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Re: NCAA Quarterfinals: North Dakota @ Minnesota
Originally posted by pakidnyc View PostWell, it was two games within a game. The 1st game was 7-7 and the 2nd game was 1-0. So, there was definitely stronger goaltending and defense as the game went on. Slebodnick made some key, huge saves at the end of regulation, including a break away.
The point, of course, is that this game displayed so many aspects of the game of hockey in a back and forth battle and by two extremely talented teams each of which has several world class players on its roster. And each team gave it everything they had...each overcame what appeared at the time to be an insurmountable lead...all of which ended in a dead heat at the end of the first game, propelling them into a marathon second game that for all intents and purposes was as close on all levels to also being a dead heat as is humanly possible...there was nothing more to give...physically, mentally or emotionally.
How a hockey fan can not appreciate and be in awe of such a game, such an effort, is beyond me.
One more minor point...these women don't get paid to do this.
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What struck me yesterday is that MN just has more "finishers" than UND. Other than Karvinen, (who was excellent) and the Lams, most of UND's shots were flips, mis-fires, low velocity shots that Raty handled easily. If MN continues to work this hard and transitions effectively to utilize their speed, they may very well be the favorite next weekend.
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Originally posted by puckskillz View PostOther than Karvinen, (who was excellent) and the Lams, ..."... And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;" -- Rudyard Kipling
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From what I saw, I actually thought North Dakota played even or possibly slightly better than the Gophers in the 1st, but fell apart in the 2nd. Minnesota does have more finishers, but I have to give ALOT of credit to the Gopher D to only allow those easy shots directed towards Raty. The game was completely different from the WCHA semi-final. People forget they finished 3rd in the WCHA, had the top offense in the WCHA, and still got beat 5-1 by the Gophers. I wouldn't say UND played awful on Saturday, they just lost to a better team. Bash on UND if you'd like, but they'll be back next year and their weaknesses (D and Goaltending) will improve if you glance at the incoming class. Props to UM and UND both.
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Originally posted by northhockey View PostThe game was completely different from the WCHA semi-final. People forget they finished 3rd in the WCHA, had the top offense in the WCHA, and still got beat 5-1 by the Gophers. I wouldn't say UND played awful on Saturday, they just lost to a better team.
I agree with you on next year. UND graduates a number of seniors, but I don't think they get hit as hard as the other teams in the top six in the league. The regular season champ in the WCHA could be any of four different teams depending on how things unfold."... And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;" -- Rudyard Kipling
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Originally posted by ARM View PostEven the WCHA semi, where UND played worse than they did yesterday, wasn't really a 6-goal game. IMO, the separation between the teams is somewhere between a goal and two goals. Somedays, UM wins by a little more, other days, things line up better for NoDak and they can win.
I agree with you on next year. UND graduates a number of seniors, but I don't think they get hit as hard as the other teams in the top six in the league. The regular season champ in the WCHA could be any of four different teams depending on how things unfold.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA WOMEN'S HOCKEY
WCHA Regular Season Champions:
WCHA Playoff Champions:
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2012
NCAA Championships:
http://www.leaderpost.com/sports/Reg...005/story.html
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Originally posted by northhockey View PostYeah, next year should be another great season for the WCHA. Until then, UM please win the next two games and keep the easterners at bay!
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Originally posted by ARM View Postwasn't really a 6-goal game. IMO, the separation between the teams is somewhere between a goal and two goals.
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Originally posted by northhockey View PostFrom what I saw, I actually thought North Dakota played even or possibly slightly better than the Gophers in the 1st, but fell apart in the 2nd. Minnesota does have more finishers, but I have to give ALOT of credit to the Gopher D to only allow those easy shots directed towards Raty.
Then again, I thought that UND played pretty well in the WCHA semifinal, too. They played more aggressively in the NCAA game, but I'm not sure that they played better. I just think that they got run over by a train. The Gophers are at the top of their game at the moment, which I hope that they can keep up for six more days. In the end, I think the gap between these two teams is actually pretty large. In Minnesota's four wins, they outscored the Whioux 23-5. North Dakota's two wins were a 2-1 overtime game and what was essentially a 1-0 game stolen by Dagfinrud, with two empty net goals tacked on. (The first of those wasn't technically empty net, as Räty hadn't reached the bench, but she was nowhere near the net.)
What is true, or more likely was true, is that for a couple of obvious reasons, North Dakota was able to get into the Gophers' heads over the last two years. There have been times that we were trying to play against the Lamoureux twins rather playing against North Dakota. That was clearly what happened in the overtime game. Another Gopher fan has it right, I think, that that edge got wiped out by one play. I don't know why, but everything seemed to change after Megan Bozek turned the entire North Dakota team into pylons halfway through the second period the next night, skated the puck the entire length of the rink and fed Kessel, who buried the shot. (Not a breakaway, of course.)
That one play seemed to really get the Gophers going and they haven't slowed down since. The way Minnesota is playing at the moment, North Dakota just can't stay with them. If we keep playing like this (and it's a really big "if" when your talking about sustaining this level of performance over a period of four weeks), the Gophers have to be the favorite this coming weekend. We'll see whether they can do that.
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Originally posted by Eeyore View PostI have never seen an elite scorer who was as bad on breakaways as Kessel is...
Originally posted by Eeyore View Post... West's goal was ridiculously soft."... And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;" -- Rudyard Kipling
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Originally posted by ARM View PostYes and no. The screen was pretty good, because neither the goalie nor the goal judge moved in the least as the puck went in.
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Originally posted by Eeyore View PostThe screen was also really high. And I generally expect goalies to have better reaction times than goal judges. Was it there? Yes. Should it have led to a goal? Not a chance. The wasn't that hard, it didn't deflect off of anything, and the puck was perfectly visible from the top of the circles all the way in."... And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;" -- Rudyard Kipling
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I thought it was Ney's fault on that goal. That is a soft goal and to do that on the first shot of the first ever ncaa game..c'mon son!
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NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2012
NCAA Championships:
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