Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
Sorry, I meant the first 2020-21 to Minnesota.
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Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
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pokechecker
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Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
you gotta remember to speak in complete sentences and dot every i and slash every t on this forum, people take everything literally and are incapable of filling in the blanks correctly (usually assuming the worst) gawd forbid you misspell something or miss a period
It seems to me that given the success of past goalies, it could be said any Gopher goalie is questionable until they have won a national championship.
No?
I’d be willing to bet the present goalies, and for that matter future goalies, don’t come here to set the save, shutout, or win record, they come here for the opportunity to test and prove themselves in a national championship game. I’m sure D’Angelo and May could have found a school where they could be starting if that were their goal, and Peters wouldn’t have had to sit for three years before getting her chance to be the number one goalie.
The job of a goalie is simply to give up fewer goals than the opposing goalie. No more, no less. Of course they want to stop them all, but realistically that isn’t going to happen. Dwelling about how many goals, or on who is to blame, and which ones should have been stopped is counterproductive. Successful goalies concentrate on stopping the next one.
The game Saturday against UMD was Peter’s biggest game to date. Should she have stopped the two goals? It doesn’t matter, what is important is that after falling behind she shut the door and gave the Gophers a chance to win. During overtime she stopped what was thrown at her, you can’t ask for anything more than that. Even the Bemidji loss, after the first goal she shut the door and gave the Gophers a chance to win.
Last year Leveille looked “questionable” early in the season but in the second half seemed to get sharper as each week passed. It doesn’t matter if you beat Mankato 2-1 or 4-0, or beat UMD 4-3 or 6-0, or even fail to give up fewer goals than the opposition and lose. Given the quality of other goaltenders and skaters, there are likely to be bumps along the way. For a goalie the goal is to make it to the championship game, and ultimately win it. If they do that, how they got there doesn’t matter.
you gotta remember to speak in complete sentences and dot every i and slash every t on this forum, people take everything literally and are incapable of filling in the blanks correctly (usually assuming the worst) gawd forbid you misspell something or miss a period
It seems to me that given the success of past goalies, it could be said any Gopher goalie is questionable until they have won a national championship.
No?
I’d be willing to bet the present goalies, and for that matter future goalies, don’t come here to set the save, shutout, or win record, they come here for the opportunity to test and prove themselves in a national championship game. I’m sure D’Angelo and May could have found a school where they could be starting if that were their goal, and Peters wouldn’t have had to sit for three years before getting her chance to be the number one goalie.
The job of a goalie is simply to give up fewer goals than the opposing goalie. No more, no less. Of course they want to stop them all, but realistically that isn’t going to happen. Dwelling about how many goals, or on who is to blame, and which ones should have been stopped is counterproductive. Successful goalies concentrate on stopping the next one.
The game Saturday against UMD was Peter’s biggest game to date. Should she have stopped the two goals? It doesn’t matter, what is important is that after falling behind she shut the door and gave the Gophers a chance to win. During overtime she stopped what was thrown at her, you can’t ask for anything more than that. Even the Bemidji loss, after the first goal she shut the door and gave the Gophers a chance to win.
Last year Leveille looked “questionable” early in the season but in the second half seemed to get sharper as each week passed. It doesn’t matter if you beat Mankato 2-1 or 4-0, or beat UMD 4-3 or 6-0, or even fail to give up fewer goals than the opposition and lose. Given the quality of other goaltenders and skaters, there are likely to be bumps along the way. For a goalie the goal is to make it to the championship game, and ultimately win it. If they do that, how they got there doesn’t matter.
FiveHoleFrenzy
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Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
Case in point to what Pokechecker is saying is the WisconSIN goalie last year. Outside of the so called "flu" excuse, one heck of a statistical season that came down to needing to make a save against Sara Potomak and not making it. So when it is all said and done, she had an incredible season with amazing stats but...
Case in point to what Pokechecker is saying is the WisconSIN goalie last year. Outside of the so called "flu" excuse, one heck of a statistical season that came down to needing to make a save against Sara Potomak and not making it. So when it is all said and done, she had an incredible season with amazing stats but...
bluffrinkrat
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Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
My 7th grade teacher Miss Searle would have said people that don't cross the t and dot the i are just being lazy.
On the goalie front, I'm sure Peters would say she should have stopped the one puck shot from such a sharp angle. It reminded me of the goal Leveille gave up to Edney of Harvard in the championship game two years ago. On the whole I think Peters has played very well this year and has made some big saves.
Except for maybe a glitch or two I think Kelsey Cline has also played well on defense. It's going to be fun to watch this team grow this year.
My 7th grade teacher Miss Searle would have said people that don't cross the t and dot the i are just being lazy.
