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The thing with Kloos is even if you put a man on him he makes plays, he is probably the best passer in the state. North really kept in bottled up most of the night, he gt away a couple of times early but was stopped and don't remember him getting free after the first 5-10 minutes of the game. What he did do was make some of the prettiest passes to open guys to get goals.

What's really intriguing about this entire field is really only Edina had anywhere near a tough road, BSM had Minnetonka and South had their rival but beyond that the sections were fairly easy for all teams. Everyone but Edina and BSM have to play a significantly tougher team Thursday than did at any time during their sections. For some this is a big step up, including both of these teams.

I like South 5-3.

goldy313 wrote:The thing with Kloos is even if you put a man on him he makes plays, he is probably the best passer in the state. North really kept in bottled up most of the night, he gt away a couple of times early but was stopped and don't remember him getting free after the first 5-10 minutes of the game. What he did do was make some of the prettiest passes to open guys to get goals.

What's really intriguing about this entire field is really only Edina had anywhere near a tough road, BSM had Minnetonka and South had their rival but beyond that the sections were fairly easy for all teams. Everyone but Edina and BSM have to play a significantly tougher team Thursday than did at any time during their sections. For some this is a big step up, including both of these teams.

I like South 5-3.

You betting the house on this?

Bet the house, no, not a chance.

I just like South in this game. East is good but nothing they have done this year is any really any more impressive than anything South has done. Look at common oppents and there isn't a big difference. East's last game against a top 10 team was a 9-3 loss on January 21, it is just one game and a game against a team they had beaten earlier but since that game East's schedule isn't really that good, some rivalry games in there but not really against top teams. In that same time South played Hill-Murray, Eagan, and Burnsville.

"East is good but nothing they have done this year is any really any more impressive than anything South has done"


You can't really mean this. South's two most impressive wins are the two Burnsville games; they were close in most games but weren't able to beat any of the other top teams they played (Edina, Eagan twice, Hill, Eden Prairie, and Breck). East, on the other hand, has beaten Wayzata, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Blaine, Minnetonka, and Andover, and perhaps most importantly, has lost only one game all year. I'd like to see South do well and think they might be a bit underrated, but I don't really see how you can compare their season to East's.

I am very excited to see Kloos play. If you have Mr. Hockey on your team, and have played the top teams around tough all year anything can happen

So you're really going to go with Blaine is impressive? Andover? Elk River? None of which are in the Eagan, Burnsville, or Edina caliber of teams.

East did beat Minnetonka but also had running time put on them by Minnetonka. Minnetonka didn't get out of their section though and their game against BSM was pretty one sided. I missed the Maple Grove win by East and yes, that is impressive.

East had very similar scores against Lakeville North, Apple Valley, Eden Prairie, and Burnsville. South whitewashed WBL while East struggled with the Bears, East beat Wayzata while South lost to the Trojans.

These are just two very similar teams, in terms of how they've played. That's not usually the case with teams out of 1AA.

South didn't play Wayzata. I listed Blaine and Andover because they were in section finals and ranked in the top 20 all year. I never mentioned Elk River. And even though Burnsville did have some good wins, I think their overall season shows they weren't really in the same class as Edina and Eagan.

Again, I think South is not getting the respect it deserves. And East is not unbeatable. But looking at their respective seasons, I think it's pretty hard not to conclude that East has a significantly more impressive resume. Particularly since they dealt with some injuries (Olson, Repensky) and South has been healthy all year.

South will stick around for awhile and that top line of Kloos and Harvey will make themselves known out there. If the man inbetween the pipes can stand on his head all night Lakeville could pull off the upset but I don't think they Greyhounds will let that happen.

Duluth East 5
Lakeville South 2

xy wrote:
Again, I think South is not getting the respect it deserves. And East is not unbeatable. But looking at their respective seasons, I think it's pretty hard not to conclude that East has a significantly more impressive resume. Particularly since they dealt with some injuries (Olson, Repensky) and South has been healthy all year.

I would tend to agree. If South wins it would be considered a upset and I would be surprised...but not shocked...just surprised.

East is deeper.

LS better pray that East wears those god-awful grey sweaters they wore on HDM when Tonka handed them their tails! Its the only chance they have. The gray sweater jinx baby!

Randolph said those are going back on the shelf... and staying there...

They're wearing the home Whites today, and they've done pretty good at home this year

bump , cuz I'm a lil nervous for this one

Ah PLEASE BAN ME got some wcha refs doing this game

skoog starting?

Please tell me that kid didn't do a Tebow after that goal...

WB6162 wrote:Please tell me that kid didn't do a Tebow after that goal...

....sadly he did.....

East looks sloppy.

wcha boys actually get a call right.

gfhockey wrote:wcha boys actually get a call right.

Did the DE coach really argue the no goal after the video review?

WarmUpTheBus wrote:

gfhockey wrote:wcha boys actually get a call right.

Did the DE coach really argue the no goal after the video review?

he just wanted an explanation, he said he agreed with the call

1-1 Goal by lauderdale assist to Kloos he has 100 points on the year now

Wow does east look shaky. Not impressed by them at all

Sats81 wrote:Wow does east look shaky. Not impressed by them at all

I have a feeling they will impress you tonight at some point. They have some great talent.

WB6162 wrote:

Sats81 wrote:Wow does east look shaky. Not impressed by them at all

I have a feeling they will impress you tonight at some point. They have some great talent.

Well we're thru 2 now and that great talent isn't exactly showing itself all that well. LS is playing great up to this point, if they get the next one I think they'll pull off the upset.

Surprisingly...DE is in a dogfight tonight...will they pull out the victory?