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Grand Rapids - Hibbing?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:18 pm
by INDIAN°
what are your takes on this game to come on Friday?
(6-1 Rapids)
>>and a side topic, who should be put in the net? A:Underwood B:Tabaka
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:21 pm
by PASTRAPIDSFAN
wow the boys arent even home from cloquet yet.But we better stay with underwood,prediction dont know yet
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:10 am
by Bigcat99
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:12 am
by GR3343
Hopefully the Indians keep it rolling. They should handle Hibbing in this one 5-2.
On the issue of goaltending, Underwood has solidified himself as the #1 guy. That said, GR could do a lot worse than Tabaka. He'll probably see 1 or 2 more games to stay sharp, but that's just an opinon. If he were to play vs Hibbing, he would do just fine. Either tender, I'm still calling this game 5-2 Rapids.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:25 pm
by Indians forever
6-3 Rapids and keep Underwood in why fix something that isn't broken.
post 9485
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:05 pm
by boblee
Indians forever wrote:6-3 Rapids and keep Underwood in why fix something that isn't broken.
It is NEVER bad to have two solid goalies. In fact, in the Wild's greatest playoff run ever they ran two goalies... With that said, I believe Underwood will play.
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:38 am
by INDIAN°
underwood is a great goalie, but i would like to see Tabaka play in the net for this one.
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:48 am
by PuckTime
Rapids - 6
Hibbing - 2
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:29 am
by PASTRAPIDSFAN
4-3 hibbing
Re: post 9485
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:54 pm
by Indians forever
boblee wrote:Indians forever wrote:6-3 Rapids and keep Underwood in why fix something that isn't broken.
It is NEVER bad to have two solid goalies. In fact, in the Wild's greatest playoff run ever they ran two goalies... With that said, I believe Underwood will play.
That is a good point, but the Wild is Pro Hockey and we are talking High School aged Kids playing Goalie. If you have a hot Goalie then you should always play hime to keep him fresh. just my opinion.
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:00 pm
by elliott70
Hibbing 4
G Rapids 2
post 9491
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:11 pm
by boblee
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:26 pm
by PuckRanger
I'm going to say the same thing in this matchup as I did with Hibbing's matchup against Virginia. If Grand Rapids can shut down DeCenzo, Jamnick and company, they will win. Grand Rapids has a much deeper team that has won some games against some quality opponents.
Hibbing may be hungry for a "W", though. They have been in some close games, but have struggled to win against better teams. As a matter of fact, the only win Hibbing has against an over .500 team this year was a 5-4 win over Robbinsdale Armstrong back on December 8th. They obviously have proven they can play with these teams, because they've been right in most of their losses, but I think they need a few more guys to step up if they are going to win some of these tougher games.
Hibbing will also need to stay out of the box if they are going to have a chance. Especially for the extra stuff.
I like Grand Rapids in this one, 4-2.
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:51 pm
by Bigcat99
I agree with the Ranger, calling it GR 4-2
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:43 am
by INDIAN°
It sounds like Underwood will be in the net again on this one.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:51 am
by TheHockeyDJ
Someone tell me, why is a strong hockey program like Hibbing in single A?
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:56 am
by pipersniper12
rapidsrapids wrote:Someone tell me, why is a strong hockey program like Hibbing in single A?
They can't handle AA.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:59 am
by GR3343
rapidsrapids wrote:Someone tell me, why is a strong hockey program like Hibbing in single A?
Just posing a guess here, probably following along a line similar to Warroad. Not enough bodies to choose from. They field a contending A team while fielding a
competitive AA team. There's a difference.
post 9549
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:23 pm
by boblee
A.J. Underwood gets the nod for Grand Rapids tonight. Anyone know who will play in goal for Hibbing?
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:24 pm
by PASTRAPIDSFAN
Will rapids show up or stay on the bus
post 9550
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:25 pm
by boblee
PASTRAPIDSFAN wrote:Will rapids show up or stay on the bus
They will show up and pick up the W on the road.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:30 pm
by nikebauer_07
Hibbing continues their slide..
Rapids 7
Hibbing 1
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:40 pm
by INDIAN°
PASTRAPIDSFAN wrote:Will rapids show up or stay on the bus
We all have seen what rapids can do on the road from tuesdays game...
so like boblee said, they are taking the W tonight
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:57 pm
by The Milk Man
My predictions say 5-3 Rapids pending the goaltender. I would like to see Tabaka get the start in this.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:01 pm
by PuckRanger
GR3343 wrote:rapidsrapids wrote:Someone tell me, why is a strong hockey program like Hibbing in single A?
Just posing a guess here, probably following along a line similar to Warroad. Not enough bodies to choose from. They field a contending A team while fielding a
competitive AA team. There's a difference.
Exactly and since Hibbing hasn't been to the state tournament in three years, you would then have to pose the same question to Hermantown, Virginia, and Duluth Marshall. These four teams have been all been competetive with the AA teams in the area for years, but have all been contending for state tournament births in 7A (or 2A/5A) or even state championships every year. I'm not sure any of them would have gotten out of 7AA - or even to the semi-finals for that matter in recent years.
