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Battle of interstate 94: Huskies @ Gophers

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ScoobyDoo said:
It would be nice but the trendline says otherwise.
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Just sayin', Scoobs. I will enjoy the games reagrdless, but it would be fun if they actually showed up to play for even 3/4 of a game. I agree with you it doesn't seem likely (especially with the Gophers defense, or lack thereof), but we'll just have to wait and see.

p.s. Glad to see our real ScoobyDoo has returned;)
 
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HarleyMC said:
No trends have been established yet. You're letting your psychosis get the better of you again.;)
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We've seen the exact same pattern all 4 games this year. The team takes entire periods off and then plays the way we would want/expect them to for other periods. It's a definite trend.
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
We've seen the exact same pattern all 4 games this year. The team takes entire periods off and then plays the way we would want/expect them to for other periods. It's a definite trend.
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That's true for many teams at the beginning of the season. I prefer to give a young team more than 4 games before I talk about trends. Your sample size is too small in more ways than one.
 
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HarleyMC said:
That's true for many teams at the beginning of the season. I prefer to give a young team more than 4 games before I talk about trends. Your sample size is too small in more ways than one.
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I have 3 plus years of evidence to suggest that this trendline doesn't change. If this truly was a new season after a typical Gopher year I would not be even considering this a trend.
 
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That's your problem. Your argument is based upon irrelevant covariates not reliable independent variables. You're wound up pretty tight Scooby...are you sure you'll make it through a season without jumping?
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
I have 3 plus years of evidence to suggest that this trendline doesn't change. If this truly was a new season after a typical Gopher year I would not be even considering this a trend.
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I came into this season with low expectations, especially with the loss of Leddy, who by the end of last season was starting to show signs he could have had a special season this year. After a few seasons of playing below their potential, it was hard to get too fired up. But Scooby has saved me once again. I was frustrated after last weekend, focusing on the periods that MN failed to show up, especially the first period on Saturday when they should have come out looking for revenge and a chance to prove themselves. However, now that I see the vastness of Scoobs pessimism, I can feel optimistic in comparison. I can look at the fact that they didn't just roll over completely once they fell behind, but actually started to play. And they appear to be able to put more points up this year, which was the biggest shortcoming last year. Defensively, they have a long way to go. But a lot of the defensive problems weren't positioning or bad turn-overs so much as guys standing around doing nothing and just getting beat to the puck. (Not that there weren't some gaffes.) If Lucia can find a way (as he demonstrated he could early in MN and in CC) to get the players to actually keep moving and have some drive for an entire game, I think they could still have a good season. They've got the talent if they can just use it consistently.


Thanks Scoob!

ps. Bronzeback, I am guessing your name refers to a preferred hobby, but if so, does that hobby happen to also be related to your career, by chance? Just a hunch.
 
The Exiled One said:
You're absolutely right, how dare Husky fans act proud. Personally, I was so ashamed at my momentary lapse of joy after watching SCSU win their first ever NCAA game in person that I immediately went home and flagellated myself.

Also, maybe I'm reading the wrong thread, but show me a quote from an SCSU fan that even comes remotely close to "haughty".
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My one tongue in cheek comment obviously speaks for the rest of our fanbase. Thank you for pointing out our flaws with your glaringly idiotic generalizations. We could sit back and try out the painfully transparent sandbagging that your fans are perfecting.
 
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Scooby helps many of us Gopher fans and I appreciate that. ;)

I think the positive (I know a foreign word) this year for me at least is that we seem to be able to score some goals which we could not do last year. So there will be a chance to stay in some games until the D can work out the costly mistakes. If we don't dig too deep a hole the first half the 2nd half should be much better this year.
 
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That is exactly what I said after the game on Friday last weekend. There is one major difference between this team and last year's. I think last year's team would have gone out to a two or three goal lead and found a way to **** it away late OR they would have fallen behind by three or four goal like they did and it would just be a matter of whether the other team scored five goals or six on their way to a win. At least in both losses they showed a little bit of grit and fought back to make it a game. That doesn't fix the defensive lapses, but it gives me hope that if they get the defense in shape, this team can actually score.
 
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I agree. They can score this year. But, last year when they couldn't score they usually kept the other teams scoring in check. Trading one for the other is not a recipe for success. When I saw them score against UMASS I was heartened into thinking that the defense would eventually pick it up. But, now I'm not so sure as it seems the entire team is into taking periods of hockey off. So, I'm starting to think that the team has completely flipped into all in for scoring and all out for defensive play. There has to be a balance somewhere.
 
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I am not sure if it is the new design of the board or what. I just made some popcorn and sat down at my computer to catch up on the happenings this week. Page 4?

Did the bandwagon lose a hitch and oxen die?

"BANG," "WHAM," "POW"
 
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SCSU HELMET GUY said:
I hope that you are intending on watching the game on TV while you are in St. Cloud....
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Yes, I'm aware of the venue where the game is being played tomorrow.

I'm hosting a Hockey Social at the Buffalo Wild Wings in St. Cloud on Division Street just east of Crossroads. Come join us if you're gonna be in Cloudy town tomorrow.
 
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Dude Love said:
My one tongue in cheek comment obviously speaks for the rest of our fanbase. Thank you for pointing out our flaws with your glaringly idiotic generalizations. We could sit back and try out the painfully transparent sandbagging that your fans are perfecting.
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I ain't sandbagging. We're gonna kick your arse. Twice.
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
I agree. They can score this year. But, last year when they couldn't score they usually kept the other teams scoring in check.
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Actually that is incorrect. Defensively, last year was a unprecedented disaster. The Gophers allowed 13 games of 4 or more goals, which was more than in the 5 previous years in which they averaged approximately 9 games of 4 or more goals over the five year period.
 
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HarleyMC said:
Actually that is incorrect. Defensively, last year was a unprecedented disaster. The Gophers allowed 13 games of 4 or more goals, which was more than in the 5 previous years in which they averaged approximately 9 games of 4 or more goals over the five year period.
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"unprecedented disaster" is a false depiction of last year's defensive effort.
Last year they gave up 4 or more in 13 out of the 39 they played. The year before, they gave up 4 or more in 11 out of 37 games. So a whopping increase of 4% from '08-'09 to '09-'10. Also worth noting that overall GAA actually improved by .02 gpg (which, admittedly, is insignificant - although not any more than the 4% increase you called unprecedented).

I think Scooby's point, which I agree with, is that last year's 2.82 GAA (while certainly not spectacular) was head and shoulders better than the 4.0 GAA they are currently rocking through 4 games this season.

The bright side is that there are still a lot of games to be played this year.

Of course, that could be the down side too, depending on how you want to look at it....
 
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