True but from a fans perspective well in IMO Final Five>>>>> NCAA tourneyeast hockey wrote:Nah. The Dogs will still be in the NCAA's. Their Pairwise rating is solid.gfhockey wrote:Grandmas just rran out of whiskey.defense wrote:Duluth Liquor store gonna have a big night?
IF mankato gets by duluth lol duluth may be on suicide watch
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#1 Duluth East vs Lakeville South 3/8 @ 6PM
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Somebody further up mentioned Lindgren and Arentz; they played at Lakeville North. Matt McNeely, a goalie who went to St. Thomas and then the NTDP, would have been at South. Not sure he could have done more than Schumacher did tonight, though.
I saw a fair amount of South this season, and saw them play some good games, but boy did they put it together tonight. I could not have been more impressed with the way they played. If Freemark was only four inches or so taller he would have Division I colleges beating down his door.
I saw a fair amount of South this season, and saw them play some good games, but boy did they put it together tonight. I could not have been more impressed with the way they played. If Freemark was only four inches or so taller he would have Division I colleges beating down his door.
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Hounds had a chance to bury LVS early...up 1-0 and appeared to score for 2-0 lead but goal was waived off (which was clearly the correct call based on TV replay). Big momentum swing...and once LVS got that 1st goal they were a DIFFERENT TEAM...seemed to come at DE in waves...had a hot goaltender...and pulled out the win. On the 1st LVS goal....DE tender slid across crease too far, was off on his angle...and the puck was in the net (far post). 2nd goal off a DE turnover exiting the zone ...wasn't much tender could do...LVS player with a great deke move....3rd was an empty netter. A shocker to say the least.
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Man, great game! South boys didn't look nervous at all and had a great game plan. DE outshot them by a few but South had more scoring chances i thought. They play great defensively too. props to coach weber and his staff, I thought the boys played their best overall game of the year tonight. South was the better team tonight.. Anyone's tourney now!
This was a perfect confluence for an upset. South played great, East was awful all night. I saw around 15 East games this year and in none of the previous games was their passing as terrible as it was tonight. As a result their trademark forecheck was non-existent, and the speed and quickness they normally display in the offensive zone did not materialize. A very strange, weak effort by the Hounds.
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Well, where to begin?
Mike Randolph was dead-on in his post-game press conference. This simply did not look like Duluth East tonight--not once, not even when they were up in the first. They never got to their game. There was simply no response.
South's breakouts were absolutely brilliant. They completely threw the Hounds off. It wasn't anything they hadn't seen before, but they were at a loss to find an answer. They played a beautiful game tonight, by any measure. Congratulations to the Cougars.
The atmosphere at the post-game press conference had everyone feeling unsettled. My heart goes out to Dom Toninato and Jake Randolph. And to Trevor Olson, Nate Repensky, and the other less well-known but no less important members of this senior class. They brought this program so close to the pinnacle last year, and through it all, this group got it done.
It's not quite over yet--on to Mariucci, where they will play for pride. But thanks for a brilliant run, Hounds--there were flashes of brilliance this year that I won't forget, despite the result. That's hockey; that's life. These boys are in agony right now, but I hope they'll look back on this ride years from now and realize that it wasn't worth trading for anything else.
More thoughts to come as the night goes on.
Mike Randolph was dead-on in his post-game press conference. This simply did not look like Duluth East tonight--not once, not even when they were up in the first. They never got to their game. There was simply no response.
South's breakouts were absolutely brilliant. They completely threw the Hounds off. It wasn't anything they hadn't seen before, but they were at a loss to find an answer. They played a beautiful game tonight, by any measure. Congratulations to the Cougars.
The atmosphere at the post-game press conference had everyone feeling unsettled. My heart goes out to Dom Toninato and Jake Randolph. And to Trevor Olson, Nate Repensky, and the other less well-known but no less important members of this senior class. They brought this program so close to the pinnacle last year, and through it all, this group got it done.
It's not quite over yet--on to Mariucci, where they will play for pride. But thanks for a brilliant run, Hounds--there were flashes of brilliance this year that I won't forget, despite the result. That's hockey; that's life. These boys are in agony right now, but I hope they'll look back on this ride years from now and realize that it wasn't worth trading for anything else.
More thoughts to come as the night goes on.
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Yep. Yep. And yep.mnmouth wrote:This was a perfect confluence for an upset. South played great, East was awful all night. I saw around 15 East games this year and in none of the previous games was their passing as terrible as it was tonight. As a result their trademark forecheck was non-existent, and the speed and quickness they normally display in the offensive zone did not materialize. A very strange, weak effort by the Hounds.
