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UM @ SCSU: Everything this series should be

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Biddco said:
I'll just let you believe that...
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But the Gophers are your "Number One, hands-down, no questions asked" rival. If hat's the case, then you'd be cheering for an SCSU sweep to give the Gophers the hardest chance of winning the title (and to see them lose two games).

Anything less and you're just blowing smoke.
 
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Are the Vikings fans here too wrapped up in discussing Birk, McKinnie and Moss to continue talking about this series? I am trying to arrange things to get to Cloud for the Saturday tilt, but it's less than sure it will happen. Would love to make it a go.
 
Slap Shot said:
Are the Vikings fans here too wrapped up in discussing Birk, McKinnie and Moss to continue talking about this series? I am trying to arrange things to get to Cloud for the Saturday tilt, but it's less than sure it will happen. Would love to make it a go.
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Matt Birk got his ring, even though he helped campaign to stop a bunch of Minnesotans from getting theirs last November. McKinnie's fat *** ate his way towards getting himself a ring, and Moss still plays when he wants to. That should solve those arguments, and now we can all get back to the important things, like snocross jokes and so on.
 
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It should be a great series and matchups...possibly switched around for speed and size matchups.
Top Line Hanowski- Leblanc - Kosilla - Prochno and Jensen against Rau - Bjugstad - Haula - Helgeson and Marshall.
2nd Murray- Dowd- Brodzinski - Gravel and Prow against Condon - Warning - Budish - Reilly and Alt
3rd Benik - Thorson - Morley - Daly - Johnson against Serratore- Boyd - Ambroz - Skjei and Schmidt
4th Bertsch- Rehkamp- Holka against Parenteau - Isackson - Holl
Goalie - Faragher against Wilcox

SCSU possible (injuries/scratches) - Oliver -Milan - Rabey
Minn possible " " - Michaelson - R. Reilly - Larson (Connor Reilly out for season)

Biggest concerns for St Cloud is size if Bjugstad and Budish are matched up together and Condon for speed. Murray, Morley and Milan can offset the speed and hopefully Oliver and Rabey are ready and back from injury for size.

Another concern is not getting wrapped up in Rau, Serratore and Helgeson's chippiness. All three are known to instigate and then turn their backs, run away or flop like a fish on the retaliation.
 
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Our 1st line now that Haula is 100% will probably be Rau - Bjugs - Condon and Haula will center the 2nd line with Warning and Budish.

I'm not sure I've ever seen Helgeson (or even Serratore) flop. :confused:
 
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I should have clarified. They engage in a lot of kidney cross checks to the back after whistles. Helgeson elbows behind the play. I've seen some cheap knee to knee action. I've seen on a innocent rub out along the glass Serratore jump to the glass like a frog and drop to the ice like a bomb just exploded. Pretty much every Gopher turns their back if they think they are about to be hit. Helgeson is the poster child for cheap stuff and then acting very innocent after the fact.
 
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The biggest difference in the Minn vs AA/ ND and MSU series that I watched was their players got up right away after a hit - no penalty. The Minnesota players would lay on the ice and look around for awhile before getting up - drawing penalties.
 
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Minnesota has a lot of speed in Schmidt, Isackson and a few others that we need to match up on.
 
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Actually I don't envision this being a very physical series. Neither team draws a lot of penalties. SCSU had no penalties in the BSU series and are very non-physical. I was just mentioning not getting drawn into anything minor. Another weakness I see for SCSU is if they leave Leblanc on the point on the PP. He is slow and a Condon could very well get a shortie, we've been caught before. Moving Jensen out there or getting some more rear puck support speed would be a better option. Other than that I see these teams as both highly skilled and evenly matched.
 
hockeykrazy said:
I should have clarified. They engage in a lot of kidney cross checks to the back after whistles. Helgeson elbows behind the play. I've seen some cheap knee to knee action. I've seen on a innocent rub out along the glass Serratore jump to the glass like a frog and drop to the ice like a bomb just exploded. Pretty much every Gopher turns their back if they think they are about to be hit. Helgeson is the poster child for cheap stuff and then acting very innocent after the fact.
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This post belongs in the Rapala hall of fame
 
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Just noticing that the Rodents schedule was UND, bye, now SCSU, then Wisconsin and UMD. Lots of emotions in all of those series except bye, will they be running on empty after this stretch?
 
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hockeykrazy said:
I should have clarified. They engage in a lot of kidney cross checks to the back after whistles. Helgeson elbows behind the play. I've seen some cheap knee to knee action. I've seen on a innocent rub out along the glass Serratore jump to the glass like a frog and drop to the ice like a bomb just exploded. Pretty much every Gopher turns their back if they think they are about to be hit. Helgeson is the poster child for cheap stuff and then acting very innocent after the fact.
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Why does your name include the work "hockey"?
 
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Tipsy McStagger said:
I think we have just as good a chance of getting to Pittsburgh as you. Current brackets have us playing Niagara and then Quinnipiac or Notre Dame. The Gophers would play UMass-Lowell, then Western Michigan or Denver. We have at least split with every team we have played except for the first series of the year at UNH, and a terrible series against Northern Michigan. The NMU series was a turning point in the season I think.

The only teams that I would like to avoid in the brackets are BC, UNH, and Minnesota. Other than that, I would favor us against any team.
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I think SCCC's OOC record should temper that Final Four excitement. One win against teams not named Huntsville.
 
Bertogliat said:
I think SCCC's OOC record should temper that Final Four excitement. One win against teams not named Huntsville.
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Regular season games are not the same as tourney games.
Also, Reijola and Phillipi will not be playing tourney games, they played 2 of our non con games.
Faragher "gets up" for big games, tourney games will be big games.
But yeah, losing in non con play in the regular season must mean we aren't a Frozen Four contender. :rolleyes:
 
First Time said:
Regular season games are not the same as tourney games.
Also, Reijola and Phillipi will not be playing tourney games, they played 2 of our non con games.
Faragher "gets up" for big games, tourney games will be big games.
But yeah, losing in non con play in the regular season must mean we aren't a Frozen Four contender. :rolleyes:
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Certainly something I'd be concerned about.
 
mnstate0fhockey said:
Certainly something I'd be concerned about.
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We didn't play well, that's a given, but I also think we looked at it as, it's non-con play, the league is what matters and I think they also looked at it as they didn't have to work hard to beat RPI or NMU.
You really think they are going to look at NCAA games the same way?
I want some of what you're smoking if you do.
 
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