On the goalie front, I'm sure Peters would say she should have stopped the one puck shot from such a sharp angle. It reminded me of the goal Leveille gave up to Edney of Harvard in the championship game two years ago. On the whole I think Peters has played very well this year and has made some big saves.
Except for maybe a glitch or two I think Kelsey Cline has also played well on defense. It's going to be fun to watch this team grow this year.
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
Unless I missed it I don't believe anyone has extended their congrats to our Sarah Potomak for being named the league's Offensive Player of the Week. I guess scoring the winning goal in both of the one-goal wins over Minnesota-Duluth was enough!
http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1617/201610/oct18wpw.php
Unless I missed it I don't believe anyone has extended their congrats to our Sarah Potomak for being named the league's Offensive Player of the Week. I guess scoring the winning goal in both of the one-goal wins over Minnesota-Duluth was enough!
http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1617/201610/oct18wpw.php
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
Nadine Muzerall-I think this is her first pregame press meeting:
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/102016aaa.html
I'll put it in the Gopher thread since they are playing Minnesota and since it's her first one she's still a little bit in transition!
Nadine Muzerall-I think this is her first pregame press meeting:
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/102016aaa.html
I'll put it in the Gopher thread since they are playing Minnesota and since it's her first one she's still a little bit in transition!
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
I do wish that people recording a press conference would manage to get the questions as well as the answers.
I do wish that people recording a press conference would manage to get the questions as well as the answers.
ARM
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Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
It takes people passing microphones around to do that. It seemed like Muzzy had trouble hearing some of the questions, so there was likely some distance between her (and her microphone) and the media members in attendance. Overall, one could get the crux of most of these questions and I thought it was better than most.
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
That is as relaxed as I have ever seen her, I think that is great for her and the team maybe not so great for the Gophers - I'd rather see was up tight about this weekend
That is as relaxed as I have ever seen her, I think that is great for her and the team maybe not so great for the Gophers - I'd rather see was up tight about this weekend
Timothy A
Let's go RED!
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
Mark Johnson's pressers are flawless, just as I am sure Frosty's are, though I'll never watch one of his. Muzzy's was interesting. She showed quite a bit of personality. Johnson's usually pretty dry.
Mark Johnson's pressers are flawless, just as I am sure Frosty's are, though I'll never watch one of his. Muzzy's was interesting. She showed quite a bit of personality. Johnson's usually pretty dry.
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
Mark Johnson really IS dry in his press conferences. But I remember season before last just before he went to Lake Placid or just after he returned from an '80 Olympic team reunion lot of that dryness went away. He got really energized and animated (by MJ standards) as he was talking about it. I thought it was really cool to see!
Mark Johnson really IS dry in his press conferences. But I remember season before last just before he went to Lake Placid or just after he returned from an '80 Olympic team reunion lot of that dryness went away. He got really energized and animated (by MJ standards) as he was talking about it. I thought it was really cool to see!
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
I have heard rumors that it isn't always necessary to score goals late in the third in order to win
The WCHA is becoming an unwelcoming place - no doormats!
I have heard rumors that it isn't always necessary to score goals late in the third in order to win
The WCHA is becoming an unwelcoming place - no doormats!
Timothy A
Let's go RED!
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
I have to imagine he's more animated with the players in private. I have seen him get animated with refs between periods or before games, but it's a stern 1 way conversation.
I have this weird feeling that I want you guys to bury OSU today. The big dogs need to keep the doormats on the floor.
I have to imagine he's more animated with the players in private. I have seen him get animated with refs between periods or before games, but it's a stern 1 way conversation.
I have this weird feeling that I want you guys to bury OSU today. The big dogs need to keep the doormats on the floor.
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
Personally I welcome more parity, as long as the Gophers manage to keep winning the close ones!
Might be too late; the dogs from Duluth seem to have already gotten up off the floor.
Personally I welcome more parity, as long as the Gophers manage to keep winning the close ones!
FiveHoleFrenzy
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Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
Another 1 goal game. Still have a lot of work to do. It would be nice to not give up the first goal in a game.
Another 1 goal game. Still have a lot of work to do. It would be nice to not give up the first goal in a game.
Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
And it would be nice to get more balanced offensive production. Without the Pannek-Potomak combination our record to date would not be nearly what it is. Getting plenty of shots - well over 50 today - but having a very hard time putting the puck in the net. As you say they have work to do.
Golden Tuuk
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Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
57 shots and only two goals? I have to wonder if that's accurate. I mean how do they count shots, are they quite liberal?
57 shots and only two goals? I have to wonder if that's accurate. I mean how do they count shots, are they quite liberal?
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