Re: Wisconsin Badgers 2019-2020 Season Thread
Well, that was a great bounce back game for UW. UW had the edge in play in the first period, UW owned the 2nd period territorially but did not get a lot of great chances. Going into the 3rd period I was dreading another UM comeback, and for the first 3-4 minutes it looked likely, then UW got back on track through the middle 10 minutes then basically played keep away the last 5 or so and it was a thing of beauty. A very complete game against the toughest opponent in the land. Overall my confidence in UW has been restored after getting dented by NE and then the loss to BSU. I do think UW has the ability to be a FF team and do some damage.
Great to see Soup get the S/O. Edwards was impressive, played with a lot of poise for a Fr, her and Rowe seemed to make a good pair. Rowe can be a little clanky out there, but today she played well and the D corps as a whole played well.
I like the new lines. It was smart to keep SS and Watts together. SS is a very creative W, so Watts doesn't miss Roque as much as one might think. Pettet looked good with those 2. Mauermann didn't seem to get a lot of shots playing with Roque, but she can stir the pot like no other. There's a reason she is a crowd favorite. Curl and Roque played together last year, so there is chemistry there (and I think they played together for Team USA as well). 3rd line did not look out of place at all, Schneider's goal Friday was awesome, what a set of jets she has. Today Norby scored twice. If all 3 lines can produce like this, well, it's looking good for sure.
The dump and chase forecheck was unusual for UW to use like that, but the results were fantastic. They have plenty of speed to win the races to the puck, even against UM. UM did do a great job of limiting UW's shots once UW gained control. It would be interesting to see them do it next week.
