They are so tough during the season, but all it takes is a stinker or 2 to end the season too early, as history shows. Burn out?
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"Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser." Vince Lombardi
"License to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations. Man; free to kill gophers at will. To kill, you must know your enemy, and in this case, my enemy is a varmint....and a varmint will never quit...ever. They're like Viet Cong...Varmint Cong, so you have to fall back on superior intelligence and superior firepower...and that's all she wrote. Au revoir, gopher." Karl Spackler 1980
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Originally posted by MadCityRich View PostThey are so tough during the season, but all it takes is a stinker or 2 to end the season too early, as history shows. Burn out?
They looked great last weekend at Duluth. Who knows what they'll look like in two weeks, and three, and four.Last edited by robertearle; 02-23-2019, 07:15 PM.
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Originally posted by Timothy A View PostDear UW Hockey Players,
When you have a breakaway, please don't deek.
Thanks,
Badger Hockey Fans
The 4pm game time Friday sucks, but I get it, the guys are playing @ 8. I'm ditching work early and yanking my daughter out of school early. Am I a great Dad or what?
Cogan was out for most of the game today injured, hopefully it's not serious. That lead to Rowe and Schneider playing on first line and moved Curl back to Rowe's, that was interesting.
It did show a lot of character to fight back from being down 2-0 with 4 to go in the 3rd.Last edited by Timothy A; 02-23-2019, 07:30 PM.Wisconsin Hockey: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 WE WANT MORE!
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Originally Posted by Wisko McBadgerton:
"Baggot says Hughes and Rockwood are centering the top two lines...
Timothy A --> Great hockey mind... Or Greatest hockey mind?!?"
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Originally posted by Timothy A View Post
Cogan was out for most of the game today injured, hopefully it's not serious. That lead to Rowe and Schneider playing on first line and moved Curl back to Rowe's, that was interesting.
Gutsy that MJ pulled the goalie when he did; had they lost, the decision would have adversely impacted their RPI etc going forward. But I agree with trying for the conference co-championship; worth the risk
BTW: glad you were able to make it to the game.
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Originally posted by robertearle View PostGutsy that MJ pulled the goalie when he did; had they lost, the decision would have adversely impacted their RPI etc going forward. But I agree with trying for the conference co-championship; worth the risk"... And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;" -- Rudyard Kipling
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Both games this weekend were intense and very frustrating for the BADGERS. I don't think I've ever seen so much bad puck-luck for our BADGER players. They always seemed to be 1/2 stride away from every loose puck, two break-away misses on Friday's game + one ringing off the crossbar. Saturday's game the same. Abby Roque's penalty in the 2nd was totally unnecessary, but the two late goals to tie Saturday were electrifying and for a while there, I thought they'd win in OT. I predicted and agree with MJ's decision to pull our goalie and go for the win Saturday. I was really sorry for Sam Cogan's injury, especially since her parents were there to witness it. She skated off as if she'd dislocated her right shoulder. Ouch. Gotta put all that behind and get ready for next weekend. I'll be there. Thank you again seniors.WISCONSIN HOCKEY: I invoke the power of sauerbraten FF-2006 Milwaukee!
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For a team that was supposed to have so much fire power, it seemed like they never got much going. They could score against the lesser teams but seemed to always run into a hot goalie that stood on her head. I wonder how next year will shape up with the loss of Clark and Pankowski. I would like to see MJ take a look at the offence and his assistants and make some changes, everything seems a little stale and other teams are figuring out how to defend our offense. Also, please try one of the other goalies, Soup is good but not elite, always seems to let in some soft goals.
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Originally posted by Connaught Point View PostFor a team that was supposed to have so much fire power, it seemed like they never got much going. They could score against the lesser teams but seemed to always run into a hot goalie that stood on her head. I wonder how next year will shape up with the loss of Clark and Pankowski. I would like to see MJ take a look at the offence and his assistants and make some changes, everything seems a little stale and other teams are figuring out how to defend our offense. Also, please try one of the other goalies, Soup is good but not elite, always seems to let in some soft goals.Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey
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Originally posted by D2D View PostIf I didn't know otherwise, I would think from reading your post that the Badgers' season was over. If we've learned anything, one thing is for sure: there are no perfect teams this season; everyone has flaws that at least occasionally become obvious. This being the case, Wisconsin is one of a small handful of teams that have an excellent chance of winning it all, and it wouldn't surprise me in the least if they did.
