Wisko McBadgerton
Teaching you how to Bucky.
Re: Wisconsin Hockey XXXVI: Stop looking for the silver lining and ignoring the probl
I'd suggest at this point a much larger factor is that you have a Wisconsin Hockey team that didn't win last year and isn't closing out games this year. These kids don't live in a vacuum. They know how important it is to win at Wisconsin. They know the staff is under the gun. They know fans have abandoned them in droves. They see what is said about them online, including here. They want to win for themselves, which is more than enough pressure for any team. But they also are carrying around the entire weight of the whole storied Wisconsin Hockey program and the weight of the expectations of tremendously dissatisfied fans. It probably gets a little heavy by the third period.
Quick turnaround with the puck drop at 1:30 CT. They aren't playing terrible, and for stretches are really playing very good. But invidually they are having breakdowns and not finishing on both ends. Offensively they hit a couple of pipes in the third, and Besse, Kunin, and Johnson all had wide open looks more than once. But they have to finish in those situations. (on the flip side a fourth line senior with one career goal looks like Sid Crosby on his only chance) Davison, Linhart, Wittchow, all made great plays in the game, but also didn't make plays that led directly to goals.
I hope Soleway is hurt, because he looked terrible most of the night. Jurusic again made some good plays, and some terrible ones.
Missing Hughes especially shows, but they have enough to win. Individuals just have to make plays in critical situations. Bounce back boys. Go Red.
I'd suggest at this point a much larger factor is that you have a Wisconsin Hockey team that didn't win last year and isn't closing out games this year. These kids don't live in a vacuum. They know how important it is to win at Wisconsin. They know the staff is under the gun. They know fans have abandoned them in droves. They see what is said about them online, including here. They want to win for themselves, which is more than enough pressure for any team. But they also are carrying around the entire weight of the whole storied Wisconsin Hockey program and the weight of the expectations of tremendously dissatisfied fans. It probably gets a little heavy by the third period.
Quick turnaround with the puck drop at 1:30 CT. They aren't playing terrible, and for stretches are really playing very good. But invidually they are having breakdowns and not finishing on both ends. Offensively they hit a couple of pipes in the third, and Besse, Kunin, and Johnson all had wide open looks more than once. But they have to finish in those situations. (on the flip side a fourth line senior with one career goal looks like Sid Crosby on his only chance) Davison, Linhart, Wittchow, all made great plays in the game, but also didn't make plays that led directly to goals.
I hope Soleway is hurt, because he looked terrible most of the night. Jurusic again made some good plays, and some terrible ones.
Missing Hughes especially shows, but they have enough to win. Individuals just have to make plays in critical situations. Bounce back boys. Go Red.
