Minnesota Gophers 2012-2013: From Dinkytown to Steel City!

[HoosierBBall_GopherHockey]

Re: Minnesota Gophers 2012-2013: From Dinkytown to Steel City!

Gophers should be 10-1 heading in to their Vermont series. Not that they will be, just that they should be.

I see 8-3, with losses to Mankato and Wisconsin.

[ScoobyDoo]

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I see 8-3, with losses to Mankato and Wisconsin.

That would be sad.

[HarleyMC]

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I see 8-3, with losses to Mankato and Wisconsin.

Word to the wise: Don't underestimate the Purple Cows. Bucky...meh.

[state of hockey]

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Mankato is tricky. They have the firepower to keep up with anyone. They don't always use it.

[gopher wes]

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Mankato is tricky. They have the firepower to keep up with anyone. They don't always use it.

Remember last year the Gophers escaped with a pair of 2-1 victories at home. Kato should be better this year so who knows what can happen with a couple Saturday night road games thrown in there.

[Tiggsy]

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Word to the wise: Don't underestimate the Purple Cows. Bucky...meh.

Early in the season, maybe. But come Feb and March, they will remember they are the purple cows and fade out of the picture as usual.

[state of hockey]

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The Gophers?

Overrated.

[Driftryder]

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They won.

Canisius goalie had some great saves today, he is a very tough goalie.

[HarleyMC]

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A very boring game unless you absolutely love the TRAP CRAP. Canisius played the 1-4 trap and kept 3-4 guys at ALL times around the net and blocked shots all day. Canisius goalie Tony Capabianco "The Wall" was superb and covered every inch of the net, despite a barrage of shots by the Gophers.

Gophers had very few odd man rushes, some nice looks at the net with lots of SOG, but couldn't bury more than one goal (Grade B-). Serratore is an animal and leveled a Canny player in back of the net for the Hit Of The Day. If you arrived one minute late to the game you missed all the scoring as Kyle Rau got the only goal of the game 12 seconds into the 1st period. Canny pulled their goalie, and put some BIG pressure on Wilcox who had brilliant save in close and earned a shutout (Grade: A). Gophers 1, Canny 0, SOG 42-20

[Slap Shot]

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They won.

Canisius goalie had some great saves today, he is a very tough goalie.

Yeah his stats coming in were around 0.94 and 93.3 or something like that.

[GopherBigGuy911]

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I have to say I am rather concerned about the power play. It just is not there this year so far.

[HarleyMC]

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I have to say I am rather concerned about the power play. It just in not there this year so far.

I agree, and we're not tickling the twine much either. Not good. Overrated?

[state of hockey]

I have to say I am rather concerned about the power play. It just is not there this year so far.

A lot of things aren't. Michigan State is just THAT bad.

It's early, they'll come around.

[GopherBigGuy911]

I agree, and we're not tickling the twine much either. Not good. Overrated?

Very much so overrated and underachieving at this point. Not time to pull the fire alarm yet, but I think Budish needs to move back up to the first line. I thought they really had something with isaccson (sp) but I just don't see it anymore.

[GopherBigGuy911]

A lot of things aren't. Michigan State is just THAT bad.

It's early, they'll come around.

Any you guys said I was nuts that Michigan State and Pedo Sate were going to be fighting for the bottom bunk ;-)