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NCAA Tournament: NMU Wildcats vs. SCSU Huskies

Re: NCAA Tournament: NMU Wildcats vs. SCSU Huskies

Oh, it has reverance, it just doesn't really mean anything.

Like how before this year, SCSU was 0-8 in the NCAAs?

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Re: NCAA Tournament: NMU Wildcats vs. SCSU Huskies

This game could go in any direction. It could be a 2-1 as easily as a 7-6 or 6-1 game either way. Both teams look to have games where they give up tons of goals. Add to that the pressure of NMU playing in the tournament in an arena where St. Cloud feels comfortable and I have no idea how it will go.
 
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Double post time

Flooding may close roads in St. Paul

The Associated Press • March 22, 2010

ST. PAUL — Getting to events in downtown St. Paul may be tricky this week as the city deals with the rising Mississippi River.

Flood protection work means some roads and streets will be closed or restricted to one lane of traffic. So fans are advised to plan ahead if they’re going to Xcel Energy Center or St. Paul RiverCentre and take alternate routes.

http://www.sctimes.com/article/2010...TS040102/Flooding-may-close-roads-in-St.-Paul

What are the chances this keeps up by Friday?
 
Re: NCAA Tournament: NMU Wildcats vs. SCSU Huskies

hmm i didnt know past history has any reverence... you know just like the numbers called in roulette affect the next number, my betting strategies must be flawed then:rolleyes:
It's relevant when you have the same two head coaches going toe-to-toe on a consistent basis. It matters when you have largely the same on-ice talent from year to year putting up the same/similar results. It can expose a team's weakness and/or strength.
The flooding in St. Paul was due to crest either today or yesterday at 19.5', and stay up to 17' through Sunday. What this means for people coming in from out of town - don't go south of the downtown area, and stay clear of Lowertown. The parking near the X might be impacted to the SW side of the arena, down the cliff along Eagle St. and such, heading towards Shepard Rd. From the direction you'll likely enter the city (the North, coming down through Duluth), the flooding should have little impact unless you want to kill some time by walking by the river.
 
Re: NCAA Tournament: NMU Wildcats vs. SCSU Huskies

RE: Mankato - lets not forget that they were playing solid hockey to close out this year. The weekend before playing us they played the #1 team in the country tough (Denver).

As far as the NMU game, based on some comments I get the sense that NMU is a bit like Wisconsin in that if they get a lead they can really lock down on the defensive side and make life tough for you.
 
Re: NCAA Tournament: NMU Wildcats vs. SCSU Huskies

RE: Mankato - lets not forget that they were playing solid hockey to close out this year. The weekend before playing us they played the #1 team in the country tough (Denver).

As far as the NMU game, based on some comments I get the sense that NMU is a bit like Wisconsin in that if they get a lead they can really lock down on the defensive side and make life tough for you.


Ideally, that is normally the goal, but as evident in the Friday night game against Alaska in the playoffs, they went up 4-1 by the end of the second, and 10 minutes into the third they're nursing a 4-3 lead and just barely squeaked out the win. Also, with a 3-1 lead against Ferris, they had to go to OT...

That being said, I'm still confident that with a large lead, they can normally pull off a win as long as they don't play TOO soft with that lead which was the case against Alaska and Ferris.
 
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Re: NCAA Tournament: NMU Wildcats vs. SCSU Huskies

Ideally, that is normally the goal, but as evident in the Friday night game against Alaska in the playoffs, they went up 4-1 by the end of the second, and 10 minutes into the third they're nursing a 4-3 lead and just barely squeaked out the win. Also, with a 3-1 lead against Ferris, they had to go to OT...

That being said, I'm still confident that with a large lead, they can normally pull off a win as long as they don't play TOO soft with that lead which was the case against Alaska and Ferris.

I think the blue print for beating SCSU is pretty simple. Hit them early, hit them often and hit them hard. We're a small team and will cough up the puck when harrassed.

Which is one of the reasons I think the officiating could play a big role. If they're calling it very close that works in our favor. If they're letting the guys play then I would assume that would favor a bigger NMU squad.
 
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...It will be a hard game, and I'm sad that I was at the Xcel one week too early. :(

Told ya you shoulda been at the Joe. :p

NMU played a hell of a game Saturday, all weekend in fact. Don't let the 2-1 final scare you, as for a minute and a half, we didn't let Michigan score on an empty net, and was pressuring to tie the game. Stewart played phenomenally and stopped some great Michigan one-timers. Michigan did an excellent job of clogging in front of the goalie making sure that NOTHING got near him, otherwise it would have looked like the :62 of hockey against Ferris for the whole game.

