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frozen4champs wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 19 2:11 pm
It has come to this in Hockey East

At this rate any kind of post season tournament will be for some teams like playing for all the marbles after a few open scrimmages.

I would have never guessed that after his career at Minnesota that Justin .6 Holl would have a substantial NHL career. He has been a solid, stay at home defenseman for Toronto. You could argue that only Brady Skjei from that 2013-14 team has done better in the NHL. Reilly still has a chance to be o...

Dhooghe came back and played after the hit to the head, but will miss Gophers games. https://twitter.com/CraigSMorgan/status/1351619072828428288 The hit https://madison.com/roman-ahcan-hit-on-sean-dhooghe/video_9cfd4300-6e38-5a0c-809d-bd8814c58cb1.html What complete moron. That was a terrible hit.

When the smoke alarm in your bedroom decides that 2am is the perfect time to alert you that it’s battery is low. That’s the worst! I had one go off for no apparent reason once that woke me out of a dead sleep. I’ve never jumped out of bed or had my heart pounding so fast! We once had our alarm syst...

They were never destined to win all their games, but home sweeps against hurt. Fortunately, there were no fans in the stands to witness the blood letting. Maybe fan support would have made a difference - who knows. On the team, I would say Brodzinski has a wicked good shot and a sneaky release, but...

Jupiter wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 18 7:41 am
Well dammit... Hard to hate Brady now.

Haha even when he's goofin' around he throws the perfect pass...just out of the reach of the 4-foot defender and into the arms of the receiver.

They were never destined to win all their games, but home sweeps against hurt. Fortunately, there were no fans in the stands to witness the blood letting. Maybe fan support would have made a difference - who knows. On the team, I would say Brodzinski has a wicked good shot and a sneaky release, but ...

Good day of football watching. Hit on Mahomes hardly seemed above average, much less enough for a concussion...but man was he woozy when he stood up. Hope he's cleared for the Bills. Former Gophers Johnson and Winfield Jr. gettin' it done with a couple key plays. Winfield causing the fumble was a ma...

Sometimes a mid season ass kicking is just what teams need. If Minnesota faces WI in post season, they'll have something to prove and only need to win once.

The backdoor BADgers did it to the men's team in (was it?) 1980 or 81, after the Gophers had been beating them with regularity for some time.

Two games, two OT wins, two OT points for Kaprizov, and two embarrassing calls by Lapanta. yikes. Yeah, that was another cringe worthy call. It's obvious he spends time doodling on napkins and rehearsing in front of mirrors. It's also obvious that he spends too much time in his own head and that hi...

A friend asked me a few weeks ago if he should be getting excited about this team. I told him that they're deep and talented but since they're not playing outside the league, it will be hard to know just how good they are. Well, they just split with Wisconsin and got swept at home against a pretty a...

Probably won't be #1 in the country after this weekend They've done nothing to retain it. ND limps in here with a sub 500 record, among the worst power play and PK numbers in college hockey, and a goalie with some pretty sad sack metrics. And nothing Minnesota does seems to matter. The Irish are sc...

When playing Notre Dame you have to be patient. They will lull you to sleep with their zone entry defense. They don't make a ton of mistakes, and wait for the opportunity to score. If a couple of plays were different last night, the Gophers could have won. The late icing call and not winning the fa...

It appears both the men's and women's teams are a bit overrated...probably not a terrible thing for both to get knocked down a peg or two and build it back up.

Motzko Notre Dame dictated play especially in 3rd / more physical Out chanced Grade A scoring 2 to 1 Selfish play Too many turn overs in neutral zone Was not happy Gophers lost the puck at the offensive blue line a couple hundred times tonight, playing right into ND's game plan. I'm guessing that M...

Lapanta's dopey, rehearsed "Kirill the thrill is for rill"... I went to bed when it was 3-1. Woke up this morning and saw video and physically recoiled at the Lapanta call. My niece would call it "cringe". Now the question is, did he lose control of the puck and get lucky, or did he intentionally b...

Lapanta's dopey, rehearsed "Kirill the thrill is for rill" notwithstanding, that was quite an electric ending...poke check to self and off to the races. Looks like he biffed the puck right at the goal tender, but it went in. The Wild won that third period by a good margin and deserved the win. Prett...

