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Wisconsin Hockey Part 2 - No Silly Eaves-isms, Just Win The Title!

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Timothy A said:
I don't think UW's d played all that poorly. They limited the # of DU shots nicely. I didn't see any clean odd man rushes where DU went from the redline in. UW could get out of their D zone easier than DU could. On the first DU goal, a UW forward went for the steal at the redline, allowing DU more space and skaters in the UW zone. Bad idea. I missed his #. The 2nd goal was great play by DU. There was a UW player with the goal scorer, that spin move was sweet. 3rd goal, UW was dead tired at the end of the Smith penalty and yes someone got crossed up and let the DU guy open. It was a great shot though. But in OT, the D zone coverage was BADDD. Overall I'd give the D zone play a B+ in regulation and an F in OT.
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I agree with you. Wisconsin's D limited Denver to 23 shots on the night, many from the perimeter, which is usually enough for a victory in this league when your offense is averaging 4 goals per game. The Pioneers have some high-skill players, and the three Denver goals were all high-skill goals. Colborne's shot was an NHL-style PPG - a picked spot under the crossbar on the first one. Ostrow's goal was a nice tip in, and the final Denver goal by Maiani was a water bottle popper. Overall, UW outplayed Denver in all three periods, but Denver was better in the OT.
 
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Maybe I expect too much, but I thought the clearance just prior to DU's first goal was very poor. I forget which Badger had the puck, but he had a lot of time, and couldn't manage to get the puck that far down the ice. Hit it right at a DU guy, and they came down and scored.
 
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WeWantMore said:
Maybe I expect too much, but I thought the clearance just prior to DU's first goal was very poor. I forget which Badger had the puck, but he had a lot of time, and couldn't manage to get the puck that far down the ice. Hit it right at a DU guy, and they came down and scored.
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Even the best defenses are going to have some mistakes over the course of a game. These are young players and it's part of the reality of learning to play at a high level.

On balance, UW's defense was superb last night. And when they do make a mistake, this DU team has enough skill guys to make you pay, so the mistake gets magnified. Same thing going the other way- DU's defense has a few blown assignments, and boom - UW scores three goals in a few minutes.
 
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Puck Swami said:
Even the best defenses are going to have some mistakes over the course of a game. These are young players and it's part of the reality of learning to play at a high level.
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Oh definitely, I realize how blessed I am to watch such a skilled collection of guys. I guess it's just easy to start to play the what-if game when you tie like that.
 
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Puck Swami said:
Even the best defenses are going to have some mistakes over the course of a game. These are young players and it's part of the reality of learning to play at a high level.

On balance, UW's defense was superb last night. And when they do make a mistake, this DU team has enough skill guys to make you pay, so the mistake gets magnified. Same thing going the other way- DU's defense has a few blown assignments, and boom - UW scores three goals in a few minutes.
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I sit in 204 row A, which is the corner overlooking our end for two periods. I had a great view of the proceedings in our zone and I can tell you that the breakdowns that led to scoring opportunities were glaringly obvious. You just cannot leave the slot and the backdoor open against any team, let alone Denver, as much as we did.

The shots were goal scorer's shots, great placement, but the plays were breakdowns on the defensive zone coverage. Your guys were left wide open in the sweet spot too often. Your guys even flubbed a few great opportunities or it could have been worse.
 
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Fun game to watch, that is for sure. The third goal by DU was a killer, having killed off the power play and having 2 chances to clear, but give DU credit, kept control and great shot. Guddy play good. Nothing he could do on any of the DU goals, but he did have a couple of rebounds that I think were out of the ordinary for him. First time seeing Chevarie (sp?) live, very impressed, though we did shoot the puck right into the "1" in the middle of his belly a lot. Hopefully the Badgers can keep the momentum from the 3rd period into tonight.

Anybody heard if Guddy or Bennett is playing tonight??
 
