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Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
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Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
What exactly is his skill?
He seems pretty much a bust in my eyes. Can't put him on 3rd or 4th line and he doesn't skate decent enough or at least have a net front physical presence to put on the 1st or 2nd line.
Only 1 line is decent though, and that's wherever Bristedt is.
How about this line:
Bristedt, Kloos, Fasching - That gives us 1 very good line, the rest are playing like crap anyway so what do we have to lose...
What exactly is his skill?
He seems pretty much a bust in my eyes. Can't put him on 3rd or 4th line and he doesn't skate decent enough or at least have a net front physical presence to put on the 1st or 2nd line.
Only 1 line is decent though, and that's wherever Bristedt is.
How about this line:
Bristedt, Kloos, Fasching - That gives us 1 very good line, the rest are playing like crap anyway so what do we have to lose...
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Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
Worth a try. The only change from this weekend would be that Kloos takes the place of Novak at center.
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
Correct.
I like Novak too, I think he is going to be good, but I would rather see the experience of Kloos with Bristedt and Fasching.
Let Novak center Sheehy and whoever else decides to play hard.
Also c reilly, wow is he invisible, thought he would step up.
Correct.
I like Novak too, I think he is going to be good, but I would rather see the experience of Kloos with Bristedt and Fasching.
Let Novak center Sheehy and whoever else decides to play hard.
Also c reilly, wow is he invisible, thought he would step up.
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
Yeah the one-timers aren't working like last year. He's been a liability in the D zone as well...
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
Good discussion guys. If we skip the hiccups of the first three games, in the last 8 they've scored very close to the mark of the 2012-13 season (3.49). My opinion is the defense has struggled too often winning puck battles and clearing the D zone. With a depleted D from last season's losses, they'll have to improve, but I'd like to see Jack Sadek, a Wild draft choice, see more ice time. Schierhorn has been very good at times, but has also been a little careless in handling rebounds.
Personally I wouldn't change the Bristedt/NovakFasching line at all. That's been very productive, but I would plant Fasching in front more often and design some plays to get him touches in the dirty areas. I'd probably switch Connor Reilly with Cammy as has been suggested and restore the Kloos/Cammy pairing. Reilly maybe needs a change, he's a key guy this season (Gates/Lettieri/Reilly?).
Good discussion guys. If we skip the hiccups of the first three games, in the last 8 they've scored very close to the mark of the 2012-13 season (3.49). My opinion is the defense has struggled too often winning puck battles and clearing the D zone. With a depleted D from last season's losses, they'll have to improve, but I'd like to see Jack Sadek, a Wild draft choice, see more ice time. Schierhorn has been very good at times, but has also been a little careless in handling rebounds.
Personally I wouldn't change the Bristedt/NovakFasching line at all. That's been very productive, but I would plant Fasching in front more often and design some plays to get him touches in the dirty areas. I'd probably switch Connor Reilly with Cammy as has been suggested and restore the Kloos/Cammy pairing. Reilly maybe needs a change, he's a key guy this season (Gates/Lettieri/Reilly?).
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
Cammy is the best set up and assist guy on the team. So when he's partnered with Vinny and Brent (who are not really scorers) then it goes to waste. Players are different...as a coach you maximize their skillsets. Don't look for him to be a grinder. Look for him to lead forwards in assists as he did last year.
I would think that its more than a random occurance that after a pairing that had been overachieving for years was broken up and C Reilly was subbed in....that all three players stats plummeted even with them all being a year older. Geeze, their stats are down...just try it.
Cammy is the best set up and assist guy on the team. So when he's partnered with Vinny and Brent (who are not really scorers) then it goes to waste. Players are different...as a coach you maximize their skillsets. Don't look for him to be a grinder. Look for him to lead forwards in assists as he did last year.
I would think that its more than a random occurance that after a pairing that had been overachieving for years was broken up and C Reilly was subbed in....that all three players stats plummeted even with them all being a year older. Geeze, their stats are down...just try it.
