***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA VS CANISIUS NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUND 1 IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

[bonin21]

Thought Denver would too but just didn’t happen. Can’t imagine what they are thinking.

Thing is Denver lost to a real tournament team.

 

[DEGopherfan]

Don’t look ready to play. It’s on the coach.

 

[BTChamp]

Stickhandling on D not horrible, but the stickhandling on O is atrocious. Constant turnovers.

 

[Gophers1992]

Thought Denver would too but just didn’t happen. Can’t imagine what they are thinking.

No doubt, but Cornell is, or at least should be, a way more difficult team to beat than Denver.

 

[stocker08]

They noticeably picked up the intensity leading up to that goal.

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Hopefully we build on this and ramp up our game. And then play high intensity for the rest of this period, and the next 10.

 

[rugger14]

Nice goal to tie it.

 

[DanvilleGopher]

Knies needed to shoot that puck... horrible pass

 

[WayOfTheGopher]

This needs to be the turning point, lock it down defensively and use your speed to kill them.

 

[bonin21]

Make it 4-2 and I will breathe. Cuz I'm still not seeing it.

 

[SHGopher]

Flop. He didn't pull him down.

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Another mystery penalty.

 

[DarrenTheGreek]

Terrible call

 

[DEGopherfan]

Simply lost his edge; shouldn’t be a penalty but they always call that.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Phantom

 

[bonin21]

That guy's beard is the most interesting thing so far.

 

[bonin21]

Reffing has been completely unacceptable.

 

[Lady Gopher]

This is pathetic. They are 41st. This would be way more pathetic than Holy Cross.

Yes it would! Something has to be wrong with the chemistry of this team that wasn’t there a month ago. They seem to be a different team.

 

[DanvilleGopher]

They can't clear the puck out again... wtf

 

[DarthGopher]

People are scared of criticism but a loss to Canisius would be at least one strike for Motzko if not more.

His teams have a track record of major let downs in the tournament going back to SCSU.

 

[BTChamp]

Intensity picking up

 

[bonin21]

His teams have a track record of major let downs in the tournament going back to SCSU.

I'm well aware. Both games against Mankato were brutal efforts by his team, too.

 

[bonin21]

Intensity picking up

Is it though? Sloppy and slow on my TV.

 

[bonin21]

The turnovers are fucking BRUTAL!

 

[bonin21]

ZERO sustained pressure and creativity. Just shots from distance and then nothing

 

[Lady Gopher]

Thing is Denver lost to a real tournament team.

True

 

[bonin21]

Right Ben, it feels like a 41st team playing the 42nd team.

 

[Gophers1992]

There we go boys. I'm with bonin, I need a two goal lead to be able to breathe.

 

[BTChamp]

Is it though? Sloppy and slow on my TV.

Jesus, what is it with the automatic disagree with people? THey are skating faster, picked up a goal, buzzing the net. Ice is leaning Gophers way.

Oh and got another goal to take the lead.

I get it, you know a lot more than me, but why the automatic argument?

I'm trying to be supportive of the team.

 

[DarrenTheGreek]

Keep up the pressure boys