Nope. All assistant coaches have quit at Ohio and no experienced coaches want to go there. Staff still not in place. Weak incoming class. Sauve will have to be even better this year to match last years win total. Coach prefers grinders over scorers which explains lack of scoring. I see Minnesota and Wisconsin battling it out right to the end. Only teams to make final 8 as top 3 lines can match up with any top line on any other team.
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Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
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Nope. All assistant coaches have quit at Ohio and no experienced coaches want to go there. Staff still not in place. Weak incoming class. Sauve will have to be even better this year to match last years win total. Coach prefers grinders over scorers which explains lack of scoring. I see Minnesota and Wisconsin battling it out right to the end. Only teams to make final 8 as top 3 lines can match up with any top line on any other team.
GopherBadger
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
Campbell & Blesi will be fighting it out for the #1 spot in the 2nd half of the season. Both are committed to working their *** off to be the starter. Should be fun to watch them....
Campbell & Blesi will be fighting it out for the #1 spot in the 2nd half of the season. Both are committed to working their *** off to be the starter. Should be fun to watch them....
Puckdrop14
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Ceci and Campbell had similar statistics last season. Both saw action in 5 games. Not what you would call a wealth of D1 experience but a step ahead of Blesi. I would think that all 3 will be given an opportunity to earn the #1 spot.
Timothy A
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
Thoughts on forwards....The keys.....1) getting Norby going, I don't think she ever really meshed with Nurse & McKibbon; 2) Kepler...what can she do with talent around her? (could be amazing!) I think Cogan and Shaver may be on the slower side of the ledger, so I'd roll them back and stick speedy Fr or Kepler if she has the wheels with Mauermann and with Roque/Wellhausen on the top 2 lines. Speed kills and UW needs to get those horses hooked to the same stage coach.
Thoughts on forwards....The keys.....1) getting Norby going, I don't think she ever really meshed with Nurse & McKibbon; 2) Kepler...what can she do with talent around her? (could be amazing!) I think Cogan and Shaver may be on the slower side of the ledger, so I'd roll them back and stick speedy Fr or Kepler if she has the wheels with Mauermann and with Roque/Wellhausen on the top 2 lines. Speed kills and UW needs to get those horses hooked to the same stage coach.
GopherBadger
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
It would be nice to split up last years 3rd line & get a pure scorer with Roque. Drake will contribute immediately and should work her way up the depth chart. Swap out Drake & Pettet & I think you nailed the 3rd & 4th. Hopefully we see many combinations of the first 6 to find some consistent scoring.
It would be nice to split up last years 3rd line & get a pure scorer with Roque. Drake will contribute immediately and should work her way up the depth chart. Swap out Drake & Pettet & I think you nailed the 3rd & 4th. Hopefully we see many combinations of the first 6 to find some consistent scoring.
Timothy A
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
I have a hard time taking you seriously with your handle. I am trying to come to grips with it, but it makes me think of the Stalin/Hitler non-aggression pact.
I have a hard time taking you seriously with your handle. I am trying to come to grips with it, but it makes me think of the Stalin/Hitler non-aggression pact.
Leather helmet
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
Campbell (LG)....Blesi (CG)....Cece (RG)
Word on the street is that MJ is planning to put together a shutdown defensive line to put out against the opponent's top line:
Campbell (LG)....Blesi (CG)....Cece (RG)
Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
https://youtu.be/sP8ZVWiZUMA
It's like in that hockey movie where one of the fans suggested they just get a sumo wrestler be the goalie and plop them in front of the net. They'd win every game!
https://youtu.be/sP8ZVWiZUMA
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
Why limit yourself to a Sumo wrestler? Those 600lb people on reality TV would work just as well.
Why limit yourself to a Sumo wrestler? Those 600lb people on reality TV would work just as well.
Timothy A
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
The D pairs will be another interesting situation. Who will eat up the minutes that Channel and Ryan are gone? The 2 incoming Fr are very talented, I think they will be ahead of Williams (and Rowe, who played well when she got the chance). I don't think Rolfes played as well as she did prior to the redshirt year, but that bar was pretty high. Steffen really stood out in a positive way as a Fr, one could say she was the 3rd best D last year. Gardiner has some wheels and some O push, as does Steffen. I think the Fr will be in the top 4 mix.
