thing. I was gonna say. Everybody's picking UND to move on. What do people really think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxforce19 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 9 minutes ago, burd said: I was gonna say. Everybody's picking UND to move on. What do people really think? I think picking Omaha to advance to the conference semi-finals for the first time ever in addition to winning a series against a team it has never won a series against ever, and facing a team they have not beaten this season is a really tall task for Omaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 I honestly think it's a state of the program series for UND. We've struggled all year, but when the chips are down are we the University of North Dakota still? Or have we taken a step back and are we going to let Omaha do something they've never done before? We hear the word culture a lot and that it's a special class we have. Well if that's the case then there shouldn't be an issue this weekend and the growing Mavs shouldn't end our season correct? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90siouxfan Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Is there a particular section of Baxter for the visiting fans? I don't want to end up pushed down the stairs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 45 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said: I think picking Omaha to advance to the conference semi-finals for the first time ever in addition to winning a series against a team it has never won a series against ever, and facing a team they have not beaten this season is a really tall task for Omaha. Which is probably why Omaha gets it done for the first time. When everyone thinking UND has no chance to do anything the rest of the year, starts changing their tune, that’s when I start to worry. Not saying that was you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxforce19 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 4 minutes ago, tnt said: Which is probably why Omaha gets it done for the first time. When everyone thinking UND has no chance to do anything the rest of the year, starts changing their tune, that’s when I start to worry. Not saying that was you. No part of me would be at all confident Omaha is getting it done this year. It could happen but it’s definitely not a bet I would make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Omaha hounds the puck really well, and they seem well coached. If our guys give up many unforced turnovers or if DeRidder isn't sharp, UNO advances. Just not much margin for error with this team. The good news is that we won't lose unless it's the refs' fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 15 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said: No part of me would be at all confident Omaha is getting it done this year. It could happen but it’s definitely not a bet I would make. It was a basically a wash this past weekend at home, and Omaha could get 3 injured players back, so I’m not super confident on our end either. I think whoever wins game one wins the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 How many drafted players are in suits Friday? The O/U is at 2.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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