PCM Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 The coaches show was held live from Lola's in beautiful downtown Grand Forks. Tim Hennessy and Scott Swygman interviewed Dean Blais, along with assorted callers. TH said he talked to Matt Greene and Matt Jones and they said they had a good time at the WJCs. They Quote
Riverman Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 Surprisingly, there wasn't one word about goaltending. Because they went off the air to quick!! What's up with that? Late start and early off, were the beers going down that good? Quote
dagies Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 There's a bit of meat in that interview. Wow. Sounds like the team is going to be ready to play this weekend. Let's hope they are not too jacked to play. Quote
Diggler Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 Is a kid like Crosby really going to consider college? HNIC and Don Cherry were talking about him when he was 12 years old and talking about how great he was. I always assumed that he would be drafted and probably go straight into the NHL or at the very least the AHL. Or would his age allow him to play a year of college before he'd be drafted? Quote
U2Bad1 Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 So what if he is a good student.. is it even worth going to college if he is only gonna be there a year? Quote
BigGreyAnt41 Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 So what if he is a good student.. is it even worth going to college if he is only gonna be there a year? it'll allow him to play with some players that are bigger, so he'll be a bit more ready when he hits the NHL. Quote
sprig Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 He will not doubt be gone to Canadian major juniors before he completes high school. If he does change his mind and consider college, he's in the right place for the Sioux to have a shot at getting him. Quote
Greyeagle Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 1. I would assume Blais spoke of a "player" at SSM. It's my understanding he (or any other coach) cannot publicly speak of a player until the LOI is signed and delivered. 2. Holy PA & Dubay obsession. The last time I listened, they spend the first two hours plotting how to PO UND fans in Grand Forks during the third hour. It' working. Quote
dagies Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 Yeah, unfortunately the people in GF haven't had enough exp with these two. I give Dubay credit for being a Gopher fan, but even when the team was bad he didn't talk a lot of hockey other than to rant about Woog. I love PA sucking up to Pohl and Leopold last year. Man, did that make you want to vomit or what. GF listeners will learn that their show has little to know about hockey knowledge and everything to do with hype. It's too bad in a way because it could be a great forum for college hockey with the network as it is. That said, whether it is media or internet message boards, fans will always glom onto the worst of the opponents and use them as a representative of the opponents fanbase. Even I do it. Quote
Goon Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 1. I would assume Blais spoke of a "player" at SSM. It's my understanding he (or any other coach) cannot publicly speak of a player until the LOI is signed and delivered. 2. Holy PA & Dubay obsession. The last time I listened, they spend the first two hours plotting how to PO UND fans in Grand Forks during the third hour. It' working. Greyeagle, Actually these two clowns have a few of the people talking in town. One of my buddies and I spend the first ten minutes of every conversation swearing about these two clowns. They are funny but they don't know anything about UND hockey or even UofM hockey... I guess that is part of the stick eh? Quote
Greyeagle Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 Looks like PA & Dubay took a page right out of the Howard Cosell book of "How to get your show to number one" book. Don't forget, with their schtick, being a rube is a good thing. Quote
Riverman Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 Looks like PA & Dubay took a page right out of the Howard Cosell book of "How to get your show to number one" book. Don't forget, with their schtick, being a rube is a good thing. Â Really? I guess I miss all that when I change the station to KNOX. It isn't to hard to do push the button and poof all rube's is it? Are gone. Now if just a few more folks tell that to Brian Lee Rivers..... Quote
farce poobah Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 Blais said he was keeping Lundbohm, Bochenski and Notermann together and putting Massen, Parise and Spiewak on the second line. Massen is playing so well right now the Gophers won't be able to shadow Parise easily. I could have sworn you said Parise was centering the second line. Quote
PCM Posted January 10, 2003 Author Posted January 10, 2003 I could have sworn you said Parise was centering the second line. I'm not sure it makes much difference to Blais which line is first and which is second. On the official line charts, the Parise-Bochenski-whoever line has always been listed as the second line, even though most consider it the first line. Quote
BigGreyAnt41 Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 I'm not sure it makes much difference to Blais which line is first and which is second. On the official line charts, the Parise-Bochenski-whoever line has always been listed as the second line, even though most consider it the first line. 1st line are the one they introduce before the game. And usually it's not bochenski-parise. Then again they are probably on the ice within 1 minute, or less, anyway. Quote
farce poobah Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 I'm not sure it makes much difference to Blais which line is first and which is second. On the official line charts, the Parise-Bochenski-whoever line has always been listed as the second line, even though most consider it the first line. Agree. Label doesn't matter. Its just kinda unthinkable that's all. Like getting old, recruiting a tall goalie, or having the Gophers introduced as "your national champions...." at The John. Quote
tuggnutt Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 Official "first lines" don't always start....in fact rarely have this season for the Sioux... just go back to Friday's CC game when the "third line" started Quote
Snake Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 At home, the #1 scoring line rarely starts because Blais has the last change and he likes to match his top defensive line with the opponent's top scoring line. I think the top scoring line will have more of a tendency to start for the Sioux on the road when it's not as easy for the coach to match-up the lines. Quote
PCM Posted January 10, 2003 Author Posted January 10, 2003 I wasn't referring to which players start, but as to how the lines are listed on paper. Quote
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