2018-2019 NCAA Hockey Thread

[2Pair]

Can't believe that the Gophers were able to put up a touchdown on the 2nd best D-core in the NCAA's

 

[Digitalbooya]

Can't believe that the Gophers were able to put up a touchdown on the 2nd best D-core in the NCAA's

It's obviously goaltending. Scoring at 33% of the shots. For the simple minded, if your gophers had badger level goaltending the badgers would have 15 goals.

 

[gphr513]

Well that escalated quickly....

 

[Em etah Eh]

Well that escalated quickly....

I’m in town for the pond hockey tourney and some of us decided to go to this game. I was hoping for OT when it was 5-4 but boy did that change very quickly.

 

[57special]

That Gophers Badgers game was awful. 50% of the Gophers team make decisions that are absolutely inexplicable, with confusion and hesitation everywhere...hard to watch.

And they won!

 

[gphr513]

I’m in town for the pond hockey tourney and some of us decided to go to this game. I was hoping for OT when it was 5-4 but boy did that change very quickly.

Come back tomorrow and sing the Battle Hymn of the Republic after we sweep those Badger scum

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

It's obviously goaltending. Scoring at 33% of the shots. For the simple minded, if your gophers had badger level goaltending the badgers would have 15 goals.

Quality shots definitely weren’t equal.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Quality shots definitely weren’t equal.

Especially after the Badgers gave up at 6-4. It just sucks the life out of a team when your goalie can't make a save. Minnesota's first three goals should have been saved. Goals four and five were flukey off the skate/stick misdirections. They happen, but you hope your goalie can save those. Lots of unhappy talk amongst badgers fans about Tony Granato. He's had 3 years to make the NCAA tourney and it's becoming more and more clear that the guy I wanted as head coach, Don Granato, was the key to the early year 1 success they had. Now he's gone and they are playing garbage hockey and losing to garbage teams.

The one-and-done players next year are going to save Tony his job and badger fans will get to suffer more long term mediocre hockey.

Badger Hockey. Embarrassing.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

The 2nd goal (Sheehy’s) is the only one that falls into the “should’ve” category IMO.

 

[Digitalbooya]

The 2nd goal (Sheehy’s) is the only one that falls into the “should’ve” category IMO.

It is my opinion that Lebedeff, a pretty average goalie, would have made those saves.

Goal #1 ~ Berry had plenty of time to square himself to the puck and the way he dropped to his knees and got beat up high would make Kyle Hayton proud.

Goal #2 ~ floater goal, embarrassing it wasn't stopped

Goal #3 ~ First off, Mersch should've cleared the puck seconds beforehand. Second, Berry was late coming over and got beat on a what should've been a harmless shot. Unless you're now counting every single one timer as a quality scoring chance?

 

[2Pair]

It is my opinion that Lebedeff, a pretty average goalie, would have made those saves.

Goal #1 ~ Berry had plenty of time to square himself to the puck and the way he dropped to his knees and got beat up high would make Kyle Hayton proud.

Goal #2 ~ floater goal, embarrassing it wasn't stopped

Goal #3 ~ First off, Mersch should've cleared the puck seconds beforehand. Second, Berry was late coming over and got beat on a what should've been a harmless shot. Unless you're now counting every single one timer as a quality scoring chance?

Yes, most would consider a PP cross ice one-timer, a quality scoring chance. the 1st goal was Sadek all alone from about 10 feet. Expecting saves in those situations is even crazier than thinking your defense isn't absolutley terrible.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

It is my opinion that Lebedeff, a pretty average goalie, would have made those saves.

Goal #1 ~ Berry had plenty of time to square himself to the puck and the way he dropped to his knees and got beat up high would make Kyle Hayton proud.

Goal #2 ~ floater goal, embarrassing it wasn't stopped

Goal #3 ~ First off, Mersch should've cleared the puck seconds beforehand. Second, Berry was late coming over and got beat on a what should've been a harmless shot. Unless you're now counting every single one timer as a quality scoring chance?

Goal 1 was a pretty damn nice shot. Every goalie drops to their knees.

Goal 2, no argument.

Goal 3, he might've been late coming over because he still has to honor a shot from the point (plus there might have been a screen for him to fight through, not sure on that one though), and yes, a one-timer from pretty close in is a quality scoring chance IMO.

I don't know, I have 1 and 3 in the "could've" bucket, because almost every goal has at least a possibility of being saved, but as someone who has no real reason to try and prop Berry up, I don't lay those two solely at his feet.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Y'all are makin' me upsetti spaghetti. Let me dump on my shit team please, thank you.

I'll trade you Berry for Robson though. It's nice to have an elite goalie, isn't it? The badgers haven't had a goalie with a .900 or higher save percentage since Joel Rumpel in the 2014-15 season. Mind you, that was also playing for the worst team in Wisconsin history. I'm starting to think it has less to do with the WHO and more to do with coaching.

 

[gphr513]

Let's goooo!

 

[Digitalbooya]

Minnesota is 6/7 on the power play* this weekend LOL. Jesus.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Minnesota is 6/7 on the power this weekend LOL. Jesus.

Not as good anymore. Failing them in the 3rd.

 

[57special]

Walker out for "undisclosed reasons"?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Walker out for "undisclosed reasons"?

Yep. He scored the 9th goal on Friday, didn't look injured.

Probably could've used him tonight.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

UND manages a split with SCSU after pounding them tonight 5-1. Still a long ways to go and time is running short.

 

[Ban Hammered]

UND manages a split with SCSU after pounding them tonight 5-1. Still a long ways to go and time is running short.

Both of us shorthanded
Stomach flu for us. Split fine by me.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Walker out for "undisclosed reasons"?

Didn’t he get hit in the head after the badger slashed his stick on the goal?

 

[57special]

Didn’t he get hit in the head after the badger slashed his stick on the goal?

Why wouldn't they disclose that, though?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Didn’t he get hit in the head after the badger slashed his stick on the goal?

I think that was someone else.

 

[2Pair]

I think that was someone else.

It was Walker, and the fact that Weissbach played last night is just further proof at how incredibly incompetent the Big 10 is.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

It was Walker, and the fact that Weissbach played last night is just further proof at how incredibly incompetent the Big 10 is.

Ah. Gotcha. My memory thought it was a lefty, but it was also fighting through some Jameson.

Still, he looks pretty good going by the benches. Though I guess these things can also be delayed.