talkofthetown17 wrote:i think everyone one is really underating elk rive rthis year and in the conversation elk river was beating edina by one all game with help of stelar goaltending but still 8 minutes away froma win agains the "best players in the state" and elk river also stuck with eden prarie which was a game that if the got the bounce at the end the could have won. I just think everyone always overlooks er now cause peolpe always have that bitterness about how the play the game.
Elk River may play the ugliest hockey I have seen. That has been going on since Sarsland took the reigns. Give them credit, they make it work.
After seeing them the past 2 years they have some work to do if they want it in March. They have alot of time which is good.
I thought TAFT looked great as well, but he needs to learn how to get his shot off. To many times he didnt even get a shot off after a nice move. Moves mean nothing if you can't load the puck and shoot it.
Edina has good talent, but I don't think they are about any of the top 5.
From what I saw in the Tribune today, it appeared that Mr. Taft was being introduced to the seat of his pants by an EP player .......... ouch!
talkofthetown17 wrote:i think everyone one is really underating elk rive rthis year and in the conversation elk river was beating edina by one all game with help of stelar goaltending but still 8 minutes away froma win agains the "best players in the state" and elk river also stuck with eden prarie which was a game that if the got the bounce at the end the could have won. I just think everyone always overlooks er now cause peolpe always have that bitterness about how the play the game.
Elk River may play the ugliest hockey I have seen. That has been going on since Sarsland took the reigns. Give them credit, they make it work.
I cant tell if you understand that thats what i was saying or if you thought i was bashing them but yea they go out there and grind every game the are not flashy they dont have to be sarsland runs one of the best d coverges every year
Elk River plays a style that will play tight with any good team, but they will practically never win because all they do is dump and chase. By the third period they always seem tired and that is when the good teams bury them. They have great goaltending and will continue to in the future. As of now they belong in the 17-20 range as far as rankings go.
breakout wrote:
From what I saw in the Tribune today, it appeared that Mr. Taft was being introduced to the seat of his pants by an EP player .......... ouch!
Nice hit by Leddy. Taft will learn that you don't try to dangle Leddy without getting nailed. Had to be there to see it but Taft never went down and kept his balance. Leddy then had the puck skating out of the corner and Taft, looking for some payback, went hard for the hit. Leddy ducked under the hit and another lesson learned by Taft. Surprised that Taft caught Leddy skating up the boards in the 3rd but it was too little too late. Should be fun to watch Leddy with the Gophers next year.
selloutcrowd99 wrote:Elk River plays a style that will play tight with any good team, but they will practically never win because all they do is dump and chase. By the third period they always seem tired and that is when the good teams bury them. They have great goaltending and will continue to in the future. As of now they belong in the 17-20 range as far as rankings go.
Do you have any idea what your saying elk rivers style of hockey has let them be a power house in this state since the 90s but yea they dont play the right style the are going to beat two top ten teams this regualr seasoni will bet on it
Do you have any idea what your saying elk rivers style of hockey has let them be a power house in this state since the 90s but yea they dont play the right style the are going to beat two top ten teams this regualr seasoni will bet on it
Ok, I'll take you up on that bet. Let me know when they beat two top ten teams this year. I'm not trying to bash ER, they don't deserved to be... as they are a very hard working team and are coached well. But, in the end, talent is needed to win against top ten teams, and they just don't have it this year.
selloutcrowd99 wrote:Elk River plays a style that will play tight with any good team, but they will practically never win because all they do is dump and chase. By the third period they always seem tired and that is when the good teams bury them. They have great goaltending and will continue to in the future.
Tony Sarsland & Jacques Lemaire are one in the same. The coaching/programs they run are identical. To a T.
I would disagree with the "...they will practically never win" part of your statement. Take a look at T-Sars' career record. I don't have it off hand, but it's impressive.