HarleyMC
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Re: MN Gophers @ tUMD Bulldogs: Sibling Rivalry!
This weekend will be a showcase of some of the best goalies right now in the WCHA: Reiter/Crandall, and Patterson. Patterson is by far the MVP elect of the Gophers this season, and is second in the WCHA in SV%. Reiter and Crandall have been alternating over the last few series for UMD and are #1 and #3 respectively in GAA in the WCHA. Patterson is 4th. If all goalies play consistently up to their potential, these may be low scoring, close games this weekend.
The Gophers need more help from their quiet, overdue seniors if they hope to get any points whatsoever this weekend. Barriball, Cepis, and Hoeffel need to generate more offense and scoring early. Special teams have got to step up this weekend. The Gophers are a pathetic 9th in PP and 12th in PK in the WCHA. UMD is 1st in PP and 2nd in PK. Obviously, the Gophers will be shooting themselves in the foot if they get in penalty trouble against UMD.
A positive is the Gophers defense has improved from the first half and has only allowed one game over 3 goals in the last 11. That's also been partly due to the outstanding goaltending the Gophers have been getting from Kent Patterson.
I think the Gophers will be up for the rivalry and they have been surprising better on the road than at home this season as well. I'll go along with you on this one Gordy, the Gophers will split this weekend.
Hey, Harley, I think it will be a weekend of Hyde and Jekyll this time... Gophers will lose Friday because the Dogs will be amped up, but Gophers take advantage of the Friday hangover and sneak one out on Saturday. Consistently inconsistent!
This weekend will be a showcase of some of the best goalies right now in the WCHA: Reiter/Crandall, and Patterson. Patterson is by far the MVP elect of the Gophers this season, and is second in the WCHA in SV%. Reiter and Crandall have been alternating over the last few series for UMD and are #1 and #3 respectively in GAA in the WCHA. Patterson is 4th. If all goalies play consistently up to their potential, these may be low scoring, close games this weekend.
The Gophers need more help from their quiet, overdue seniors if they hope to get any points whatsoever this weekend. Barriball, Cepis, and Hoeffel need to generate more offense and scoring early. Special teams have got to step up this weekend. The Gophers are a pathetic 9th in PP and 12th in PK in the WCHA. UMD is 1st in PP and 2nd in PK. Obviously, the Gophers will be shooting themselves in the foot if they get in penalty trouble against UMD.
A positive is the Gophers defense has improved from the first half and has only allowed one game over 3 goals in the last 11. That's also been partly due to the outstanding goaltending the Gophers have been getting from Kent Patterson.
I think the Gophers will be up for the rivalry and they have been surprising better on the road than at home this season as well. I'll go along with you on this one Gordy, the Gophers will split this weekend.
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