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So.Mn.Fan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (2/27/2010 9:19:08 AM)
Typical knock-down-drag-out brawl in the DECC Got it done. One more to go. This team is starting to get it, starting to realize how much work it takes to be a Gopher hockey player. Its like being a Laker or a Yankee. You better bring it every night, because your opponent hates you. Some of these young guys don't get that for a long time.

Pete M. -> RE: Gopher Hockey (2/27/2010 9:52:21 AM)
What an addition Jacob Cepis has been. I really hope we get another year of Cepis-Schroeder-Budish.

So.Mn.Fan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (2/27/2010 10:02:55 AM)
He is a hoot to watch. Love how he competes, we need more of that, not less. Such a great compliment to anyone he plays with. That constant motor is so important in today's game. Great pick-up Pete.

So.Mn.Fan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (2/28/2010 12:19:24 PM)
And, as usual, follow up a good Friday night by taking one on the chin Saturday night. [&o] Nothing but a .500 club. Not Good Enough For the standards set here.

Jason Dorn -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/1/2010 8:49:56 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: So.Mn.Fan And, as usual, follow up a good Friday night by taking one on the chin Saturday night. [&o] Nothing but a .500 club. Not Good Enough For the standards set here. Why did they even bother to show up? Pee Wee teams have better passing and discpline, for crying out loud I saw four players chasing the puck in the corner on a penalty kill. A power play is supposed to be an advantage, this group runs into one another and has zero concept of spreading out and breaking down the box. They completely lack flow, timing or simple fundamentals such as making or recieving a pass, shot accuracy or simply executing a shot without fanning. Team has talent, they can skate with anyone, have a tough schedule, but simply put dont do the little things well to be a elite team. 3 more wins this year against top teams, lets say 1 out of 4 from DU, a split with SCSU and the ability to protect one of the 2 goal leads at home aginst UMD and they would control their destiny into the NCAAs, and be fighting for 3rd place this weekend. They are still alive believe it or not without having to win the WCHA playoffs, super long shot but if they can sweep this weekend, advance to the final five and take no less than third, they still could squeeze in. Most likely they will have to win the playoffs but you never know. However, too many times they have had efforts like they did Saturday which will be there downfall this season, the inability to score and win a clutch game. Lucia is a very good coach but It is time to go in a different direction after three years of very medicore Gopher hockey.

Jeff Jesser -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/1/2010 10:19:19 AM)
Lucia is a very good coach but It is time to go in a different direction after three years of very medicore Gopher hockey. For sure. This Gophers team is foreign to me. We use to blow the roof off of teams with our offense. Quick strike, long range breakout passes, dominating with odd man rushes..you name it. Now? Like you said Jason, we have no flow at all. We also lack a true sniper. In the past we had not only one, but multiple guys that could kill you. Lucia won Nats on a core of solid fundamental guys but also had guys that could bury it. He seems to have gotten gun shy with the wave of early NHL declaring guys: Vanek Okposo Kessel Johnson ect. I also think this team has been snake bitten by our "stars". They don't perform like it at all. Who on this team really has shown the talent to play at the next level? Schroeder? Not likely. To light in the breezers but was supposed to be a big time recruit. Leddy? Possible but only shows glimpses of dependable play. Has never shown the ability to dominate like past U defenders (Leo, Ballard, Martin, Johnson). Ness? Please, don't even get me started there and he was also our bigtime recruit a couple years ago. Buddish? Probably the best chance based on his size and skill. It's pretty telling when your most dependable guy is the coaches son, grinder (3rd line guy at best). Good for Tony. He works extremely hard. Bad for the program [:@] Can you imagine how bad this roster would get taken apart by the 2001-2002 team? [:-][:-][:-][:-] Nick Anthony Ballard DeMarchi (who would chop your head off given the opportunity) Erickson Flemming Leo Koalska O'Leary Martin Johnny P Potulny Riddle (who at 5-10/170 ~~ that may be generous on the inches~~ had more grit than anyone on this team) Smaagaard Judd Stevens Taffe Tallackson Weible Mr. Wendell Welch Wow. Then the next year he added Vanek who is a legitimate star in the NHL. That was an era I miss [sm=cry2.gif]

