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Michigan State 2009-2010

Re: Michigan State 2009-2010

We are a reserved bunch aren't we?

With the 5-3 win tonight, Spartans now have <strike>31</strike>* 29 goals through 8 games. Know how long it took us to get that many last year?

27th of December - a 2-1 win over North Dakota. Coincidently that was MSU's 5th win of the 08-09 season. 6th didn't come until January 2.

This year we get 6 before November. Pretty satisfying, isn't it?

*Hey, who's checking the math?
 
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Happy about the win.

That said, the stupid penalties need to stop. Krug's was pretty blatant, almost looked pre-meditated, and took place within six feet of an official. Stupid, stupid stuff.

Sure, we've only lost two games so far, but both losses could be chalked up to brain-dead penalties late in the game. It's getting ridiculous now.
 
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owslachief said:
We are a reserved bunch aren't we?
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I think many of us are still waiting to see if this team can continue playing as it has so far. With each passing week it's looking more and more as if this year's team should end the year in the top 6 in the league (I predicted 6th as the best we could hope for at the beginning of the year) and perhaps a bit higher.

If they can get through November 4-4 they'll be in good shape.
 
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Listening to the Coach's after- and pre-game talks and his pressers you can tell that he is pretty happy with the team right now. I think that the coaching staff decided that what happened last year was such an abomination that they would make sure that it was not going to happen again. The look of the team isn't just because of new players, but all new styles and systems are showing to be successful. So, I think that not only did the players work hard in the off-season but so did the coaches. I would bet that the lower level of Munn arena has a much different vibe than a year ago.

A downside to this season is that there are going to be guys not dressing for games that (probably) should be playing (and probably would be in a normal year). The Spartans are that deep. It looks like they have 7 D-men who can play every game.. and probably one player short of a solid 5 lines of forwards. And of course, a few that have played in the past that are sitting now, who could contribute. (Johnston on D comes to mind) Sprague will be back at some point too so ... wow..

Although it will still be a fight every weekend, it's nice to think that this team should have a chance to win every game it plays.
 
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wsummers said:
I think many of us are still waiting to see if this team can continue playing as it has so far. With each passing week it's looking more and more as if this year's team should end the year in the top 6 in the league (I predicted 6th as the best we could hope for at the beginning of the year) and perhaps a bit higher.

If they can get through November 4-4 they'll be in good shape.
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Reserved as in kinda quiet. Not as in holding back glowing praise - certainly not ready for that. I merely wanted to make the stark comparison and a remark about the refreshing pace of goalscoring :) After all, I thought this was an 8th place team and, well it's just turned November.

However, it really sounded like MSU nearly put it all together last evening. Nearly - because penalties remain an issue.
 
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aallenpollreisz said:
Happy about the win.

That said, the stupid penalties need to stop. Krug's was pretty blatant, almost looked pre-meditated, and took place within six feet of an official. Stupid, stupid stuff.

Sure, we've only lost two games so far, but both losses could be chalked up to brain-dead penalties late in the game. It's getting ridiculous now.
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A mistake made by a freshman who will learn, or who will be made to learn. Notice there were two facewashing penalties against Miami, and it hasn't happened since? You screw up, you learn from it, you make sure it doesn't happen again - at least, that's how I've learned most important lessons in life.

I can't speak to the one loss to Miami, but having been in Maine - that second game, MSU didn't play nearly as well as the first game, and Maine played better than they had. I'm not sure penalties are the only reason.
 
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Well, the Thursday game against UNO has all the signs of a perfect storm: Locals still think MSU hockey is in perceptual crater mode, UNO fans won't travel to EL for distance reasons, the casual fans probably think we're playing a club team, and - the biggest kiss-of-death - we're playing this game on a Thursday night.

Somebody give me a reason as to why we won't have one of the worst draws in the history of MSU's tenure at Munn Arena on Thursday (aside from $1 hot dogs).

I want to feel optimistic!
 
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aallenpollreisz said:
Somebody give me a reason as to why we won't have one of the worst draws in the history of MSU's tenure at Munn Arena on Thursday (aside from $1 hot dogs).

I want to feel optimistic!
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O how lightly you brush aside the $1 dogs!
Also UNO's got cows, and we have cows. Also farewell tours draw well, don't they? :confused:
 
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puppet said:
Anyone know why the Western crowd was booing Jeff Petry last night?
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aallenpollreisz said:
Liquor-onset confusion between Petry and Tropp?

That's my only guess.
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They're actually, lustily, giving Tropp a what-for. (Recall that Tropp had received 2 months for slashing.)
By radio observation: a full second after Tropp's pass was taken by Petry (as alertly called by Scott Moore) the boos reached my ears. I believe it to be either slow reaction time on the part of a tanked up group of fans, or the crowd was on a 2-second radio profanity delay.
 
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aallenpollreisz said:
Somebody give me a reason as to why we won't have one of the worst draws in the history of MSU's tenure at Munn Arena on Thursday (aside from $1 hot dogs).

I want to feel optimistic!
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Well - if Nevergoodenough can make it to these games then not all will be loss...and he likes hot dogs...
 
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aallenpollreisz said:
Somebody give me a reason as to why we won't have one of the worst draws in the history of MSU's tenure at Munn Arena on Thursday (aside from $1 hot dogs).

I want to feel optimistic!
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1. 6-2 and moving up in the rankings - not to mention co-leaders in the CCHA standings. That sort of thing is bound to attract attention.
2. The buzz that's bound to get around about having the top scorer in the nation and one of the top freshmen in the nation.
3. A competent beat writer in the State News who is promoting the heck out of the program. As a journalism major, you'll recognize the worth of that.
4. The fact that - aside from careless penalties - there is little to be pessimistic about right now.

Let word of mouth do its job. Speaking of word of mouth, here's a couple: GO GREEN! GO WHITE!
 
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aallenpollreisz said:
Somebody give me a reason as to why we won't have one of the worst draws in the history of MSU's tenure at Munn Arena on Thursday (aside from $1 hot dogs).
I want to feel optimistic!
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Have you ever had the hotdogs at Munn?? I don't think they are going to draw that big of a crowd.

We need to get more students in the building. Unfortunately, the students are not even willing to take free tickets (as evident of by the poor showing of 'Live-on challenge', aka tug-o-war, students). I am not sure why that is...poor advertisement?

Random thought: Why is it I get e-mails reminding me of every single upcoming football game (including the green and white) from STATmail, but I do not get anything from them concerning the hockey team?
 
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