The D pairs will be another interesting situation. Who will eat up the minutes that Channel and Ryan are gone? The 2 incoming Fr are very talented, I think they will be ahead of Williams (and Rowe, who played well when she got the chance). I don't think Rolfes played as well as she did prior to the redshirt year, but that bar was pretty high. Steffen really stood out in a positive way as a Fr, one could say she was the 3rd best D last year. Gardiner has some wheels and some O push, as does Steffen. I think the Fr will be in the top 4 mix.
GopherBadger
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
The D pairs will also be an interesting mix of 6. All are very talented with an offensive side to them. Gardner brings attitude and a physical presence that will be important to a very "offensive" D Core.
BTW...A little birdie told me that Campbell looks really good!
The D pairs will also be an interesting mix of 6. All are very talented with an offensive side to them. Gardner brings attitude and a physical presence that will be important to a very "offensive" D Core.
BTW...A little birdie told me that Campbell looks really good!
Timothy A
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
MJ would not have brought her in if she didn't have a shot at starting. I really don't care who the starter is, just win baby.
MJ would not have brought her in if she didn't have a shot at starting. I really don't care who the starter is, just win baby.
Badgers certainly have depth in the net this year, and for the first time in a while there's a goalie battle. Could be good or bad for the atmosphere & chemistry - similar to a qb battle on a football team. Time will tell how this group of players (& coaches) manages it. And with Kronish on deck (she's at the Badger camp this week) there's more talent on the way. Any truth to the rumors of an '02 goalie commitment?
Timothy A
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
Personally I hate the goalie battles/split time deals. Choose the best player and ride them all the way. Split time situations can give you bad thoughts in your head. I know nothing of rumors of commitments.
Personally I hate the goalie battles/split time deals. Choose the best player and ride them all the way. Split time situations can give you bad thoughts in your head. I know nothing of rumors of commitments.
rangersrule
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
Based on the last 10 years or so I would doubt that the coaching staff would have goalies split time equally. There has always been a clear #1 starter going back from Vetter to Rigsby to DesBien. Also the team playing in front of a goaltender likes it better to know there is a steady player in the net with the coaches confidence in that player.
Based on the last 10 years or so I would doubt that the coaching staff would have goalies split time equally. There has always been a clear #1 starter going back from Vetter to Rigsby to DesBien. Also the team playing in front of a goaltender likes it better to know there is a steady player in the net with the coaches confidence in that player.
Puckdrop14
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Fair enough however the big question is whether or not there is a Vetter, Rigsby or Desbiens in the current roster. Tough acts to follow.
Timothy A
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
Right-O. I have the full confidence in the coaches that they have recruited and can develop the next one, we just have to see who it is. I think if the next one is 90% of ARD UW will be just fine.
For me, this year is more of a development year for the team. When Clark and Pankowski get back next year and hopefully Shirley arrives, they will be unstoppable. That being said, a "development year" still means a top 2 wcha finish and a probable ticket to the ncaa's, VS being #1 all year, winning the league regular season and playoff titles and being in the ncaa title game.
Right-O. I have the full confidence in the coaches that they have recruited and can develop the next one, we just have to see who it is. I think if the next one is 90% of ARD UW will be just fine.
For me, this year is more of a development year for the team. When Clark and Pankowski get back next year and hopefully Shirley arrives, they will be unstoppable. That being said, a "development year" still means a top 2 wcha finish and a probable ticket to the ncaa's, VS being #1 all year, winning the league regular season and playoff titles and being in the ncaa title game.
robertearle
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Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
2009-2010 - Becca Ruegsegger started 20 games and Alannah McCready started 16. Yes, that team didn't do very well, but IMO that wasn't because of the goal-keeping.
2009-2010 - Becca Ruegsegger started 20 games and Alannah McCready started 16. Yes, that team didn't do very well, but IMO that wasn't because of the goal-keeping.
Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018
A very bold prediction indeed. The Gophers look to be similarly loaded. Looking into my crystal ball I see some tremendous battles between the two teams next season. As to which one comes out on top much depends on the degree to which each develops their younger players this season.
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