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  • #376
    Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

    Originally posted by JoeGopher View Post
    I'm guessing playing SCSU, Harvard, Michigan, and Notre Dame probably had something to do with that, but I am not sure how it garner's a #2 ranking.
    I was surprised too but math is math, and as of today Minny has the #2 SOS and No Dak is at #26 per RPI.
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    • #377
      Originally posted by Toe Blake View Post
      I was surprised too but math is math, and as of today Minny has the #2 SOS and No Dak is at #26 per RPI.
      Take a look at UND's non-conference schedule. Not a single game against a team in the top half of college hockey.

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      • #378
        Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

        Originally posted by JoeGopher View Post
        I'm guessing playing SCSU, Harvard, Michigan, and Notre Dame probably had something to do with that, but I am not sure how it garner's a #2 ranking.
        And Duluth, Mankato and Penn St are also ranked. That's a pretty solid schedule.

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        • #379
          Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

          Over .500 at last! Hope they keep improving on that. Also coming within striking distance of a spot in the big dance, but not much margin to screw up.

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          • #380
            Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

            Originally posted by Koho View Post
            Over .500 at last! Hope they keep improving on that. Also coming within striking distance of a spot in the big dance, but not much margin to screw up.
            Critical to not take a step backwards in Madison. Normally you're satisfied with a split on the road, but probably not this time.
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            • #381
              Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

              16th is not good enough, and we all know that. Have to be at least 14th in the PWR to make it.
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              • #382
                Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

                Originally posted by D2D View Post
                Critical to not take a step backwards in Madison. Normally you're satisfied with a split on the road, but probably not this time.
                Agreed. Can't give up points to a crappy and currently 40th in the PWR Wisconsin team.

                This teams seems to be figuring some stuff out, hopefully they keep that rolling in Madison and then into some important NC games in the NSCC.
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                • #383
                  Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

                  Originally posted by D2D View Post
                  Critical to not take a step backwards in Madison. Normally you're satisfied with a split on the road, but probably not this time.
                  I can't say I am ever 'satisfied' with a split. I want to see a sweep every week. Maybe 'acceptable', is how I view a road split. But in the case of next week's series, nothing but a sweep is acceptable. One of those weeks where victories don't feel much better than 'relief' they didn't blow it.

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                  • #384
                    Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

                    Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
                    16th is not good enough, and we all know that. Have to be at least 14th in the PWR to make it.
                    There will be opportunities to move up. At least they're in the conversation now. I remember at the beginning of the year I said they'd be better than people think they are. That's starting to happen.
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                    • #385
                      Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

                      Scooby - The glass needs an adjustment.
                      Originally posted by CavalryNate
                      Disrespecting the Gophers is like disowning your mother the first time you get a girlfriend.
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                      • #386
                        Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

                        Of course there are those that are stepping up on offense. But I think that a strength of the team right now is depth on defense. Brod and Bischoff have been discussed for some time as solid. But I'm seeing Johnson's game take a big step up...and Glover is looking pretty good too. The D side of the ice doesn't have the star power of Reilly, but if we every shift we've got D that can make plays...depth at the blue line means we're never far from a goal.

                        Having said that, I'm still a bit nervous about this team's energy when we play a softer team. We might have blown out MSU in either game, but didn't.
                        Go Gophers!

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                        • #387
                          Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

                          To be fair, mich state goalie played lights out saturday night. He found his mojo from last season.

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                          • #388
                            Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

                            Originally posted by JoeGopher View Post
                            I'm guessing playing SCSU, Harvard, Michigan, and Notre Dame probably had something to do with that, but I am not sure how it garner's a #2 ranking.
                            Conversely, those teams all playing Minnesota hurts their strength-of-schedule rankings.
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                            • #389
                              Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

                              Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
                              Conversely, those teams all playing Minnesota hurts their strength-of-schedule rankings.
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                              • #390
                                Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16

                                Originally posted by 5mn_Major View Post
                                Having said that, I'm still a bit nervous about this team's energy when we play a softer team. We might have blown out MSU in either game, but didn't.
                                I was thinking after going up 4-0 on Friday that the Gophs weren't used to playing with a big lead. Sure enough, they noticeably let up and nearly gave the Spartans a chance to steal it back. Hopefully lesson learned.
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