Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2016-2017 (aka Season 20)
Thinking back on this season, one thing that stands out is how seldom the Gophers had leads. A lot of the wins required late-game heroics. In the eight losses combined, they had one lead, that came in the first period of the second game in Duluth, and it lasted less than three minutes. I bet if I added up the minutes where they held a lead this season, I'd have to go back a number of years to find a season where a similar problem existed. They didn't get that many opportunities to just relax and play.
Thinking back on this season, one thing that stands out is how seldom the Gophers had leads. A lot of the wins required late-game heroics. In the eight losses combined, they had one lead, that came in the first period of the second game in Duluth, and it lasted less than three minutes. I bet if I added up the minutes where they held a lead this season, I'd have to go back a number of years to find a season where a similar problem existed. They didn't get that many opportunities to just relax and play.
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