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Post by BodyShots » Thu Jan 14, 2016 10:27 am

Sats81 wrote:
BodyShots wrote:
mulefarm wrote:Does anybody care about the Gophers?
I do. But got to admit, its waning.
agreed. i watch for one reason and within 2 yrs wont be watching anymore...
You are not going to give up on Jack Sadek now, are you?

Good to see him get some playing time last week. Better that it came at the expense of Collins! The kid needed a break.

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Post by Sats81 » Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:39 pm

BodyShots wrote:
Sats81 wrote:
BodyShots wrote:
mulefarm wrote:Does anybody care about the Gophers?
I do. But got to admit, its waning.
agreed. i watch for one reason and within 2 yrs wont be watching anymore...
You are not going to give up on Jack Sadek now, are you?

Good to see him get some playing time last week. Better that it came at the expense of Collins! The kid needed a break.

Guessing Jack will be gone by then....we shall see.

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Post by blueblood » Sun Jan 17, 2016 10:43 am

Agree with Sats81 -

Sadek is legit and Collins can leave.

The Gopher schedule in the BT is in their favor having played both Michigan and Penn St on the road and getting splits in both series.

The NorthStar Cup is a chance for them to pick up 2 out of conference wins which can only help them in Pairwise, now that they are above .500

The #1 seed for the Big10 Tourney has a big advantage in avoiding Michigan, PSU, or the Gophers in the semi's; making it a 1-game playoff for the auto bid to the NCAA's.

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Post by Sats81 » Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:38 pm

blueblood wrote:Agree with Sats81 -

Sadek is legit and Collins can leave.

The Gopher schedule in the BT is in their favor having played both Michigan and Penn St on the road and getting splits in both series.

The NorthStar Cup is a chance for them to pick up 2 out of conference wins which can only help them in Pairwise, now that they are above .500

The #1 seed for the Big10 Tourney has a big advantage in avoiding Michigan, PSU, or the Gophers in the semi's; making it a 1-game playoff for the auto bid to the NCAA's.
Jack played well friday night...then out of lineup again sat night... :roll: :roll:

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Post by mulefarm » Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:12 pm

Badger-Gopher weekend and no talk. Use to be big games and a lot of banter. Times have changed.

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Post by grindiangrad-80 » Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:46 pm

mulefarm wrote:Badger-Gopher weekend and no talk. Use to be big games and a lot of banter. Times have changed.
Badgers have won 8 games in the last year and a half.

And Gopher fans think they are in a rut.

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Post by mulefarm » Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:01 am

looks like their offense is heating up! Should be able to win two at the northstar cup!

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Post by grindiangrad-80 » Sun Jan 24, 2016 12:39 pm

Their goaltender has quietly been pretty good also.

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Post by Sats81 » Sun Jan 24, 2016 3:25 pm

grindiangrad-80 wrote:Their goaltender has quietly been pretty good also.
He's a stud.....and Kloos with 12 pts in last 5 games....looks like he has caught fire....hope they keep it rolling.

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Post by Tigers33 » Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:07 pm

So sats if Kloos has caught fire then what has Fasching done?

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Post by BodyShots » Mon Jan 25, 2016 2:39 am

Badger's are terrible. :oops:

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Post by BodyShots » Mon Jan 25, 2016 2:40 am

Tigers33 wrote:So sats if Kloos has caught fire then what has Fasching done?
Fasch has definitely stepped up his game. I like that he is being more physical and looking more like a power forward. With his size, he needs to play that way.

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Post by keepyourheadup » Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:12 am

Maybe the best answer to that is he's stayed Hot. Last 5 games Bristedt, Fasching and Kloos have combined for 32 points. What is noteworthy is that they are now getting some offensive production from more than one line. Prior to this run almost all the offense was coming from Bristedt, Fasching and Novak.

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Post by Sats81 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:07 am

Tigers33 wrote:So sats if Kloos has caught fire then what has Fasching done?
For once in his career FINALLY started to play to his potential.

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Post by Sats81 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:08 am

BodyShots wrote:
Tigers33 wrote:So sats if Kloos has caught fire then what has Fasching done?
Fasch has definitely stepped up his game. I like that he is being more physical and looking more like a power forward. With his size, he needs to play that way.
agreed.

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Post by Tigers33 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:39 am

gophers get a sweep somehow this weekend and they all of a sudden become relevant again.

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Post by Sats81 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:03 pm

Tigers33 wrote:gophers get a sweep somehow this weekend and they all of a sudden become relevant again.
They swept Michigan St weekend before too and were a break away from doing same at penn st 2 weeks ago.

Who said they are suddenly relevant again super fan?

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Post by Tigers33 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:29 pm

Sats (the almighty I know everything) - I meant this upcoming weekend. If they can somehow win both in the North Star Cup this weekend in my opinion they become relevant again. They currently sit tied for 15th in the pairwise. Somehow they are currently in the top 16 which means they are in the tournament. A sweep this upcoming weekend and they could move up to top 12 probably.

Not saying it's gonna happen by any means.

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Post by grindiangrad-80 » Tue Jan 26, 2016 1:00 am

Not sure how it will shake out at the end but this team is definitely better than it showed the 1st month of the season. They just weren't able to score the 1st few games and that led to the belief that it was doomsday.
Again, not saying they will win it all, but they look like they could be a serious late season team.

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Post by Sats81 » Tue Jan 26, 2016 4:51 am

Tigers33 wrote:Sats (the almighty I know everything) - I meant this upcoming weekend. If they can somehow win both in the North Star Cup this weekend in my opinion they become relevant again. They currently sit tied for 15th in the pairwise. Somehow they are currently in the top 16 which means they are in the tournament. A sweep this upcoming weekend and they could move up to top 12 probably.

Not saying it's gonna happen by any means.
No-you are the "Gopher Insider" The "Jay Glazer" of gopher hockey tigers33!!

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

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Post by Tigers33 » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:47 am

Well 2 wins this week would put them probably in the top 12 in the pairwise. Not sure that will happen though. Non conference they aren't doing so hot.

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Post by Roy01 » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:51 am

Tigers33 wrote:Well 2 wins this week would put them probably in the top 12 in the pairwise. Not sure that will happen though. Non conference they aren't doing so hot.
The Gophers are fortunate they're playing in the Big 10. That alone might get them to the national tournament. That said though, they definitely have struggled outside conference play. They might get in, but I don't see them making much happen.

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Post by Sats81 » Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:11 am

Tigers33 wrote:Well 2 wins this week would put them probably in the top 12 in the pairwise. Not sure that will happen though. Non conference they aren't doing so hot.
They are likely going to have to beat St Cloud for that to happen and I don't think they will. Big Ten helps, but Michigan is pretty darn good too.

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Post by BodyShots » Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:40 am

Like I said earlier in the year.... they are young and will only get better as the year progresses. We will find out how much better with this weekends games.

They should beat the Beavers on Saturday. The big test will be on Sunday and time will tell how they fair in that game.

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Post by mnhockfan99 » Tue Jan 26, 2016 8:12 am

The Little Ten has 3 garbage teams, and Penn St. has 1 quality win all season which was back in Oct. Michigan has talent but has been a paper champion the past few years who has underachieved with as much top end talent they have, no NCAA appearances since 2011-12.

Thus I could see Gophers winning it as you can see improvement in some guys who were struggling before, and Michigan has a tendency to crap their pants.

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