I'm nervous about St. Cloud, I haven't seen or heard them play in years, but to see them come this close to a Broadmoor trophy? There will be two really pi**ed off and tired teams meeting for this game.
 
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Is Wehrs out of his yet?

Yeah, and he'll be on the golf course as soon as Chay polishes up his clubs.

And don't get me wrong, that comment was directed at DL only. At least the other SCSU fans don't rub losses in and they also can take some good-natured ribbing.
 
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as long as they don't play TOO soft with that lead which was the case against Alaska and Ferris.

Soft??? That would insinuate that the effort was lacking, that they just laid back. That was hardly the case in either game.
 
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Nobody in the St Paul regional scares me, least of all St Cloud. The traditional second half swoon seems to be late in arriving this year, so now would be an excellent time for that to happen. NMU can beat the Huskies, Badgers, and Catamounts. I know some people very close to the team read this so I've got just one thing I want to say to the team: Shoot the mother effing puck more! You may get a weird deflection, and it may end up at the back of the net, or you may get a nice rebound that you can go top shelf with. The PP looked way out of sync. Wasting half the PP cycling the puck isn't going to win games. I think part of the problem is the Swedes looking for that finesse goal. Some of the Canadian and American boys need to teach them to appreciate the hack and whack garbage goal, like the one Cherny got on Saturday.

There's no way I'll be able to make it Friday, but I'm hoping to be there Saturday to watch the Cats take down Bucky, and punch their ticket to their first Frozen Four in 19 years.
 
Re: NCAA Tournament: NMU Wildcats vs. SCSU Huskies

This is an interesting matchup and reminds me a lot of both NMU series vs. UNO. In those two series the home team swept and it was a tale of two different NMU teams. NMU was dominant at home on the large ice and looked lost and a always a step behind in Omaha when the much smaller UNO team showed tremendous quickness.

If this game feels less like a St. Cloud home game and more of a neautral nice affair then I'm sure NMU will find a level of comfort in the building and play well.

I'm going to say the winner will take this by a single goal and it will be a cat and dog fight all the way through. While Mark Olver has been quite lately it is my hope that he leads his Wildcats to victory and a much more interesting matchup against Wisconsin...does anybody remember NMU's sweep in Madison last season and the 6-5 comeback victory in the last 10 minutes of that game??? :rolleyes:
 
Re: NCAA Tournament: NMU Wildcats vs. SCSU Huskies

Nobody in the St Paul regional scares me, least of all St Cloud. The traditional second half swoon seems to be late in arriving this year, so now would be an excellent time for that to happen. NMU can beat the Huskies, Badgers, and Catamounts. I know some people very close to the team read this so I've got just one thing I want to say to the team: Shoot the mother effing puck more! You may get a weird deflection, and it may end up at the back of the net, or you may get a nice rebound that you can go top shelf with. The PP looked way out of sync. Wasting half the PP cycling the puck isn't going to win games. I think part of the problem is the Swedes looking for that finesse goal. Some of the Canadian and American boys need to teach them to appreciate the hack and whack garbage goal, like the one Cherny got on Saturday.

There's no way I'll be able to make it Friday, but I'm hoping to be there Saturday to watch the Cats take down Bucky, and punch their ticket to their first Frozen Four in 19 years.


I think Wisco is the hands down favorite. Yes, we beat them 2-0 but it took M Lee standing on his head to do so and you can't count on those types of performances game in game out.

I think the UNM vs. SCSU game is a toss up. While there is no reason to be "scared" of SCSU they certainly are capable of beating anyone in the country. We've had quality road wins against Denver, UND, and Wisconsin this year.
 
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I think Wisco is the hands down favorite.

I disagree. The top 3 seeds in this region have very similar records. I think it's up for grabs, and the people who think Bucky has something in the tank to win "it all" are sadly mistaken.

Focusing on the game at hand....

I will admit I know very little about St Cloud. From what I saw of them against Nodak, I think NMU can and will hang with them. I think Mojo's right about this being a very close game. It'll be decided late in the 3rd, if not OT. Olver may find his groove again, but my money's on Florek for the game winner. The Cats have to get the puck to the net though. Waiting for the perfect shot isn't going to work.
 
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