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I've been making this observation for three years now. Wisconsin is really not a very good offensive team. It doesn't have anything to do with the quality of the players. They have plenty who would be big scorers on other teams. It's the system. Wisconsin just doesn't take any risks in the offensive zone, and while this is great for holding on to the puck and preventing odd man chances going the other way, it means that goals are going to be hard to come by against good teams. I'm not even saying that it's a negative that they do this, though there have certainly been times it leads them to struggle, but it does mean that you shouldn't expect to see them put up a lot of goals, and it means that they have little margin for error on a night when the bounces go the other way.
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Originally posted by Still Eeyore View PostWisconsin just doesn't take any risks in the offensive zone..."... 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 PostI don't agree with this part. UW's D pinch very hard at times, and when teams have had forwards who excel in transition, they've been able to exploit that. However, the Badgers' pinches often seem designed to keep the puck in the zone, rather than create scoring chances off of them, so I'm not always sure that the reward justifies the risk. It works great against bottom-half opponents, but not always against the top teams.
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Originally posted by Connaught Point View PostFor a team that was supposed to have so much fire power, it seemed like they never got much going. They could score against the lesser teams but seemed to always run into a hot goalie that stood on her head. I wonder how next year will shape up with the loss of Clark and Pankowski. I would like to see MJ take a look at the offence and his assistants and make some changes, everything seems a little stale and other teams are figuring out how to defend our offense. Also, please try one of the other goalies, Soup is good but not elite, always seems to let in some soft goals.
Scoring...I think MJ is too steady eddy on the lines. Some coaches like Frosty are mad scientists with the lines changing all the time, too much. He is just the opposite. He never was able to unlock Pankowski and Clark like he as able to do with Shirley and Curl, which is just a head scratcher. With Cogan possibly out that may force a change. Playing St. Cloud gives them change to play with the lines without a lot of risk, not that he will do that. I do think it would be good for the D to take more risk and sink lower on the backside, but they won't do that without a F covering, which kinda negates the numerical of 3F down low getting the puck to a sunken D on the backside. MJ has always been D first, O second. They never change the breakout, ever. It would be good to have a couple systems and then you switch at certain times in the game between the 2, they are too predictable.
Losing Pankowski and Clark is significant, but they have Dara Greig and Grace Shirley coming in, both are highly regarded. Greig has played for Canada's national team, so has Shirley, who is supposed to be better than her big sister Sophie if you look ay the stats @ Elite Prospects. It may prove to be an issue that next year's Jr glass haven't been much more than role players and 4th liners to this point, though was the Pettet one who took Clark's spot when she was injured. I also wonder if she's still got something going on yet, she doesn't seem to have that top gear right now. (The 3 F coming in the following year are game changers, perhaps the most talent F recruiting class evah)
Obviously it does get harder to score against better teams, that only makes sense, right?
It is a bitter pill to swallow that UW couldn't score on a breakaway to save their lives when it mattered. I thought they'd pull through like they did against Harvard in those OT games earlier this year.
If UW doesn't get the CHA chumpion in the ncaa first round, I am for the first time truly concerned that they may lose at home in the first round, though there is a lot of hockey to be played yet. Hopefully they regain their confidence this weekend and get that playoff wwcha trophy the next week.
Welcome to the board, don't be a stranger.Last edited by Timothy A; 02-24-2019, 07:41 PM.Wisconsin Hockey: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 WE WANT MORE!
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Originally Posted by Wisko McBadgerton:
"Baggot says Hughes and Rockwood are centering the top two lines...
Timothy A --> Great hockey mind... Or Greatest hockey mind?!?"
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Originally posted by robertearle View PostThere was a sequence in Friday's game where Mikaela Gardner - as she *often* does - went down below the endline, leaving Britta Curl to rotate up to the blue line. OSU got control of the puck and turned it into a two-on-two, with Curl as one of the UW 'defenders'. As a defender, Curl proved to be a great forward. The resulting OSU shot rang loudly off the crossbar.
Thank for nice thoughts in regard to the weather from yesterday.Wisconsin Hockey: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 WE WANT MORE!
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Originally Posted by Wisko McBadgerton:
"Baggot says Hughes and Rockwood are centering the top two lines...
Timothy A --> Great hockey mind... Or Greatest hockey mind?!?"
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Not really hockey-related, but during the second intermission on Saturday my almost-two-year-old met Bucky. She was visibly and audibly excited - it attracted some attention from the passersby - and Bucky sat down and played with her for a long time. I know this is basically Bucky's job, but it felt like a generous effort to make her day. We always have such a great time at LaBahn, even when the game doesn't go our way.
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