If your vehicle spec says 2700 to 3500 lbs & you want to tow a 2K little camper the limiting factor will not be the hardware more than likely. Go slow as you get the feel of things. Use tow mode if your tranny has it. Leave plenty of room and you should be good to go. I'm amazed at the towing capab...

Crap goal against with less than 2 seconds in the first. Pretty shaky goaltending there. In the second Dumba late covering his guy and then gets the assist for the Kings' second goal. Then they get one to bounce in from behind the net. Wild not doing enough on offense, but boy what a bad start in th...

I'd like to see a surprise goal from Munson or Nelson or Perbix or Nevers. They seem to hold their own with any line they play against, but it would be nice to see them dent the twine now and then. Yeah, while I like the depth of this team better than some of the early Motzko/late Lucia teams, we c...

Brodzinski goal was a huge sigh of relief. He's not going to wow anybody by his feet, but the kid can pass and shoot the puck. I honestly thought WI played the game they needed to beat MN. They almost did it twice this weekend. They completely disrupted flow through the neutral zone, forechecked rel...

It all started with the Badger's goal tending yesterday. That set the tone. They took advantage of the few good scoring opportunities they had, and held on by their fingernails in the third period. This is the kind of loss that can happen in the playoffs when you play a good but inferior team, and i...

Gophers dominate 3rd but they got beat in the neutral zone today and WI may have had an edge in even strength play. I thought a few guys stunk up the joint tonight, such as Nelson and Perbix. Reedy not inspiring enough....need a bounce back effort tomorrow.

Your Honor - Showtime I realize most don't get Showtime, I signed up for it for Shameless a few years ago and found some other great series (Ray Donovan, Homeland etc). Anyway, this is a new miniseries with Bryan Cranston who a judge in New Orleans who would do anything to protect his son from a cr...

https://twitter.com/chnews/status/1347278131292467200 Wonder which team has spurred this turn of events? I saw somewhere it was Tech Starting to hear that as well here in Mankato. The league confirmed it was Tech. These are the 9th and 10th games that we have lost to covid. There have been series p...

The sport of hockey doesn't get any better than what we witnessed tonight. And I thought our Gopher guys acquitted themselves very well indeed. You're right. That game had a little bit of everything. Canada may have been a bit more skilled, but the USA showed that a commitment to defense from the n...

USA team D in the 3rd was awesome. Knight best player on the ice tonight, and he needed to be.

USA better bring their lunch pails for the third. They need to play the best team defense they've played all tournament.

Take the offensive opportunities when they come along, but don't leave your wingman...and stay out of the box!

Hit rewind on the cable box, and that absolutely should have been interference on Canada. Open ice, way away from the puck, and he didn't even try to avoid a collision, just full on body check. Not a dirty hit by any stretch, but definitely interference. If this game was actually being officiated, ...

I stumbled onto a site yesterday that was streaming the USA v Finland game. It had some weird commentary on a bottom scroll that included some profanity etc. Damn if I can find it, despite checking my history. Does anybody know of this site or any free stream? Search for World Junior on YouTube and...

I stumbled onto a site yesterday that was streaming the USA v Finland game. It had some weird commentary on a bottom scroll that included some profanity etc. Damn if I can find it, despite checking my history.

Does anybody know of this site or any free stream?

For the last how many years have we complained that they couldn’t win because they didn’t play a full 60 minutes? It’s rare to see a team, regardless of skill and effort (unless a complete mismatch) dominate an entire game. The USA game is also a good example. There are going to be letdowns, etc. F...

Consistency is, paradoxically, a lot to ask from a team six times in 6 years.

I almost hate to say it, because I wouldn't want to jinx him, but Ben Clymer has improved this year right along with the Maroon & Gold. He's been keeping it simple and at times isn't completely uninteresting. When he tries using big words his tongue gets tied in knots, and the next thing you know, h...

He is going to have a difficult time cracking the lineup for the rest of the year but for what amounts to our 8th defenseman I have liked what Sam Rossini has provided. Rossini figured in a couple goals tonight, but he had a couple bone headed plays in his own zone. All in all, no complaints going ...

On the GWG Kaliyev was standing straight up and down. It's unreal how much he got on that shot.

