WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

[HarleyMC]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

Yes. Let's make this thread all about what I said in one sentence instead of focusing on how the team you follow played exactly the same way as a Troy Jutting coached team. Though Lucia said many of the right things, the players on your team didn't have that in their minds. If they had, then maybe they wouldn't have spent the whole game doing nothing but focusing on the offensive side of the puck. Let's not talk about how the Gophers gave up four goals.

Let's not talk about how Aaron Ness could have prevented the 3rd UAA goal simply by hustling back on the power play when the puck was shoved up through the middle unexpectedly. Go back and look at that on the replay and you'll see him pitching a little fit and demanding that Patterson give him the puck.

Let's not talk about any of that. Instead, let's do what happens everytime I've ever posted in any Gopher thread on any forum since the year 2000 and make the thread about me. Trust me, I'm happy to do that. I'm not here to "prove" anything to you. I made a statement about the team I follow closely and you don't. I followed it up with an explanation about the context. But that wasn't good enough for you. Because you still sniff a chance to **** on something I'm saying. Keep at it then. And use MoAr facetious smileys too.

The only way this is about you is if you want it to be. I'm only interested in seeing you demonstrate something quantitatively valid that indicates UAA is one of the best defenses in D1 "right now". But your apparent backtracking "right now" is actually more what I expected. It's fine to share an opinion, but please don't assume that it's fact until it's proven. "Every time"? You seem to have a habit of making off the cuff and foolish remarks that you can't prove...that's your problem.

The Patterson blunder was a bad attempt at a clearing pass. It had nothing to do with Ness. I wouldn't say the players did not have D on their minds or ignored any of UAA's D abilities. As I stated in a previous post, they committed some turnovers, a costly penalty and didn't execute properly on both sides of the puck. It happens. But even despite the errors and poor execution, they also had two posts and if those go in the Gophers have the W. I'm guessing we'll see a different Gopher team tonight.

 

[uaafanblog]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

You make it about you.

90% of the college hockey fans (Gophers, Sioux, UAA, other) blamed it on Patterson.

Argumentum Ad Populum is a logical fallacy. Armageddon made like 300 million at the box office. Doesn't mean it was a good movie.

And they were right. Until he had the puck, it was not on him. However, him gaining possession of the puck negated anything that happened previously. Once he had the puck, anything he did was a credit or fault on HIM.

When you look at the replay of that and see what Ness did you'll change your tune. Simple as that. All he had to do was hustle back for the puck instead of drifting back into the neutral zone and signaling to Patterson to give him the puck. Yes, Patterson made a mistake with the puck. That doesn't change the fact that if "golden boy" had hustled he would have easily won a race to the puck. Again, it's a perfect example of how the Gophers overall paid no attention to their defensive responsibilities.

And you made a false statement about UAA being the best or one of the best D-cores in D1, overall. Nope. In the last 10 games, they are. Season-long? They are not. And yet you bring up posting comments out of context. Take a look in the mirror.

It's not a false statement. It was a statement not unlike 1,386,922 other statements made by fans of one program or another throughout the history of this forum. Dispute it if you like. I explained what I meant. I defended with what I know about the unreported stats. End of story ... except it isn't for you or the other wanker; you can't let it go. The Seawolves are one of the better defenses in college hockey right now.

I think I can definitely say BOX! on this one. But of course, you'l try to spin it. And believe me, I'm not a hater. There are bigger idiots than you that I've given more credit to. You are just making it so easy the way you keep digging yourself into a hole.

I'm always happy to allow the readers to make up their own mind (cause see ... that's what readers do regardless). But continue to tell yourself whatever you choose to make yourself feel less insufficient.

 

[state of hockey]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

None of the stats matter. Anchorage executed their gameplan, the Gophers didn't. This Seawolves team is highly motivated and knows exactly what they have to do to win, and it seems as though they are good at doing it. I only wish that Minnesota could accomplish what they have to do to get a win on a consistent basis against a defense-first team such as this. But, they don't evidently.

 

[uaafanblog]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

I highly recommend reading the USCHO recap. It is sublime.

 

[HarleyMC]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

Argumentum Ad Populum is a logical fallacy. Armageddon made like 300 million at the box office. Doesn't mean it was a good movie.

When you look at the replay of that and see what Ness did you'll change your tune. Simple as that. All he had to do was hustle back for the puck instead of drifting back into the neutral zone and signaling to Patterson to give him the puck. Yes, Patterson made a mistake with the puck. That doesn't change the fact that if "golden boy" had hustled he would have easily won a race to the puck. Again, it's a perfect example of how the Gophers overall paid no attention to their defensive responsibilities.

