Minnesota hosts Wisconsin: March 2-3 - MacNaughton in the house

[Happy]

Re: Minnesota hosts Wisconsin: March 2-3 - MacNaughton in the house

I bought a set of season tickets with a friend, he got most of the Friday nights, and I got Saturdays. He is so ****ed, it's like we are watching 2 different teams.

 

[Timothy A]

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I was impressed by the rodent announcers, I thought they were pretty objective, though the between the benches guy didn't know the right score between the 2nd and 3rd period.

I thought UW got away with a few trips, and that was a key component because it kept the rodent pp off the ice. I'm sure the refs missed a few calls against the rodents, but nothing jumped out at me during the game.

UW played well in all facets but scoring chances, UW's top end guys buried the puck, which was a huge problem during the losing streak.

I really appreciated all the clean hitting by both teams in the first period, really excellent physical play. Too bad neither team could sustain that hitting pace.

I was pleased to see UW's strategy was not dump and chase, they entered the O zone and kept possession quite frequently. This clean entry did not turn into a ton of chances though. UW did screw up a couple very good chances on the transition.

 

[mnstate0fhockey]

I was impressed by the rodent announcers, I thought they were pretty objective, though the between the benches guy didn't know the right score between the 2nd and 3rd period.

I thought UW got away with a few trips, and that was a key component because it kept the rodent pp off the ice. I'm sure the refs missed a few calls against the rodents, but nothing jumped out at me during the game.

UW played well in all facets but scoring chances, UW's top end guys buried the puck, which was a huge problem during the losing streak.

I really appreciated all the clean hitting by both teams in the first period, really excellent physical play. Too bad neither team could sustain that hitting pace.

I was pleased to see UW's strategy was not dump and chase, they entered the O zone and kept possession quite frequently. This clean entry did not turn into a ton of chances though. UW did screw up a couple very good chances on the transition.

"The between the benches guy"? You don't know who Tom Chorske is?

 

[mnstate0fhockey]

Beating the gophs in their barn is difficult and very satisfying.

Not on Fridays it's not.

 

[Greyeagle]

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Congratulations to Bucky on what must have been a very well played game. Beating the gophs in their barn is difficult and very satisfying.

And yeah, congratulations to the gophs on winning at least a share of the Cup. It's not the banner the gophers have their sights set on, but it's a he!! of an accomplishment in this conference. There will be a lot of horsepower in the B10 and that regular season title will be a prize too, but I think Gopher and Bucky fans might look back fondly and with considerable pride at the MacNaughton Cups they've won over the years. When you figure UND, UMinn, UW, UMD, Denver, and CC are after that Cup every year, getting it means a lot of things have gone well all season long and you've had a lot of fun weekends.

So congrats. Feel free to puke it up from here on in.

Quit making sense....

 

[mnstate0fhockey]

I actually do think poor passing was the biggest of their issues. While the effort was anything but good, it was good enough to at least earn a tie if the passing wasn't so god awful. Sure, they would have given up a couple from losing battles in front of their net. But they also would have hit at least 1 of those WIDE open nets during the game, been able to have some semblance of offensive zone possession and avoided ridiculous turn-overs that lead to goals.
WI buried MN in that 2nd period, and they deserve credit for that. Because even though it was one of the worst periods I have seen MN play this season, the opposition still has to make them pay, and UW did.
Zengerle made Helgeson look absolutely foolish.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around Boyd skating in between Rau and Budish. Nothing against Boyd, but the kid has only played 75% of the games and he was on the 4th line for all of those. What kind of message does it send to put a 4th liner/healthy scratch on the top line?
Maybe in a month when Boyd is scoring goals against 3rd and 4th liners in the NCAAs I'll look back and say it was a good decision. But right now? That **** just didn't make sense. And not just because that line was completely ineffectual.

I think their effort level was the biggest issue. I counted at least a dozen times where they were beaten to loose pucks, saw guys like Zach Budish get pushed off pucks, very little puck support, and not your typical Gopher back check. I'm sorry, but nothing is more concerning to me then being this late in the season, with a conference championship on the line, and not showing up like they did.

 

[Greyeagle]

Re: Minnesota hosts Wisconsin: March 2-3 - MacNaughton in the house

Has Helgeson found his jock yet?

 

[Chuck Schwartz]

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Has Helgeson found his jock yet?

Check JDubbs house.

 

[Gurtholfin]

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"The between the benches guy"? You don't know who Tom Chorske is?

Never heard of him.

Since the other two Minnesota hockey historians/enthusiasts/spokesmodels (Dubber & Mooch) are ahem, having a timeout, I suppose you're going to now enlighten us heathens in regards to Mr. Chorske's great contributions to hockey as we know it and how he has had a hand in a least a few of our titles?




