CC @ UND

[Wilbur]

Its February, which means the league race is heating up.  UND should've swept SCSU, and CC got 2 points via an OT win against an extremely hot Western Michigan team, without Mbereko in the net.  Fun fact, CC's last two wins have come with Carsen Musser in the net, but only I and CC insider @Godsmack knew that.  

We sit in 4th place at 25 points, they sit at 6th with 21, but they have played two more contests than we have.

Both teams currently with goaltending dilemmas.  Ours is pretty simple, play Hobie.  Mbereko has shown to be more human this year, but as our CC insider pointed out in a different thread, CC needs to get Musser in the net more as Mbereko will likely move on after this year and they like to develop goalies instead of portal them in apparently (weak).  I'm a betting man and expect Mbereko on Friday.

For sanity purposes, the pairwise will not be mentioned at this time.  Just know that the Beaver weekend, even with that nonconference shootout win hurt a little bit.  

The prediction:

CC wins Friday.  UND Saturday.

[fightingsioux4life]

I am afraid we might have a repeat of last season.

[SIOUXELEVENS]

We need to play way better in our own end , the d coverage is not good. We played a team that can’t score last weekend , CC can score. 

[Wilbur]

I see Denver passing us at some point obviously, but sights need to be set on staying within reach of Omaha.  Our four road games remaining are brutal....

Gotta have 4+ this weekend.  

[tnt]

46 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

We need to play way better in our own end , the d coverage is not good. We played a team that can’t score last weekend , CC can score. 

CC has been held to 1 or 2 goals in regulation 17 times, and St. Cloud 14 times.  I would say neither are ripping it up.

[Godsmack]

CC has played 26 games. Laba was hurt and has only played in 21 of them but leads the team in points. And Zach Wisdom had a 2 goal game last night and if memory serves, he totally lit it up against UND last season in their series at Robson. 

[siouxweet]

4 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

I am afraid we might have a repeat of last season.

This just has split written all over it.  Hopefully UND'S win comes in regulation. 

[Wilbur]

26 minutes ago, Godsmack said:

CC has played 26 games. Laba was hurt and has only played in 21 of them but leads the team in points. And Zach Wisdom had a 2 goal game last night and if memory serves, he totally lit it up against UND last season in their series at Robson. 

He and Laba were ridiculous at CC last year.  A bit foreshadowing for UND last year. 

[SiouxFan100]

My Kelley green crystal ball says we have turned a corner and we sweep CC this weekend. 

[burd]

Whatever happens next weekend, it will be bad.   If it's good, it'll be a bad kind of good.  

[LuvHockey]

Whoo that’s dark…

[Big A HG]

Better be Hobie and not Septictanker.

[SiouxFan100]

Personally I don’t see a need to disrespect and pile on to a players name. Might not have had the results we wanted and that is open game.

just me

[fightingsioux4life]

8 hours ago, Big A HG said:

Better be Hobie and not Septictanker.

[burd]

15 hours ago, LuvHockey said:

Whoo that’s dark…

And here I thought I was having a little fun with all the gloom.  

[fightingsioux4life]

21 minutes ago, burd said:

And here I thought I was having a little fun with all the gloom.  

You were. Some people just didn't get it.

[hockeytherapy13]

I’m hoping Berry doesn’t go into “nice guy mode” by playing Monty just because his brother plays for CC. It’s a nice story but winning is nicer. 

We took 5/6 points on the road with Croal in the lineup. He had 4th-line ice time but we took care of business with that lineup and that 4th line got a goal Saturday and were on the ice to set up Macdonald’s 1st period goal. Croal was on the PK and we killed 7/8 penalties on the weekend.

if Jammer is good to go or allowed to go, put him back in and take Andrew out. Not sure who they would label the extra skater (I’d choose Kunz but that’ll never happen) but with a full lineup of healthy bodies we might as well play the best players.