I find it entertaining that you attempt to reflect the persona of a expert in logical fallacies and then engage two logical fallacies in your next statement. Nice. But since you're not really worth my friggin' time, I'll let you figure that out for yourself.

 

[Sloe Gin]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

The St. Paul Pioneer Press is convinced that Minnesota will not lose another game

 

[Skeeterman]

What are you weiners going to do when the Big Ten starts up?

We'll be laughing as we watch the little six become aCHA-type league. We'll watch as the fans get sick of seeing Penn state and Ohio 4 times a year. We'll watch as they have troubles filling up their schedules. We'll watch as the BTN.screws up doing hockey on TV. We'll be glad to see you go. We'll really laugh when that league folds up. The Little Six will be an effing joke

That answer your question?

 

[ScoobyDoo]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

UAA's series to lose now.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press is convinced that Minnesota will not lose another game

So, they're idiots.

 

[Bakunin]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

Gophers badly outplayed UAA? Nope not tonight.

You are a serious moron to respond to my post in this fashion. It is blatantly obvious I was referring to the series between these two that took place in the regular season. Obviously last night's game was not like either of those two games.

 

[Suze]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

The St. Paul Pioneer Press is convinced that Minnesota will not lose another game

What? I read both articles and what jumped out at me was this headline: Minnesota's hockey season went into the ditch Friday night at Mariucci Arena, and it will take a major effort to get it out.

 

[The Rube]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

I want the team that played tUMD. I want the team that played DU. Where is that team? Please show up tonight. It's not much to ask, is it?

 

[uaafanblog]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

This looks like a Locker Room Poster to me ...

"We knew that we are a better team than they are and we didn't take advantage of it [Friday]." - Gopher Jake Hansen

 

[The Rube]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

He's right. Hence MN having the home-ice advantage.

Either way, I'm preparing for an Irish wake tonight for MN. If they win, well, I still get to drink some whiskey in celebration.

 

[SCSU Euro]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

This looks like a Locker Room Poster to me ...

"We knew that we are a better team than they are and we didn't take advantage of it [Friday]." - Gopher Jake Hansen

Yep. Locker room material. Or... you're the only one who cares. You know, either way.

 

[Goon]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

I believe he is referring to 5rings post about possibly punishing UND in the F5 championship game, pawning it off as stated fact and lumping all UM fans in the aforementioned assumption to degrade them. But what do I know, I ride a unicorn to work at candy mountain.

I have seen that posted a lot around the internet and heard it on the radio as well and on the Twitter world too.

 

[Dirty]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

I have seen that posted a lot around the internet and heard it on the radio as well and on the Twitter world too.

That cross cheque rides a unicorn?

 

[cross cheque]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

I want the team that played tUMD. I want the team that played DU. Where is that team?

That cross cheque rides a unicorn?

My unicorn was rounded up on Candy Mt. two months ago, to break it in I hired a Leprechaun.

 

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

My unicorn was rounded up on Candy Mt. two months ago, to break it in I hired a Leprechaun.[/QUOTE]How do you break in a unicorn? You know what, forget it. I don't want to know...

MN wins tonight. 4-2.

 

[gopher wes]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

Come on boys, I want one more trip to Marriucci this year! Bring it from start to finish and we'll get it rockin' like we did last night...when you actually decided to play that is.

 

[Slap Shot]

Re: WCHA first round: UAA @ Minnesota

I expect UAA to make this series tight no matter the outcome.

I figured this would have been enough to prevent another Donald tantrum but apparently the lack of a wink wasn't enough to make my intent obvious, never mind a post in the regular season thread that wished well to UAA in the future.

As for the game I can't even make excuses for the Gophers a la lack of effort, blah, blah, blah. They simply got outplayed and whether it was skill, coaching, effort or whatnot UAA exposed the Gophers defense time and time again and deserved the win without question. Yeah, the Gophers at least didn't die on the vine after being down by 3 but had they won it would not have been earned imho. UAA played solidly, the Gophers repeatedly failed to connect on a 2nd or 3rd pass and looked rattled. Sad when playing at home and in the playoffs. Perhaps they should have studied the film of the loss to UAA instead of the win (I'm being somewhat facetious) because they looked 'out-everythinged'.

[edit] And despite the unwarranted tongue-lashing, e-mail sent.