PS - It appears that Mooch is permanently banned? What about Dubbers? What did he do and is he gone for good?

-hoping-

 

[Happy]

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Has Helgeson found his jock yet?

He is going to rinse it out with a little paint thinner. Hopefully, that will cure his itching and scratching enough that he feels better.

 

[burd]

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Never heard of him.

Since the other two Minnesota hockey historians/enthusiasts/spokesmodels (Dubber & Mooch) are ahem, having a timeout, I suppose you're going to now enlighten us heathens in regards to Mr. Chorske's great contributions to hockey as we know it and how he has had a hand in a least a few of our titles?




PS - It appears that Mooch is permanently banned? What about Dubbers? What did he do and is he gone for good?

-hoping-

How does a person know who's in the box? There should be a wall of shame showing the names of those in prison, their crime, sentence, and time served.

If FS23 can hurry up and finish school, perps can hire him for appeals and early release.

 

[wjefwhite]

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Enjoy the game?

 

[wjefwhite]

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Wisconsin sure knows how to play Jacques Lemaire style hockey. Good job. Not only the worst game of the year for the Gophers but also the most boring.

Funny how losing to us always translates to boring. Turn off the TV or go home if you're there. Style points are for figure skating. I didn't see Zingerle's move as boring. Totally awesome!!!

 

[Bakunin]

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How does a person know who's in the box? There should be a wall of shame showing the names of those in prison, their crime, sentence, and time served.

In the spot where it says "registered user", it'll either say "suspended" or "banned".

 

[4four4]

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if the lines were in the sink where they should have been the gophers would have destroyed!!!!!! merry christmas wisco!!!! no denying that this gopher team will turn it around because they are totally not overrated!!!!!!!!

Overrated? By who? The Gopher faithful surely doesn't believe this club is an elite one. Sorry the only people who believe they are overrated is weiners like you. BTW, in over a year you are going to need new material. Don't let the door kick your butt on the way out of the WCHA.

 

[wjefwhite]

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Shibby looked pretty good in relief. Granted the Badgers weren't pressing at that point. Not saying they had to in the first place.

Badgers weren't pressing? How do press when you are in 9th place?

 

[4four4]

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Funny how losing to us always translates to boring. Turn off the TV or go home if you're there. Style points are for figure skating. I didn't see Zingerle's move as boring. Totally awesome!!!

LOL! Many of us are Wild fans, we know boring. We have seen the system the BADgers are playing on a year in and year out basis. Totally not awesome to watch!!!

 

[Badger Booster]

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Oh, it's still satisfying.

While I also credit LaPanta and Gorg being very objective and doling out deserved praise to the Badgers, could Chorske looked any less interested in talking to Zengerle in the 2nd intermission? Didn't even mention his beautiful coast-to-coast goal that essentially wrapped up the game at that point.

Not on Fridays it's not.

 

[Happy]

Re: Minnesota hosts Wisconsin: March 2-3 - MacNaughton in the house

Oh, it's still satisfying.

While I also credit LaPanta and Gorg being very objective and doling out deserved praise to the Badgers, could Chorske looked any less interested in talking to Zengerle in the 2nd intermission? Didn't even mention his beautiful coast-to-coast goal that essentially wrapped up the game at that point.

Really, who really wants to talk to a paint thinner sniffer off a 9th place team, anyway?

 

[Koho]

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Poor passing? Poor passing was the least of their concerns. Getting beat to pucks, pushed off pucks, having no puck support, establishing no fore check, not back checking, and looking overall lethargic were problems tonight. Absolutely brutal effort by the Gophers.

I agree. It wasn't just passing. It is like they stored up all their poor friday night play from the last three weeks when they played well on Friday and dumped it on last night's game. I can't figure out how you come in with a chance to wrap up the title with a win and put in that effort. (Although from what I heard of the UMD game on the radio, UMD was pretty much no-show through at least the 1st half of their game too.) Maybe they were to reliant on Bjugstad. In the first 2 periods, there was almost no one crshing the net, and the goalie gave up a few juicy rebounds with no Gopher in sight. A player would come down the wing, have the option of leaning into the D and powering to the net, and every time would peal back to look for a pass, that almost never resulted in a shot on net. I hope that changes tonight.

I don't pretend to be versed well enough in line-ups to be too critical of Lucia's choices, but thought maybe he'd put Haula on the first line to have a chance to step up and become a leader in Bjugstad's absence. (I realize this messes up more of the other lines.)

By the way Scoobs, haven't read through the posts to see what you wrote, but I return my 16.6%. Might change if they come out flying and bury WIS tonight, but for now, they don't deserve it. They need to take the title with a win tonight.