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Minnesota State 2021-22 Meet the new conference- same as the old conference
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bruinsfan11
Member
Everyone gets off on numbers and discounts the eye test is my problem; swap Swayman for anyone except maybe Spencer Knight in 2020 and would the team have been better??? Likely.
Iwearpurple
Registered User
And his win% (against tougher competition, shutouts against St. Cloud, UMD, Massachusetts and Notre Dame) which is much higher than the other 2 means nothing? Really
moose97
New member
Again, the Notre Dame game is irrelevant as it came after voting ended. Secondly, Mankato had by far the worst SOS (18) of the #1 seeds, and Northeastern (32) isn't as far behind as you seem to think
moose97
New member
Now that I'm home from work, I can dig into some of the numbers & reiterate my point. These three shutouts (again, ignoring the Notre Dame game - which wouldn't skew these figures a whole heck of a lot) you are creaming yourself over? McKay had a whopping combined 60 saves. Of the 9 periods played, McKay only faced double digit shots in one of them, that being the 3rd vs Duluth, in which he faced damn near a quarter (14 shots - 23%) of the 60 saved. The rest of the period save totals? 1 (lol), 7, 9, 7, 5, 8, 3, and 6. McKay barely broke a sweat in 8 of those 9 periods.
And there is the knock. Any time Mankato posts a shutout, the first thing any non MSU fan does is check the SOG. And they see ridiculous things like 5 total saves vs LSSU. Or 9 total saves vs UST. And all it does is perpetuate the belief that McKay is a product of the extremely talented defense in front of him. Fair or not, that perception has become the reality of how McKay is viewed. Take off your purple colored glasses and you might just see it too.
manurespreader
Still upright
Well... here is my jaded and unfair perspective on the goalies. Levi: he suffers from playing lousy competition. Maybe he is really good. Adam Wodon says he is. I've only seen him once, and yes he kept them in it. But also NU had struggles, which they started to get over late in the year. Their play in front of him got a lot better and his save % got worse, late. NU would have been a lot higher if Levi had been around all year and not missed some important games.
Perits, similar situation. Not that much competition which sways my viewpoint. Against the few tough games he was good. I only saw stats and I did see on tv one of the North Dakota games very early in the year.
McKay. I admit I was a skeptic and believe at least part of what moose man was saying. But, you know the more I saw him, and we saw him a lot, the more I came to believe he was a lot better than people gave him credit for.
Now who will win. I could care less honestly.
Perits, similar situation. Not that much competition which sways my viewpoint. Against the few tough games he was good. I only saw stats and I did see on tv one of the North Dakota games very early in the year.
McKay. I admit I was a skeptic and believe at least part of what moose man was saying. But, you know the more I saw him, and we saw him a lot, the more I came to believe he was a lot better than people gave him credit for.
Now who will win. I could care less honestly.
PullTheGoalie
Active member
Congrats, Minnesota State. Northeastern STH selling two seats in sec 304 to the FF. $340 for two seats to all three games. Email me at jjj209k@comcast.net. Thanks!
MavHockey14
New member
The initial ticket allotment sold out in three hours, which was great to see. I’ve heard from a lot of people that will be making the trip, and I’m excited to see Mav Nation in Boston! One week from today!
MavHockey14
New member
Dryden McKay has been named a Hobey Baker Finalist. Two years in a row McKay has been in the Hobey Hat Trick.
One would think it comes down to Bobby Brink and Dryden McKay.
Seems some who have invaded this thread may not be so happy with this news, but the Hobey voters know who the best goaltender in America is, and he wears 29 for Minnesota State.
One would think it comes down to Bobby Brink and Dryden McKay.
Seems some who have invaded this thread may not be so happy with this news, but the Hobey voters know who the best goaltender in America is, and he wears 29 for Minnesota State.
To be honest, I think approximately 3/4 of college hockey is pulling for us. The other three may be three of the most disliked schools in the country due to their rich histories (well, that and the whole cancelling games thing I've heard about).
Not sure about Denver being truly hated.
Minnesota you can make the case.
Michigan definitely, especially after the GLI this year.
That may just be a Minnesota thing that stems from the gophers refusing to play them back in the day and I just assume it's universal.
I thought about that and it makes sense.
Jack Hanson
Member
Massachusetts fan here. Definitely rooting for Mankato at this point.
I think any Denver hate is from old time folks. The real hatred is saved for UND, Minnesota, Michigan.
Bowling Green fan here, pulling for the Mavs this weekend.
Iwearpurple
Registered User
Thank you, and I'm very certain that we would root for you, if it was Bowling Green representing the CCHA.
atanarjuat
New member
BSU fan here, go Mavs!