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Per Randy:
Still, the drubbing they absorbed Friday leaves reasons to be concerned because it wasn’t an outlier. Two weeks earlier, the Gophers suffered a 5-1 loss at Ohio State in the Friday series opener. They rebounded quickly, beating the Buckeyes 6-1 in the finale. A week later, they followed up a dominant 5-2 Friday win over Notre Dame with a lackluster, 4-3 overtime loss.
“We delivered a solid message to the guys on Saturday morning [at Michigan State], and they responded,” said Gophers assistant coach Ben Gordon, who handled media duties this week because coach Bob Motzko had a scheduling conflict. “It wasn’t a perfect game on Saturday, but we got headed in the right direction. And if we can come out on Friday and have another solid game, we’ll be rolling the right way.”
That’s the aim as the calendar flips to February, beginning with a home series against Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday. The Gophers want to hone their game to where they’re peaking come tournament time. To do so, they’ll need to address several areas. Here are a few:
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Still, the drubbing they absorbed Friday leaves reasons to be concerned because it wasn’t an outlier. Two weeks earlier, the Gophers suffered a 5-1 loss at Ohio State in the Friday series opener. They rebounded quickly, beating the Buckeyes 6-1 in the finale. A week later, they followed up a dominant 5-2 Friday win over Notre Dame with a lackluster, 4-3 overtime loss.
“We delivered a solid message to the guys on Saturday morning [at Michigan State], and they responded,” said Gophers assistant coach Ben Gordon, who handled media duties this week because coach Bob Motzko had a scheduling conflict. “It wasn’t a perfect game on Saturday, but we got headed in the right direction. And if we can come out on Friday and have another solid game, we’ll be rolling the right way.”
That’s the aim as the calendar flips to February, beginning with a home series against Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday. The Gophers want to hone their game to where they’re peaking come tournament time. To do so, they’ll need to address several areas. Here are a few:
The Gophers men’s hockey team has key improvements to make before it's NCAA tournament ready
The Gophers have been good one night and shaky the next, so they’re looking for a complete showing vs. Wisconsin.
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Go Gophers!!