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That was a slightly disappointing tie, but if they can win tonight I'll certainly consider it a successful weekend. A little bit of everything in a game with a lot of talent skating around. Chevrie was really terrific. His play early gave DU an opportunity to at least earn a point tonight because UW came out looking pretty good and easily could have gotten a couple of goals on the board in the first 5 or 6 minutes. I didn't see terrible breakdowns by the UW defense, although goal #3 for DU came on a never-ending shift where they had some opportunities to clear and didn't take advantage. Tonight I'd love to see a 3rd or 4th line mucker goal early to set the tone.
 
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any word on B. Smith?

I watched the game at a non-UW bar down here so I didn't have sound. Smith was back on the bench at the end of the game as I did see him skate off talking to Coach O at the end of the game.
 
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Timothy A said:
On the first DU goal, a UW forward went for the steal at the redline, allowing DU more space and skaters in the UW zone. Bad idea. I missed his #.
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I'd have to watch a replay to be sure, but live my thought was that the first DU goal was Stepan's fault. He tried for the play the neutral zone, and also did not hustle at all to get into the play in the defensive zone. I believe he was on his way to cover the goal score as he released the shot. Not used to that kind of effort from him and judging by his effort the rest of the game Eaves let him hear it.
 
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I know its early but UW dropped in the pairwise after this huge win....:eek:

BSU jumped ahead of UW after their OT thriller at UMD

Oh well, keep grinding it out Bucky!!!!
 
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I was happy Craig Smith didn't pick up a penalty tonight, there was a period there in the 2nd where it looked like he was very close to snapping.
 
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WeWantMore said:
I was happy Craig Smith didn't pick up a penalty tonight, there was a period there in the 2nd where it looked like he was very close to snapping.
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After the penalty last night that allowed the GTG, I think he was on his best behavior tonight so that would happen again :D
 
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great win by UW tonight. Gut-check time when DU comes back to tie it and they could have had that "here we go again" feeling but they gut it out and win. This will really serve them well over the remainder of the season.

Can't wait for next weekend and the Michigan game!
 
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So tonight was the first night I haven't sat in the student section this year, gave my ticket to a friend, so I had to buy one off the street. For $20 I got in section 107 (right on the blue line) 7 rows up.:eek:
Not sure if anyone else cares, but I sure was excited. Especially since the other guy selling tickets wanted $25 for the 3rd deck.
 
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Just got home from the KC after a foggy drive home. What a game. I kept having flashbacks from last year that DU was going to tie it up after they pulled their goalie and they very nearly did, but the goalie's best friend, the post, made a nice save in the final 2 minutes and then a late DU penalty erased their chances of forcing OT.

The Badgers had a heck of an offensive attack tonight. It's just weird that we're so good at scoring goals this year. I'm so used to the grind it out, defensive wins.

Not to short change the defense, though. They did a very nice job covering up Bennett's lack of talent in the goal. I just don't like it when he's in the net. 2 of the goals he gave up were very soft. One of them, he gave up a rebound that he never should have given up, and the other one, he got scored on the short side in which he broke the Cardinal Rule of goal tending. It was the right move for Eaves to go with him tonight after Goody's lackluster performance last Saturday, though. We are just fortunate to have a good defense to bail him out.

On a humorous note, the crowd really got on a guy wearing a Brett Favre jersey on the big screen. It's good to see that most Wisconsinites aren't rooting for the purple tomorrow. Go Saints.
 
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VarsityWisconsin said:
On a humorous note, the crowd really got on a guy wearing a Brett Favre jersey on the big screen. It's good to see that most Wisconsinites aren't rooting for the purple tomorrow. Go Saints.
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I have to disagree.
 
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DU's 1st line is something special. I think overall UW is deeper as a team. This weekend was a fun weekend to watch hockey at the Kohl. These teams haven't seen the last of each other this season!
 
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I wonder if we have a shot to get to #1 if we sweep Duluth this weekend. Is anybody smart enough to figure out any scenarios where that could happen? I don't know about you guys, but I'm craving that #1 seed in St. Paul where we'd have a bit of a home ice advantage. I know I'd be making the trip up I-94.
 
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