Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2018-19: The Motzko Era Begins!
What's frustrating is how badly the Gophers are getting outplayed for very long stretches at a time. I would like to see how many minutes were played this weekend in all three zones, like field position in football. I would hazard to guess 10% offensive, 15% neutral, and 75% defensive. The team continues to struggle breaking out of their own zone.
I'd also like to see how many true Grade A chances there were for each team this weekend. We were very fortunate on many occasions that the Buckeyes missed wide open opportunities which they should have capitalized on, and some others where they got an unlucky bounce at the last second, with plenty of open net available.
And the score would have been even more one-sided if it were not for the absolutely superlative goaltending by Mat Robson. He gives the Gophers a chance to pull wins out in games they really have no business being in. Definitely their most valuable player so far this season, and it's not even close.
What's frustrating is how badly the Gophers are getting outplayed for very long stretches at a time. I would like to see how many minutes were played this weekend in all three zones, like field position in football. I would hazard to guess 10% offensive, 15% neutral, and 75% defensive. The team continues to struggle breaking out of their own zone.
I'd also like to see how many true Grade A chances there were for each team this weekend. We were very fortunate on many occasions that the Buckeyes missed wide open opportunities which they should have capitalized on, and some others where they got an unlucky bounce at the last second, with plenty of open net available.
And the score would have been even more one-sided if it were not for the absolutely superlative goaltending by Mat Robson. He gives the Gophers a chance to pull wins out in games they really have no business being in. Definitely their most valuable player so far this season, and it's not even close.
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