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National Championship: Union vs. Minnesota (Choaches stay out of it!)

Hokydad said:
and needed a fluke goal to beat nd last night, go figure.
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Minnesota did not play that well last night, yet they still managed to win the game! There are several players that played nervous last night and Lucia even commented that some of the freshmen played like freshmen last night. The good news for Gopher fans is they have not played two sub par games in a row for the year. Cammy, Fasching, and Kloos will bounce back and make a difference.
 
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Go Gophers! Go out there fight a full 60min for #6!!!! Should be an epic battle.
 
Re: National Championship: Union vs. Minnesota (Choaches stay out of it!)

If the Gophers goalie plays like he did last night the Gophers will be unbeatable.
In fact if he plays half as good they will win. He just needs to keep his leg against the pipe
 
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Biddco said:
There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch!

Not this time! Go Dutchmen!

I always want to see a team win their first title and continue the trend of teams doing just that after almost a 20 year drought! Should be a great game.
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Go watch the Wild.
 
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4four4 said:
Go watch the Wild.
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I will but they play on Sunday :p

It would seem to me that the Gophers have the advantage in this game simply because of Adam Wilcox. I don't think Union's goalie is near as good as he is.

Union has a USCHO Number 1 ranking under their belt right now! So there's that.
 
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Having seen all four teams on the ice my feeling is Union will win. They are a veteran team, are stacked right through the lineup and have a game plan that never varies and is very successful. IMHO Union is playing on a different level than the other 3 teams. Minny looked good last night, but Saturday the depth & overall talent of the Dutchmen will be evident.
 
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ColSkate65 said:
Having seen all four teams on the ice my feeling is Union will win. They are a veteran team, are stacked right through the lineup and have a game plan that never varies and is very successful. IMHO Union is playing on a different level than the other 3 teams. Minny looked good last night, but Saturday the depth & overall talent of the Dutchmen will be evident.
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Minnesota didn't look good last night on the other hand Union did look great.
 
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ColSkate65 said:
Having seen all four teams on the ice my feeling is Union will win. They are a veteran team, are stacked right through the lineup and have a game plan that never varies and is very successful. IMHO Union is playing on a different level than the other 3 teams. Minny looked good last night, but Saturday the depth & overall talent of the Dutchmen will be evident.
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Minny looked what? Got news for you that was one of the subpar performances of the year for Minnesota. Outside of Wilcox, Rau, and Holl there wasn't much there. Minnesota has way more to show then they showed last night. As for depth and talent I have no doubt Union is very good and very talented. That being said Minnesota has as much depth as anyone else. It will be one teams will vs. another and if we're all lucky we'll get another classic title game.
 
ColSkate65 said:
Having seen all four teams on the ice my feeling is Union will win. They are a veteran team, are stacked right through the lineup and have a game plan that never varies and is very successful. IMHO Union is playing on a different level than the other 3 teams. Minny looked good last night, but Saturday the depth & overall talent of the Dutchmen will be evident.
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If the Gophers play as well as they have played at times this season (versus BC is one example and most recently against SCSU in the regionals), Minnesota has a very good shot at winning this game.

Minnesota has as much, if not more, talent as Union does. The experience factor is where Union has a heavy advantage. Minnesota starts 6-7 freshmen a night, but have 14 NHL draft picks on their roster. They also have 9 players with at least 9 goals, so depth isn't going to be a big advantage for Union either.

Outside of Wilcox, Minnesota DID NOT look good last night. And if last night's performance is what people want to judge this Minnesota team by, that's fine, but they are capable of playing at a MUCH higher level. Credit UND's defensive-minded game plan and youthful nerves for the Gopher's tight play last night. Thank God for Wilcox.

I'd say Union is the favorite, but because of their experience on top of the talent, not because they are the deeper or more talented team. I'd say that they are pretty even in those categories.
 
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Biddco said:
I will but they play on Sunday :p

It would seem to me that the Gophers have the advantage in this game simply because of Adam Wilcox. I don't think Union's goalie is near as good as he is.

Union has a USCHO Number 1 ranking under their belt right now! So there's that.
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If I am not mistaken Gophers are the #1 seed in the tournament.
NCAA think they are the #1 team.
 
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I don't see how either team can be called a favorite. It's the National Championship and they're both incredible teams. It's going to be a battle.
 
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WiscDC said:
None of these teams have "homegrown talent." They had nothing to do with their players' development until they actually joined the team.
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I have plenty of "homegrown" talent that will be on display again on Saturday night. When I say homegrown I mean store bought, and when I say store bought, I mean black market. :o
 
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SanTropez said:
I just hope Union doesn't beat us 26-0, they must have a lot of homegrown talent.
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Just be glad you aren't their mortal enemies, St, Clooud.
 
Hokydad said:
oh, i see

fool
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Help me out, I'm trying to figure out which word you misspelled in your handle. Was it supposed to be HOKEYdad?

That would seem to make sense because according to the dictionary, "hokey" means very silly, old fashioned or sentimental...and you sir are one of the silliest.
 
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