College

[yakfisher]

It doesnt matter where teams are at in the standings right now because there is a long season ahead. Having said that the Gophers are #1! LOL

I am pleasantly surprised, no, ecstatic with the youthful scoring on the Gophers this year.

I thought with all the early departures that scoring was going to be a bit of an issue, but man was I wrong. These Freshman can play and score!

Two significant areas for improvement are: Power Play (50th in the nation) and penalty kill (also around 50th in the nation). Its early and lots of youngsters, but those numbers MUST improve to be a factor in the games that matter.

On a side note the "Super Conference" isnt really looking all that super right now. North Dakota is a major disappointment. Why they are still ranked is beyond me. They are terrible right now.

Yep, might as well wait til January to even put ND on your radar. Should be about the same time the Goophs engineer another epic collapse.

[CaptainMusky]

We will see about that. Solid goal tending and D play gets you through scoring slumps. Both of which the gophers have pretty solid players. My only concern is special teams because the way they are playing man up or man down will not cut it.

[Hester]

Look out, not only can those gophers skate but they can shoot too. They hit some shots in the top corners that were fun to watch.

[Bear55]

We will see about that. Solid goal tending and D play gets you through scoring slumps. Both of which the gophers have pretty solid players. My only concern is special teams because the way they are playing man up or man down will not cut it.

That might be a good thing, hopefully the PP picks up later in the season when the games get a little tighter and more meaningful.

[CaptainMusky]

The gophers are a big surprise for me right now. The freshmen are scoring like crazy. If you would have told me that they would have scored the number of goals they have to this point and Rau would only have two of them I would have laughed in your face.

There are some snipers on this team.

[solbes]

I can't remember the last time I saw a series like the Gophers/Bulldogs. Friday was so lob-sided for the Gophers and then the opposite Saturday. The freshman talent on that Gopher squad is impressive. Fasching is a beast. Who was that guy with the funny name that started with Bj?

On the flip side, I really liked what I saw from some of the Bulldog freshman as well. Toninato and Iafallo are going to be special. Farley and Cameranesi are already anchors as sophomores. It might take us another year to return to consistent winning, but I think it will happen.

[Bear55]

Yep that was a couple of butt kickings, probably good for the gophers to get a taste of that. Fasching has been impressive, I kind of knew Camaratta and Kloos would be good but wow Fasching has surprised the heck out of me. Playing like a jr or sr out there.

[SkunkedAgain]

Fasching really charges the net and creates opportunities.

I would have rather seen two close games than two blowouts, but I guess each team got to gloat and both realize that they have much to work on.