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MN_Gopher said:One reason the gophers PP is so good is Kessel. He can skate the puck from end to end and control the zone and set it up. Giving them almost a full 2min to operate. That really helps. He also posses a hard slapper that he can get off as fast as anyone. So when he gets te puck on the half boards and skates it up top, someone has to pay attention to him. He opens the PP up. When that happens our offensive minded D men can jump up in the play or sneak in for an easy tap in. And Kessel has the speed to get back in a hurry should his passes go astray. Those are all things that Towes does not bring to the table. Plus keep in mind several PP were set up by Kessel blowing through the neutral zone and catching a hook or some lazy forward holding up an on rushing wing.
And overall NoDak has 4 less goals then the gophers. Not that big at all. In conference and i think in the NCAA all comparitive stats should use only conference stats the gophers hold a 16 goal lead.
To sum it up. Yes Towes numbers would go higher if he played for the gophers. But not enough to catch Kessel's. Plus he may not even be good enough to crack the MN top PP spot either.
Ahh yes to the next next one he is overrated get over it