NCAA seeding

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

9 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Mr. Latkoczy thought he was going to come in and steal the series. Didn't happen (gave up nine goals in two games). Mr. Kotai will have to learn the same lesson if we end up playing Augustana. If we can roll four lines and play tight defense, I think we can beat anybody.

<sigh> never mind

[fightingsioux4life]

3 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

<sigh> never mind

What's wrong with having confidence in the team? I haven't felt truly confident in this team for quite a few years and it is nice to feel that again.

[Big Green]

4 hours ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

No you can’t sleep on anyone as the field is so deep but UND might be able to squeak by Holy Cross with their C- game. Meanwhile Auggie has one of the hottest goalies in the country Josh Kotai sporting 5 shutouts and a .936 save %

No shot to beat any team in the field with your C- Game.  I don't think you are beating Mercyhurst with a C- game.

[burd]

Tell me if I’m completely lost:    

Managing the last-change advantage is probably more important against teams with one or two lines that are extremely talented and require good personnel matchups—teams like UMD which have one line that is the core of their offense.    In addition to this weekend, UND could meet up with UMD two more times but would have last-change rights for all of those due to superior ranking and home team designation.   
 

in fact, the home team designation and accompanying last-change rights may be the most important part of the discussions about ranking, site locations, and matchups.

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[thUNDer]

Believe we are all excited for this team just need to breathe & savor smelling the roses for some. 

[cowboys5xsbs]

It sucks we are going to end up with Duluth in Sioux Falls 😫

[fightingsioux4life]

Just now, cowboys5xsbs said:

It sucks we are going to end up with Duluth in Sioux Falls 😫

I'll wait until all the conference postseason tournaments are completed before I worry about that.

[hockeytherapy13]

3 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Mr. Latkoczy thought he was going to come in and steal the series. Didn't happen (gave up nine goals in two games). Mr. Kotai will have to learn the same lesson if we end up playing Augustana. If we can roll four lines and play tight defense, I think we can beat anybody.

Kotai is remarkably better than Latkoczy. Also Latkoczy has never had much success against us to begin with. But Kotai can and could steal a game from us. We've had games against Denver and ASU at home where we got goalie'd despite being the much better team. It could happen against Auggie for sure. If we have to get sent out east to play HC instead of Augustana or even Mankato I'll take it because those goalies scare me. 

[fightingsioux4life]

9 minutes ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

Kotai is remarkably better than Latkoczy. Also Latkoczy has never had much success against us to begin with. But Kotai can and could steal a game from us. We've had games against Denver and ASU at home where we got goalie'd despite being the much better team. It could happen against Auggie for sure. If we have to get sent out east to play HC instead of Augustana or even Mankato I'll take it because those goalies scare me. 

There are no easy games from now on. My attitude is we'll have to beat whomever we'll have to beat. Focus on what you can control.

This team does a good job of net-front presence in the offensive zone. That helps screening the goaltender and having players in position for second and third chance opportunities. Because beating a goaltender at long range or even cleanly up close at this level is very difficult.

If Denver can win three titles in seven years (not counting the 2020 COVID year), they must have had to go up against good goaltenders to do it. The team cannot let certain opposing goaltenders get into their heads, it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

[franchise]

2 hours ago, burd said:

Tell me if I’m completely lost:    

Managing the last-change advantage is probably more important against teams with one or two lines that are extremely talented and require good personnel matchups—teams like UMD which have one line that is the core of their offense.    In addition to this weekend, UND could meet up with UMD two more times but would have last-change rights for all of those due to superior ranking and home team designation.   
 

in fact, the home team designation and accompanying last-change rights may be the most important part of the discussions about ranking, site locations, and matchups.

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2 more after Saturday?