MSU Purple Cows @ UND - Friday Game Day Thread

[farce poobah]

I’m not a fan of our top line out there in that final minute.

[burd]

All these nonconference wins, two against top teams, will pay off down the road.  

[bcblues]

Blake is fun to watch. So much talent and ice smarts.

[Wilbur]

12 minutes ago, farce poobah said:

I’m not a fan of our top line out there in that final minute.

Completely agreed.  Great time to put the Ness line out with Montgomery and just do whatever the hell they want to to run it out.

[Esoteric]

23 minutes ago, Fighting Sioux Hockey said:

Looks like you can repair them

https://www.grandforksherald.com/business/a-broken-hockey-stick-is-no-longer-its-demise-thanks-to-one-grand-forks-business

Very good stuff.  Thank you.

[Username Taken]

29 minutes ago, farce poobah said:

I’m not a fan of our top line out there in that final minute.

Wouldn’t have seen them out there if Blake wasn’t bidding for a hat trick. 

[tnt]

45 minutes ago, bcblues said:

Blake is fun to watch. So much talent and ice smarts.

Needs to live to play another day in his own end and just inside the opposing blue line though, when  a turnover can create a breakaway.  Riverboat gambling doesn’t go over well in the NCAA tournament and in the NHL, so needs to start adjusting now.

[burd]

18 minutes ago, tnt said:

Needs to live to play another day in his own end and just inside the opposing blue line though, when  a turnover can create a breakaway.  Riverboat gambling doesn’t go over well in the NCAA tournament and in the NHL, so needs to start adjusting now.

Hell learn to dial back the dangle a little against the better teams.  BU on the road will be a great test for these guys.    

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

2 hours ago, burd said:

Hell learn to dial back the dangle a little against the better teams.  BU on the road will be a great test for these guys.    

October has been a hell of a test, love how battle tested they’ll be before they even hit nchc play 

[burd]

Btw, it's hard to tell if you're not in the rink, but Montgomery seemed to have a solid game last night.

[Oxbow6]

1 hour ago, burd said:

Btw, it's hard to tell if you're not in the rink, but Montgomery seemed to have a solid game last night.

Agree...he looked solid.

Berg and Pyke had great games.

They were 2 of my 3 stars along with Perrson.

[Walsh Hall]

Berg was 16-5 on face offs.  Impressive.

[The Sicatoka]

Apparently tripping Jackson Blake is a legal defensive tactic.

[The Sicatoka]

What’s Albrecht’s status?

Awfully early to be stacking up injuries. 

[Oxbow6]

37 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

What’s Albrecht’s status?

Awfully early to be stacking up injuries. 

Per Schloss Berry said illness. He didn't play last two periods because he was sick. Not sure why you'd even dress him knowing he wasn't 100% feeling well.

[Goon]

Here are some images from last night's game. You can find the rest here. 

[siouxweet]

I know it is still very early but they still seem very discombobulated out there and play is choppy.  Despite that to be able to put up 6 against a good team, not too shabby. 

[burd]

3 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

I know it is still very early but they still seem very discombobulated out there and play is choppy.  Despite that to be able to put up 6 against a good team, not too shabby. 

I think their breakout (escape) passing is already better than last year, though they were last year.   Some misses and turnovers, of course, but they are pretty composed.  But again, that's from a watching-tv perspective, not the best way to judge overall play.  

[fightingsioux4life]

59 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Per Schloss Berry said illness. He didn't play last two periods because he was sick. Not sure why you'd even dress him knowing he wasn't 100% feeling well.

If someone has a contagious illness (influenza), they shouldn't even be in the locker room. You don't want that spreading throughout the rest of the team.