Re: 2013-14 North Dakota Season thread
I would say some combination of both. Omaha! has some horses up front. As the box scores would indicate, neither team had an issue putting up goals.
However, SCSU, in both games, played very poorly defensively. Way, way too many mistakes in their own end. And in the Saturday game, SCSU may as well have started Rhode Cone between the pipes.
Omaha!'s goalie situation is pretty bleak. In the post game presser on Friday, Deaner said that Massa was questionable for this weekend in Grand Forks. That leaves their two freshman guys, each of whom got a start this weekend (although Thompson was pulled from the Saturday game). I think I stole this stat from Tipsy, but prior to the SCSU series, Massa, Thompson, and Peters all had save percentages south of .89.
And credit where credit is due, Omaha! outplayed SCSU for 5 of 6 periods this past weekend. I'm giving the 3rd period of the Friday game as a clear advantage to the Huskies.
I would say the key for the Sioux will be to find the net early and then buckle down defensively.
Originally posted by cross cheque
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However, SCSU, in both games, played very poorly defensively. Way, way too many mistakes in their own end. And in the Saturday game, SCSU may as well have started Rhode Cone between the pipes.
Omaha!'s goalie situation is pretty bleak. In the post game presser on Friday, Deaner said that Massa was questionable for this weekend in Grand Forks. That leaves their two freshman guys, each of whom got a start this weekend (although Thompson was pulled from the Saturday game). I think I stole this stat from Tipsy, but prior to the SCSU series, Massa, Thompson, and Peters all had save percentages south of .89.
And credit where credit is due, Omaha! outplayed SCSU for 5 of 6 periods this past weekend. I'm giving the 3rd period of the Friday game as a clear advantage to the Huskies.
I would say the key for the Sioux will be to find the net early and then buckle down defensively.
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