Gophers fell asleep again tonight, and it almost cost them this time. To their credit, they came out and just blew ASU away in the third. Nice to see McLaughlin get going, and Brodzinski should just keep shooting the puck. He has one of the better shots on the team and had a good game tonight. My un...

HockeyBum wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 03 6:57 pm
Only 2 episodes in, but I'm really enjoying The Queens Gambit on Netflix. I avoided it for a long time because I assumed it was a show about British royalty.

One of the best series I've seen in a long, long time.

MN's saving grace is they play relentlessly in all three zones, including behind their own goal line. Gophers buried their chances today, ASU didn't. MN relied too much on their goal tender and got a little lucky to pull away. Considering they're missing their 3 best defensemen, they'll take a littl...

Sure wish we had Faber, Johnson and LaCombe for this series. On the plus side it will give guys like Koster, Fish and Staudacher valuable experience for the 2nd half. Yes, it didn't hurt them in MI, because they had 5 good young forwards out for the same reason. This game will be a little different...

Don Adams Wheel of Justice wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 30 12:43 pm
Honest to God, the ghost of Lou Holtz is going to hang over this fanbase forever. Let's remember that we haven't had a coach leave for a better job since 1986.

Which coach since Lou Holtz was worthy of outside interest?

All in all, both teams improved because of the trade. Vikings got a little ripped off, but they had no leverage. I think they could have gotten a little more. Vikings: got a cheaper, possibly equally talented (time will tell) receiver. Bills got a major jolt to their offense. Not sure how the kid w...

Beauner wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 24 11:01 am

300# in a 6'2" frame. Holy crap. His legs are probably wider than my waist.

Toews out with health issues does not look good https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/30617824/chicago-blackhawks-jonathan-toews-indefinitely-illness I saw also that Lundqvist is out indefinitely, heading for major heart surgery - including aortic valve replacement. Serious stuff. I wonder if he has ...

Diggs now leading the league in receiving yards and receptions. I was told the Bills would regret this move. I didn't want to see him move on, but he didn't want to be here and started getting a little mouthy, so as far as I'm concerned "good riddance." The Vikings' fate this season with Diggs woul...

Bigbeer wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 27 7:38 pm
The problem isn’t that he sucks, it’s that he’s good enough to get paid a ton and keep his job, but not good enough to win when it counts the most.

Cousins has had a good season. A fantasy combination of Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady won't get you a win when your defense gives up 52 points.

They hit some big ones in regulation, too. That was a good win for the team. Last year after beating OSU early, everybody thought the Gophers were going to be better than expected. Um, nope. After this big win, hopefully the season will turn out differently. Last year's team started the year ranked...

27/41 291 YDS 3 TD 0 INT behind one of the worst pass blocking offensive lines they've had for a long time. Meanwhile the defense gave up 583 yards and forces only 1 3rd down play by the time NO scored 17 points. If Brees wasn't only at 80% NO scores 60+. But yeah Cousins was the problem. Who said ...

102 points in college hoops? Triple OT to be fair No, that's not correct. The ESPN app makes it look like it was a single 5 min OT. 19 points is a lot for 5 min. It was single OT. The Gophers hit 5 threes in OT. They hit some big ones in regulation, too. That was a good win for the team. Last year ...

Christmas Day massacre.

Wow. If Johnson and Lacomb stay on, the defense next season is going to be absolutely stacked.

Davey J. wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 23 4:01 pm
VERY excited about Chesley!! Adding him to an already ridiculously talented blue line is incredible!

Side note: I’ve known his mom since elementary school. She is an absolutely amazing athlete!!

Never seen this kid play. What kind of defenseman is he?

WI was ripe for stealing the ax this year, but, alas, Minnesota blew yet another chance. The offense sputtered one too many times today. People are accused of being "Eeyores" over the Gophers' predictable seasonal failure, but what other outcome is there given their mind-numbing record of futility a...

In all of the games they played, I think Minnesota was probably the better team. However, the scores were close, and any one of those games could have flipped. The Gophers have had great goal tending when they needed it and better than expected team defense. Thanks to mobile defensemen, they have al...

Vikings: 6 Dan Bailey: -7

Vikings got lucky to have a very subpar Brady in the first half, but they couldn't find the end zone. Vikings got a gift horse and looked it straight in the mouth.