Jason Dorn -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/1/2010 2:21:09 PM)
[&:][&:][&:] Breezers now that is old time hockey!!! Schroeder is a good player, just isnt dominant. Leddy, hard to say, still real green, but also hasnt lit it up. Ness might be a forward, why wasnt the Guentzel kid recruited?????? Buddish is forced into action as they have no scoring from the upperclassmen. Flynn is disturbing, Carmen is a moron on skates with his stupid penalties combined with wild shot. Barribal would have helped slightly. Fairchild drives me crazy. Fischer has actually been solid the last couple of weeks, however, prior to that he has benn a nightmare to watch. Lucia is what he is, lots of heart but is a role player with good PK skills. Wehrs concerns me every time he steps on the ice, Helgeson looks like he cant skate at all. Birkholz has moments, Sachetti is inconsistent, Hanson hard to say, Hoeffel has disappeared, White has been decent. I would like the lines to be... Lucia-Schroeder-Cepis...they might just find a way to light the lamp 4 times a weekend. Budish-White-Hoeffel...get Hoeffel back on track. I think they would improve the O Zone pressure from the 2nd line. Birkholz-Larson-Sachetti....Super sophs+ a frosh might just net a couple per weekend, will they play D? Hanson-Carmen-Flynn...Limited minutes for a couple of disappointing seniors, less time Carmen is out there the less chance for a stupid penalty. Hanson is 10th forward who moves into a third line role if any of them are loafing.

So.Mn.Fan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/2/2010 9:03:03 AM)
My work here is done [:D] Two great posts. Said it all.

Jason Dorn -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/12/2010 2:09:15 PM)
GO GOPHERS!!!!!!!!! Rock the Ralph and shock the Sioux!!!!!!

Jeff Jesser -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/12/2010 4:01:00 PM)
Hopefully we'll get to see it. Fingers crossed. Directv has some random FSN channel I've never seen before showing it. That's usually not a good thing.

Lynn G. -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/13/2010 9:34:02 PM)
Wow! Bought a chance to come back tomorrow and try again! What a difference a day makes.

Jeff Jesser -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 12:04:53 AM)
Call of the night from Burt and Burt. Play was just stopped in the middle of game, obviously a penalty coming of some sort. Burt: "Whoa nelly. There was too many men on the ice for the Sioux. Do you think the refs call it or put the whistle away?". Burt: "they may, they are letting them play". [&:][&:][&:][&:][&:][&:][&:]

Guest -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 10:59:23 AM)
Did the Sioux go out and celebrate and drink too much after Friday night's victory? They looked like they were trying to handle a magnetic puck with magnetic sticks and the poles of the magnets were the same. The Sioux must have taken a play out of Childress playbook last night for too many skaters on the ice.

So.Mn.Fan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 11:32:37 AM)
Dead in the water. Embarassed Fri, don't quit Sat, what happens Sun? THAT was the first gritty win for this program in years. Would have been pretty easy to fold tents and go home. (and yeah, its sad that is what we are playing for at this point)

twinsfan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 7:26:01 PM)
Well that was an adventure finding the game on TV. [&o]

twinsfan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 7:27:35 PM)
FSN isn't actually gonna air a Wild postgame show instead of the Gophers game, are they?

twinsfan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 7:29:22 PM)
TIE GAME! Beating the Sioux would make a crappy season an OK season. Any chance a Sioux loss would keep them out of the NCAA tourney?

twinsfan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 8:04:53 PM)
Sioux playing dirty!!

twinsfan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 8:08:23 PM)
Dubay must not be there tonight....cuz we'd see him on the ice in the ref's face right now. Woog really POed that the Sioux cheapshot artist hasn't been kicked out of the game.

twinsfan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 8:14:17 PM)
Understatement of the year "This is not a smooth running power play." 5 minutes of bobbling the puck around. The Sioux had the only scoring chance in the entire 5 minutes.

Lynn G. -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 8:42:00 PM)
I hope between periods Lucia is filing a grievance with the head of the refs. It would be SO sweet to come back and beat them in the third period and shut up those fans. Can you tell I'm bitter?

twinsfan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 8:50:35 PM)
People in Grand Forks have nothing better to do than go to hockey games and take obnoxious to historically high levels.

twinsfan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 8:55:40 PM)
I must not understand what a penalty is because the only thing that looked like a penalty on that one was the acting job flop by the Sioux player.

twinsfan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 9:00:54 PM)
We need a flukey goal. I can't imagine the hockey gods are watching over the cheating Sioux.

twinsfan -> RE: Gopher Hockey (3/14/2010 9:05:26 PM)
Who was the dummy in charge at FSN that decided it was more important to broadcast a women's hockey game instead of the most important Gopher men's hockey game of the season? Seriously. What are they thinking!?!?

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