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
Yeah I mentioned sadek in the game thread as well, hope he gets some playing time. Kid can really move with the puck, going to be another good one.
Putting reilly with lettieri and gates, sure may as well give it a shot, maybe it will spark reilly.
Yeah I mentioned sadek in the game thread as well, hope he gets some playing time. Kid can really move with the puck, going to be another good one.
Putting reilly with lettieri and gates, sure may as well give it a shot, maybe it will spark reilly.
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
Yeah. Through developing years, I was thinking Norman and Sadek would be stars when they got here. And both have been struggling for ice time. Not the best of signs.
Yeah. Through developing years, I was thinking Norman and Sadek would be stars when they got here. And both have been struggling for ice time. Not the best of signs.
gopher wes
Dammit, Gorilla!!
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
Anybody have any idea what is wrong with the Gophers' PK?
From my unelite hockey mind and uninformed point of view it really looks like the Gophers chase the puck which leads to back door chances hanging Schierhorn out to dry.
Anybody have any idea what is wrong with the Gophers' PK?
From my unelite hockey mind and uninformed point of view it really looks like the Gophers chase the puck which leads to back door chances hanging Schierhorn out to dry.
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
Big thing is we lost some really good D and they are replaced by guys that are young and some are underperforming or just aren't that good. Lost a few good penalty killers on forward as well. Our D are making it look easy for opposing PP's right now by leaving guys wide open in front of the net.
Big thing is we lost some really good D and they are replaced by guys that are young and some are underperforming or just aren't that good. Lost a few good penalty killers on forward as well. Our D are making it look easy for opposing PP's right now by leaving guys wide open in front of the net.
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
The PK was actually pretty good (high 80s%) until they ran into the St Cloud PP buzzsaw that tallied 6 PPGs on the weekend. Can't take 23 PIMs in any game and especially against the #3 PP unit at SCSU cranking at near 30% and expect to win. The boys are hearing the word, "discipline" a lot in practice this week.
The PK was actually pretty good (high 80s%) until they ran into the St Cloud PP buzzsaw that tallied 6 PPGs on the weekend. Can't take 23 PIMs in any game and especially against the #3 PP unit at SCSU cranking at near 30% and expect to win. The boys are hearing the word, "discipline" a lot in practice this week.
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
I really liked the way SCSU moved the puck around on their power play. Their passes were often made with dizzying speed, and nearly all were right on the tape...cross ice in many cases when the Gophers left holes or were situated back too far. This often got the penalty killers chasing and forgetting about the guy down low on the weak side, for which they paid dearly. Thus the emphasis on "discipline" in practice this week, I suppose. Fortunately, they likely won't face too many power plays like St. Cloud's, and maybe they can learn a lot from it, not just when killing penalties but when they get the PP opportunity.
gopher wes
Dammit, Gorilla!!
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
I don't disagree with you, SCSU does have a fantastic powerplay. They also had some fortunate passes that made it through a lot of bodies/sticks/skates and ended up right on the tape IMO. Again, not trying to take away from them, but a good PP takes some good fortune as well and I think they got it on several occasions, at least from where I was watching.
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
I noticed that too, but part of the reason I think was that the passes were so hard and so quick and accurate that it made it difficult for our penalty killers to anticipate and adjust in time to intercept or even get a stick on the puck. And it seemed like the longer St. Cloud was able to keep it in the zone the more this became true, as our guys couldn't change units. They then would be so worn down that they couldn't react like they normally would.
gopher wes
Dammit, Gorilla!!
ShotFromThePoint
New member
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
I'll probably be seeing the Lucias around Christmas time. Any messages you want me to pass along? Play Sadek more?
I'll probably be seeing the Lucias around Christmas time. Any messages you want me to pass along? Play Sadek more?
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread 2015-16
I tried to come up with something clever, but I couldn't. Just wish him happy holidays.
I tried to come up with something clever, but I couldn't. Just wish him happy holidays.