Of course, the anti-Mike idiots will come oozing out of the woodwork (who were nowhere to be found when they were on that 27-1 roll) and say it's the coaching.
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Agreed. Although I bet that even Mike would say that he wasn't very good tonight. I would also like him to explain why he broke up the Lundgren-Valesano-Toscano line. I'm not saying that's why they lost - that would be ridiculous, but that line had a lot of chemistry.east hockey wrote:Yep. Yep. And yep.mnmouth wrote:This was a perfect confluence for an upset. South played great, East was awful all night. I saw around 15 East games this year and in none of the previous games was their passing as terrible as it was tonight. As a result their trademark forecheck was non-existent, and the speed and quickness they normally display in the offensive zone did not materialize. A very strange, weak effort by the Hounds.
Of course, the anti-Mike idiots will come oozing out of the woodwork (who were nowhere to be found when they were on that 27-1 roll) and say it's the coaching.
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Personally, I liked when he had Olson-Toscano-Valesano together, with Ryan on the first line. You ended up with two strong lines instead of one killer line.mnmouth wrote:Agreed. Although I bet that even Mike would say that he wasn't very good tonight. I would also like him to explain why he broke up the Lundgren-Valesano-Toscano line. I'm not saying that's why they lost - that would be ridiculous, but that line had a lot of chemistry.east hockey wrote:Yep. Yep. And yep.mnmouth wrote:This was a perfect confluence for an upset. South played great, East was awful all night. I saw around 15 East games this year and in none of the previous games was their passing as terrible as it was tonight. As a result their trademark forecheck was non-existent, and the speed and quickness they normally display in the offensive zone did not materialize. A very strange, weak effort by the Hounds.
Of course, the anti-Mike idiots will come oozing out of the woodwork (who were nowhere to be found when they were on that 27-1 roll) and say it's the coaching.
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When he made the switch, possible he was trying to find something, anything that would spark the team. Didn't work, but that's hindsight.
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That surprised me also, though I agree it wasn't the deciding factor.mnmouth wrote:Agreed. Although I bet that even Mike would say that he wasn't very good tonight. I would also like him to explain why he broke up the Lundgren-Valesano-Toscano line. I'm not saying that's why they lost - that would be ridiculous, but that line had a lot of chemistry.east hockey wrote:Yep. Yep. And yep.mnmouth wrote:This was a perfect confluence for an upset. South played great, East was awful all night. I saw around 15 East games this year and in none of the previous games was their passing as terrible as it was tonight. As a result their trademark forecheck was non-existent, and the speed and quickness they normally display in the offensive zone did not materialize. A very strange, weak effort by the Hounds.
Of course, the anti-Mike idiots will come oozing out of the woodwork (who were nowhere to be found when they were on that 27-1 roll) and say it's the coaching.
Lee
Also, I was a little skeptical when I saw Randolph switched up the lines in the 3rd--it didn't work three years ago when they got upset by Cretin, and just made things seem more disorganized. They sure were not very organized in this third period, either. But in retrospect, I figure they had to try something, and they had used those line combinations (with great success) earlier in the year. Maybe it was a mistake to go away from them so late in the year? It's hard to say.
Another thing Mike mentioned in the press conference: since the playoffs started, the PP, after firing along at 50% most of the year, did not get it done. I don't think there's a real explanation for that--they still were generating chances and looked very sharp. They just didn't score.
Yea, I liked that line combo, too. Glad you mentioned it because since he reunited Olson with Toninato and Randolph, something was missing. And Lundgren scored some big goals when on the top line.Personally, I liked when he had Olson-Toscano-Valesano together, with Ryan on the first line. You ended up with two strong lines instead of one killer line.
When he made the switch, possible he was trying to find something, anything that would spark the team. Didn't work, but that's hindsight.
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You nailed it. Organization. East was not only unorganized in the 3rd, they were unorganized all night. Again, it was a strange time for it to happen at this point in the season with a team that had so much big-game experience.That surprised me also, though I agree it wasn't the deciding factor.
Also, I was a little skeptical when I saw Randolph switched up the lines in the 3rd--it didn't work three years ago when they got upset by Cretin, and just made things seem more disorganized. They sure were not very organized in this third period, either. But in retrospect, I figure they had to try something, and they had used those line combinations (with great success) earlier in the year. Maybe it was a mistake to go away from them so late in the year? It's hard to say.
Another thing Mike mentioned in the press conference: since the playoffs started, the PP, after firing along at 50% most of the year, did not get it done. I don't think there's a real explanation for that--they still were generating chances and looked very sharp. They just didn't score.