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Minnesota Gophers 2022-23

I need to drink heavily after that game. My mood is not helped by Wisconsin's 3rd and 4th goals being scored by someone who should have been ejected. The refs completely lost the plot in the middle of the second period, and then the Gophers decided, again, that hockey games are 55 minutes long.
 
Offsides Guy said:
First full game I’ve watched this season. Was this an unusually weak goalie performance for the Gophers? Looked to me like there were 3 goals she won’t be happy with.
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Yeah, I thought some of the Badger goals were kind of soft, but Vetter also made some incredible saves, such as stretching across the net to stop the wrap around attempt late.
 
Timothy A said:
If she would have been ejected I would not have been shocked. I was kind of sweating that 1 out
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My issue isn't that there was a judgment call made not to give a game misconduct. It's that the rule says that a game misconduct should be issued to a player hitting an opponent from behind into the boards. The only exception is if the player who is hit turned at the last moment to cause an otherwise legal hit to become a check from behind. That didn't happen here. Bradshaw and Binkley simply ignored the rule. From the rulebook:

Rule 50 - Hitting From Behind
50.1 Hitting From Behind - A player shall not push, charge, cross-check or body check an opponent from behind in open ice.
PENALTY—Minor or major at the discretion of the referee.

Hitting from behind into the side boards, end boards or goal cage is a flagrant violation.
PENALTY—Major, major and game misconduct or disqualification at the discretion of the referee.

The following guidance is provided below for proper enforcement of this rule:
• Minor or Major Penalty: A player shall not push, charge, cross-check or body check an opponent from behind in open ice.
• Major Only: When a player receiving contact turns their body to create contact from behind into the side boards, end boards or goal cage, a major penalty may be assessed. The following guidance should be used when assessing a major penalty only:
• Whether the opponent put themselves in a vulnerable position by assuming a posture that made checking from behind on an otherwise full body check unavoidable.
• Whether the opponent materially changed body position immediately prior to or simultaneously with the hit in a way that significantly contributed to the check from behind.
• Major and Game Misconduct: Any player who cross-checks, pushes or charges an opponent who is in a vulnerable from behind into the side boards, end boards or goal cage, may be assessed a major penalty and game misconduct.
• Major and Disqualification: The referee has discretion to assess a disqualification penalty if the attacking player delivers contact to an opponent by checking from behind into the side boards, end boards or goal cage that is severe and/or reckless. These situations, based on the severity of the contact, shall be assessed either a major and game misconduct or major and disqualification penalty:
• A player that is reckless;
• A player that delivers a late hit
• A player that extends and directs the arm, elbow, forearm or shoulder to contact to the back of an opponent.
• A player that extends the body and targets the opponent’s back.
• A player that leaves their skates or launches in order to deliver a blow to the back.
• A player that uses the stick in any way to target a player's back (e.g., cross checking, butt-ending, etc.).
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Heise is the best player I have seen play all year and it's not even close whoever is second. She's got the "it" factor to deliver some hardware. She is the piece that UW does not have this year, despite having a very talented roster.
 
An interesting thing about the Gophers is, if they have an odd man rush they are not allowed to pass it to the open player coming up the slot. They are required to drive toward the net and shoot.
 
St. Thomas did play very well. They blocked shots, blocked passes, collapsed on puck carriers, and got great goaltending. They transition very quickly. They've come a long way in the first season that Johnson has been able to coach them full time. They made it a very entertaining game, to their credit.

As for the Gophers, they missed Skaja, although she didn't have a very strong senior night. They need to move the puck quicker against STU, not just have one player skate around endlessly with it. The most impressive thing about UM's game tonight was how little Heise enjoyed being behind.
 
Hockeybuckeye said:
Well the Badgers did you a solid or was it the classic unpredictable WCHA officiating?
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Yuckeye player did cover the puck in the crease so then it is the responsibility of the goalie to make the save on the penalty shot. Didn't get it done, plain and simple. No wcha officiating issue there.
 
FiveHoleFrenzy said:
#12 is in such a funk that last night she about sawed the post in half on a shot and even missed a wide open empty net.
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One element missing at this point from her game is that she doesn't see the big picture on the ice all that well. Last night, she carried into the zone on a rush, and the opportunity was Murphy coming in as a trailer. Drop the puck to Murphy, crash the net for a screen/tip/rebound, and maybe something good results. Instead, she fires a hard shot at the goalie with no traffic in front, and the play ends. To develop as a player, she needs more tools in the toolbox, beyond just the great shot and the strong drive to the net with the puck.
 
Muzzy has done an incredible job with OSU women’s hockey. They are a team that plays to win.

Meanwhile, the Gophers can’t beat St Thomas in an important game (go ahead, call it a win). The Gophers “try”.
 
Didn't mind all that much seeing the Sinners melt down this afternoon against the Yuckeyes, even though it wasn't to the Tunneler's benefit. For the Tunnelers...Don't put yourself in a position where you have to depend on someone else to help you hang a league championship banner...Plain and simple.
 
In a way, I'm glad that going to OT vs St. Thomas wasn't ultimately what cost them the title. Take out any frustrations on failing to win a trophy where it belongs -- Wisco' (at least the part of the blame that doesn't rest squarely on the Gophers' own shoulders).

Last night, the better half and I watched the 2nd period from the corner boards in the offensive zone, similar to D2D's regular view at Ridder. It was a good reminder of just how hard the game is. From high above or on TV, it looks far easier, when you can watch all of the plays unfold and see the entire ice. The game always looks slower and more manageable from a distance. At ice level, one sees just how fast everyone is moving and how little time one has to pick up a puck and move it to the right place before an opposing stick and/or player arrives to separate you from it.

Good season, Gophers. I hope for all of your sakes -- and especially those for whom this is the final kick at the can -- that you can finish it playing your best hockey.
 
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