Re: Minnesota Golden Gophers Season Thread 2017-18 Part II
Based on their dismal finish I'm pessimistic that the Gophers, assuming they make the tournament, would advance beyond the first round. If that proves to be the case, I'm with Brenthoven: that's simply not good enough for Minnesota when it comes to men's hockey, and yes I do understand the reality of parity in today's game. I'm still hoping like hell that the Gophers:
(a) first get into the NCAA tournament (likely, but barely) and
(b) advance to the Frozen Four (unlikely)
but I think even the most rabid and loyal Gopher men's hockey fan will be disappointed if they don't at least finish somewhere in between (a) and (b).
While not a litmus test, just how far the Gophers advance this season will surely be taken into account in determining whether or not Don Lucia will remain Minnesota's head coach going forward. You can only assume the players are aware of the situation, so we'll see how hard and how well they play for their coach (and for themselves) in that first game match-up.
Originally posted by Brenthoven
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(a) first get into the NCAA tournament (likely, but barely) and
(b) advance to the Frozen Four (unlikely)
but I think even the most rabid and loyal Gopher men's hockey fan will be disappointed if they don't at least finish somewhere in between (a) and (b).
While not a litmus test, just how far the Gophers advance this season will surely be taken into account in determining whether or not Don Lucia will remain Minnesota's head coach going forward. You can only assume the players are aware of the situation, so we'll see how hard and how well they play for their coach (and for themselves) in that first game match-up.
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