stfrank
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Joined: 7/22/2007
From: Twin Cities
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Well the Gophers got a win in OT, but it was a very uninspiring effort on their part. I really don't see this team going anywhere in the NCAA's if they even make it this year. I swear, Fasching, Ambroz and Marshall are the only 3 willing to make a body check. Our defensemen rarely take their man out of the play with a good check and have a tendency to live and die with the stick poke check instead of just taking the man out. As for goal scoring....it was like watching the Wild. There was a point last night where we had out shot them 31-11 and yet were only up 2-1. Too much perimeter play and nobody willing to attack the center of the ice and go to the paint. I will say the one guy on the team that really stuck out with his hustle and tenacity was Vinni Lettieri. The kid isn't the biggest or most skilled, but if all his teammates worked as hard as him every shift we just might have something. Must be the blood lines.
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