UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

[Goon]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

The weather is something of a concern here for Saturday, particularly, as things stand now, the later in the day it gets. Rain is the issue. Forecast models are all over the board still, though, the local weather guessers are saying. As you can imagine, the weather forecast for Saturday is now getting a lot of scrutiny here.

Sounds like the game could be in the 40's is what someone told me.

[Red Cows]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

Sounds like the game could be in the 40's is what someone told me.

Here's the forecast discussion from the NWS here in Omaha:

http://forecast.weather.gov/product....n=1&glossary=1

The two schools of thought on the Saturday forecast are in the long term section about half way down the page. Might even snow. Whatever happens, it does not look like the weather is going to be benign that day right now.

[SCSU Euro]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

I was confused how neither of them got a suspension. I know Mersch came off the bench, but both guys dropped their gloves and I thought that was automatic...?

Marvin and Lamoureux dropped gloves in Cloud after the Genoway hit and the refs jumped in before anyone could get suspended. Nothing happened.

[burd]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

I heard Mersch told a Badger fan after the game that they were getting their arses kicked so bad someone on the bench, possibly Eaves, suggested just calling it quits, and he thought it was a deal and was just heading out for the handshake line.

[willythekid]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

Marvin and Lamoureux dropped gloves in Cloud after the Genoway hit and the refs jumped in before anyone could get suspended. Nothing happened.

You mean nothing happened to Marvin... probably because he hid behind the refs

[Dirty]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

Has anyone heard if Kristo is bringing extra socks for the Saturday game?

[darker98]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

Has anyone heard if Kristo is bringing extra socks for the Saturday game?

I hear he's just going to bring extra toes.

[SCSU Euro]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

You mean nothing happened to Marvin... probably because he hid behind the refs

Or he tossed his helmet and gloves and the refs jumped in and kept both apart you dumb sonuva*****

[Mike Rane]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

Captain Gaptooth is so disgusted by his crappy goaltending that he doesn't even put a goalie in net for the outdoor game.

Come on, the Missouri River isn't that far from either venue...

[willythekid]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

Or he tossed his helmet and gloves and the refs jumped in and kept both apart you dumb sonuva*****

The first time Marvin stops skating backwards and tries to engage Mario is when he has two refs as sidekicks... those are the facts Jack. Good for Aaron though as he was about to be whooped by someone he had about 6 inches on.

[Red Cows]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

Captain Gaptooth is so disgusted by his crappy goaltending that he doesn't even put a goalie in net for the outdoor game.

Unfortunately, there is an element of truth to this statement. Coach Blais has made some sort of backhanded "comments" about Faulkner in the past 45 days or so on his weekly radio show, in local TV interviews, and in at least one between periods interview I've seen. Subtle things like "Johnny didn't have his best game tonight" or "Johnny wishes that one hadn't gone in" or "Johnny struggled a little bit tonight". It kind of hard to overtly call out your 5th year senior captain goaltender. Particularly since he doesn't have another goaltender currently on the roster that has seen even one second of ice time this season.

If you could put a gun to Coach Blais' head and put him on the spot on the topic I'd bet some big money he'd say he wishes he had a better goaltender and that that issue has probably cost us a couple games, at least, this season. Since Coach Blais, himself, says that the defense corps is the strength of team, despite the fact that the stats don't bear this out in any way, one can only surmise that THAT is backhanded commentary about Faulkner as well on some level.

Yes, he does always call him "Johnny", too.

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

UND practiced outside today. No Kristo jokes on Twitter (Forbort's shot doesn't count ). I was a little surprised.

[Red Cows]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

UND practiced outside today.

Saw the picture of Clarke Saunders being hauled away from the practice with all his gear on in the back of what looks like an El Camino, a pickup, or something on this page:

http://www.grandforksherald.com/even...es%20a%20ride/

Hilarious.

Saunders is in UNO's head, by the way. UNO has faced him 4 times before with UAH before he ever donned a North Dakota uniform and he was 2-2-0 against us, despite facing 190 shots in those 4 games. That includes a 2-1 home loss by UNO in a game where we outshot them 59-19, the largest margin in school history. That 59 shots is also the 2nd highest number in school history in a 60 minute game.

I assume he'll be in goal this weekend? We made that guy look like Dominik Hašek while he was at UAH.

edit: even though it may rain Saturday, apparently that isn't cause for concern unless it's a downpour:

http://www.omaha.com/article/2013020...702049890/1212

[SCSU Euro]

Unfortunately, there is an element of truth to this statement. Coach Blais has made some sort of backhanded "comments" about Faulkner in the past 45 days or so on his weekly radio show, in local TV interviews, and in at least one between periods interview I've seen. Subtle things like "Johnny didn't have his best game tonight" or "Johnny wishes that one hadn't gone in" or "Johnny struggled a little bit tonight". It kind of hard to overtly call out your 5th year senior captain goaltender. Particularly since he doesn't have another goaltender currently on the roster that has seen even one second of ice time this season.

If you could put a gun to Coach Blais' head and put him on the spot on the topic I'd bet some big money he'd say he wishes he had a better goaltender and that that issue has probably cost us a couple games, at least, this season. Since Coach Blais, himself, says that the defense corps is the strength of team, despite the fact that the stats don't bear this out in any way, one can only surmise that THAT is backhanded commentary about Faulkner as well on some level.

Yes, he does always call him "Johnny", too.

Those aren't backhander comments. If your goalie has an off night those are all fair remarks

[Dirty]

Re: UND @ UNO Dean and Dave take it outside Feb 8th & 9th.

Also I'm pretty sure Blais would play without a goalie if it was at all possible to win a game doing so. I think Karl Goehring was the last goalie Blais had that he liked.