Bailey sucked all the emotion off the sidelines.

Im not sure if this is the correct place for this, but what would you guys/gals put the odds at for Walker, McLaughlin, and Ranta returning next season? Ranta* is the only NHL player of the three, IMO, but NHL projection never seems to stop players from leaving after their junior season. *That said...

Im not sure if this is the correct place for this, but what would you guys/gals put the odds at for Walker, McLaughlin, and Ranta returning next season? Ranta* is the only NHL player of the three, IMO, but NHL projection never seems to stop players from leaving after their junior season. *That said...

Ranta finally learning he'll get better chances using his big body in front of the net instead of highlight goals off the rush.

Greyeagle wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 09 3:34 pm
Perbs was electric last night.

He's the rich man's version of Jack Ramsey.

Just think if Walker and McLaughlin could get going. Just a bit off but close. 27 had a couple great chances and was stuffed. Hopefully the get it fired up soon. McLaughlin has been terrific so far this season. One thing to remember is that this line is usually playing the opponent's 1-2 line. So f...

Gophers obviously missing their skill defensemen. Oof. Looks like they're playing the dump and chase strategy, which is probably okay given that the Rossini, Fish and Stucker can't move the puck like the other guys. The game looks a little fast for Fish right now. If the Gophers are going to win thi...

I’m seeing a different team than last year. Players are maturing and are better, true, but they aren’t making some of the mistakes that were really hurting them. Improvement is a lot of little things but this team is so much better this year. I see it on defense, and strong offense with the ability...

I think Nelson is the right guy... McLaughlin Walker Nelson Ranta Reedy Mcmanus Sorenson Myers Brodzinski Burke Munson Perbix Nevers I made a comment to a friend this past weekend that I'd like to see Nelson play up for a few shifts. He's big and strong and skates well for his size. Anxious to see ...

Second game in a row Vikings basically handed two touch downs to a garbage team (in addition, yesterday they took one away from themselves); second game in a row they played a team more adept at losing than they are.

What is the outlook on having an NCAA Tournament/Frozen Four this year? There is no outlook right now.... We just have zero idea what is going happen. I think the only idea we've gotten out of Motzko is that there are frequent coach phone calls happening and while the PairWise Rankings have been ac...

ndgopher wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 25 12:32 pm
Really like the "compete" level so far this season. This group seems to work very hard every shift all four lines, fun to watch. SKi U MAH!

Yes, astute observation. This team is like a bunch of thoroughbreds let loose from the barn after a prolonged rain. Lots of energy.

Michigan will be a big test. It appears they are similar to the gophers in that their young players are talented, and they move the puck with speed. It seems strange to say, but I felt that in all four games so far the Gophers weren't finishing great and at times were overrunning their headlights, w...

The Faber kid is as advertised. He's smooth as graphite and quickly erases any scoring chance by an opponent. I think he gets penciled in every night. :) Probably have to go back to Erik Johnson in terms of this level of play at both ends of the rink from a freshman d-man. Come on, I teed it up for...

The Faber kid is as advertised. He's smooth as graphite and quickly erases any scoring chance by an opponent. I think he gets penciled in every night. :) Probably have to go back to Erik Johnson in terms of this level of play at both ends of the rink from a freshman d-man. Come on, I teed it up for...

The Faber kid is as advertised.

He's smooth as graphite and quickly erases any scoring chance by an opponent. I think he gets penciled in every night.

Hope they add these unis for regular rotation...they are awesome.

So Cousins has to give his team the lead in the 4th quarter how many times this year in order for them to have a winning record? It wasn't his fault the Vikings had a ridiculous amount of penalties (some good, some bad), he hit Jefferson in the hands for an obvious 1st down, I believe he hit Thiele...

Players like Sorenson and Nelson are playing lines 3-4 on this team, and those guys are very, very good hockey players. Faber and Koster are already composed and appear well ahead of almost any freshman defenseman in my memory. I'd have to go back to maybe Keith Ballard as a kid who came in looking ...

On the overhead replay it looked like a brief stiff arm to gain separation...at about the 3 yard line.

Gophers have no chance to make a run with this terrible defense. What happened, are they missing players?

Refs stole that one from Purdue. My god.

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