Beavers vs Hawks - Home and Home on Thanksgiving weekend

[brianvf]

Time for the series that I least look forward to each season.  Although this year maybe it won't be as much of a trap-fest, since BSU seems to have really upped their scoring.

BSU is off to their best start since probably the 19/20 season, and they are now 9-5-2.
They haven't exactly had a tough SOS, but they've beaten the teams they're supposed to beat.  Their only losses are getting swept by SCSU/UMD and then an OT loss to Tech.

Their SR forward Flammang leads them in points and already is having his best year statistically for them after only 14 games.  Their old USports transfer, Peer (already listed as a JR in his first NCAA season), leads them in goals with 10 and is heating up lately with 3-2-5 in their weekend sweep of NMU.

I would love to see a UND sweep here with limited OOC NPI opportunities remaining, but something tells me it won't be that easy.  UND hasn't swept BSU in two regulation games since the 2016/2017 season.  Ouch.
They always seem to play their best games against UND.

Hopefully UND is a bit healthier after their exhibition weekend.

Go UND!

[RedFrog]

10 hours ago, brianvf said:

Time for the series that I least look forward to each season.  Although this year maybe it won't be as much of a trap-fest, since BSU seems to have really upped their scoring.

BSU is off to their best start since probably the 19/20 season, and they are now 9-5-2.
They haven't exactly had a tough SOS, but they've beaten the teams they're supposed to beat.  Their only losses are getting swept by SCSU/UMD and then an OT loss to Tech.

Their SR forward Flammang leads them in points and already is having his best year statistically for them after only 14 games.  Their old USports transfer, Peer (already listed as a JR in his first NCAA season), leads them in goals with 10 and is heating up lately with 3-2-5 in their weekend sweep of NMU.

I would love to see a UND sweep here with limited OOC NPI opportunities remaining, but something tells me it won't be that easy.  UND hasn't swept BSU in two regulation games since the 2016/2017 season.  Ouch.
They always seem to play their best games against UND.

Hopefully UND is a bit healthier after their exhibition weekend.

Go UND!

^This^

If this team wants to show it is a top 10 team and will not have the fan base sweating the bubble this year they will need to sweep this series.  I fear that anything else will make March a nerve racking month.

[MafiaMan]

The bags are packed…Bemidji and Grand Forks, here I come!

[Und Princess]

My Pregame and Score Prediction blog will be up Friday! Let's Go Get'em!!!  What color jerseys will the team wear? Who will be in net?

[cberkas]

58 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:

The bags are packed…Bemidji and Grand Forks, here I come!

Be sure to bring your xG<2min presentation 

[MafiaMan]

46 minutes ago, cberkas said:

Be sure to bring your xG<2min presentation 

I’m meeting with Coach Jackson at 6:37 pm Friday night to discuss my findings with him!

[gfhockey]

4 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:

I’m meeting with Coach Jackson at 6:37 pm Friday night to discuss my findings with him!

Green mill like usual?

[TwamleyShuffle]

I’m hoping for an entertaining series of games. As folks have mentioned, the beavers play a boring style of hockey. Hopefully we get the first two goals and have them chasing for the duration of the game

[Blackheart]

3 hours ago, MafiaMan said:

The bags are packed…Bemidji and Grand Forks, here I come!

That's weird...my phone didn't even ring.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

21 hours ago, RedFrog said:

^This^

If this team wants to show it is a top 10 team and will not have the fan base sweating the bubble this year they will need to sweep this series.  I fear that anything else will make March a nerve racking month.

I know losing to the Beavers always feels that way but currently our loss to the gophers is much more detrimental than a loss to Bemidji would be. 

[Johnny Five]

39 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

I know losing to the Beavers always feels that way but currently our loss to the gophers is much more detrimental than a loss to Bemidji would be. 

College hockey 2025 man.  Take no one for granted.  It's kind of awesome that way.

[SIOUXELEVENS]

They didn’t fare well against the NCHC so far, let’s keep it rolling. 

[ND_Texan]

1 hour ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

I know losing to the Beavers always feels that way but currently our loss to the gophers is much more detrimental than a loss to Bemidji would be. 

The Clarkson loss is even worse. 

[RedFrog]

2 hours ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

I know losing to the Beavers always feels that way but currently our loss to the gophers is much more detrimental than a loss to Bemidji would be. 

 

43 minutes ago, ND_Texan said:

The Clarkson loss is even worse. 

Thus, if we compound those losses with another loss (or worse) to Bemidji, we may very likely be sweating come March.  I would rather take care of business this weekend and know that we are in a good place with our non-conference results going into the break.  I would prefer to be strongly in the 8-10 range of the NPI or better going into March.  Not sweeping this weekend just takes another step toward being in the 14-20 range.