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This group has been very undisciplined all season. The suspensions from the Hermantown game are just another example. Seems like every season Rapids has a group of spoiled brats who put themselves ahead of their team.grindiangrad-80 wrote:Rapids needs to be a little smarter in the 3rd. East doing a nice job with their opportunities.
Congrads to the Greyhounds of Duluth East and Coach Randolph on a nice win.grindiangrad-80 wrote:Not much at all.ryguyMN wrote:5-0 Duluth East over Grand Rapids. Considering Rapids gave up 52 shots to Holy Family, 42 to Hermantown, and now 38 to Duluth East, would the two missing D-men against East made much difference anyway?
I was thinking the exact same thing. Wasn't it 07 when East won at the DECC 5-1 and absolutely dominated the entire game? While I would agree in terms of seeding Rapids is locked in at 3, which I could care less, they were a 3 seed in 07 as well. And even that team was stumbling through the last game of the regular season. I know that is a different team and a different season. The point is just let the season play out. Gotta remember East just lost 6-0 to Tonka, so they haven't established any kind of trend. East played a very good game from start to finish. That said good luck trying to do the same thing to the Hain, McLaughlin, Miller trio again. My bet is those three will be on a mission if they meet at Amsoil.boblee wrote:Let's not wildly overreact on either team here. I can think of 2-3 examples off the top of my head where there was a lopsided game in the regular season between these two teams and the other team won in the playoffs. Lotta season left.
I also could really care less about the seeding 1-4. It's ultimately about who you match up better with in your first semi-final game. You can loose no matter what your seed is....its about matchups. It seems when the coaches meet every year the top 2 teams usually decide who they match up with better in the semi and take the seed accordingly. I'm an idiot though. just my opinion.TheHockeyDJ wrote:I was thinking the exact same thing. Wasn't it 07 when East won at the DECC 5-1 and absolutely dominated the entire game? While I would agree in terms of seeding Rapids is locked in at 3, which I could care less, they were a 3 seed in 07 as well. And even that team was stumbling through the last game of the regular season. I know that is a different team and a different season. The point is just let the season play out. Gotta remember East just lost 6-0 to Tonka, so they haven't established any kind of trend. East played a very good game from start to finish. That said good luck trying to do the same thing to the Hain, McLaughlin, Miller trio again. My bet is those three will be on a mission if they meet at Amsoil.boblee wrote:Let's not wildly overreact on either team here. I can think of 2-3 examples off the top of my head where there was a lopsided game in the regular season between these two teams and the other team won in the playoffs. Lotta season left.
You take two of the top 4 D off any team in this state and they will struggle, both psychologically and physically. Mentally GR was out of this game before getting out of the locker room against HT.karl(east) wrote:Well, I had fun tonight. I sure didn't see that coming. Pure delight for an East fan...best atmosphere I've ever seen at Heritage too, though it helps when the big student section is in full party mode throughout the 3rd period.
How do you stop the Rapids top line? Don't let them have the puck. This was an East clinic in puck control, in taking the game to the opponent yet still maintaining great discipline. I'm struggling to think of a time when they got caught out in an odd-man rush. And while East did take a number of penalties, the PK was rock solid, and in general they made Meierhoff's job easy.
At the same time, this East team is more than some Randolph cycling machine. They let some of their individual talents shine: Worth was dangling all over the place, Mageau was a physical force who made some nice moves too, and LaMaster--what a relief to have him back--was a rock in the Hounds' zone.
If there was a moment when this game could have turned, it was late in the second, when East up just 1-0 and was just bombing away and in total control, but Holum was coming up with save after big save. I could see this turning into one of those games where East has so many shots and so few goals, and the other team springs a quick one or two to steal it. But Paine finally bombed in the PPG after a string of good chances, and the floodgates opened from there.
If East plays the way they did tonight, they have a chance to beat anyone. We'll see if they can keep the momentum going on Saturday against EP...they've owned 7AA so far (outscoring the section 23-2 in 4 games), but less impressive outside of it.
Rapids, as other people have noted, seemed undisciplined and scattered. If this were a close game you could argue the two defensemen missing was the difference, but it wasn't. They need to pull it together, or it will be a quick exit in the 7AA playoffs.
No-no-no-no-no-no.... Let it ride bobbers... It will be that much sweeter later.boblee wrote:Let's not wildly overreact on either team here. I can think of 2-3 examples off the top of my head where there was a lopsided game in the regular season between these two teams and the other team won in the playoffs. Lotta season left.
iFan/My9 Sports Network does not do East games exclusively. In fact, East prefers that their games not be streamed on iFan. For what reason I am not sure. There was a lot of promotion of other ISD 709 activities with this double-header broadcast that made it possible and agreeable to the powers that be. This was the only East game that will be streamed or broadcast locally (Duluth) unless they make the 7-AA Championship.grindiangrad-80 wrote:Not sure but I don't think they do them all. They do have nice coverage though.edgeless2 wrote:Does ifan do all east home games?