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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.

BodyShots wrote:

Sats81 wrote:

BodyShots wrote: 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.

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.

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...

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

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.

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

Their goaltender has quietly been pretty good also.

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.

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

Badger's are terrible.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

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.

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.

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!!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.