U-M Hockey @ to Hell with Notre Dame - Friday Open Thread

Statsney with a well earned interference

Feels like we need an answer here

Jeff Jackson's crusade against the sport of hockey needs to end.

Double post, stupid forum.

Finally give us a PP down 3-1 with a couple minutes left in the second. 

Damn, just turned on the game and watched a glitchy stream for three minutes before that goal.  Let’s get it back with ND in the box.

We’re getting lots of pressure and decent looks but nothing super dangerous and it fees like somehow ND gets something super dangerous whenever they actually possess the puck in our zone

They interfere/trip every shift - it’s a joke this is only our second power play

This feels like every ND game ever. Good defense by them, they score some dumb goals on the few chances they get. This game is so dumb

3-1 after 2

@DetroitBlue, that's Jeff Jackson hockey.  It's a crime.

This is why the tournament is terrifying. Id be terrified if we were 35-0-0

I hate Notre Dame so much. The amount of blocked shots they get is insane. Puck luck seems like it’s always on their side and with their style of play, it’s such a sloppy game. 
 

You can control play for 80% of the game and theyre going to hold you at bay with their style and then somehow they capitalize whenever they get their looks. It’s frustrating as hell, can only imagine how the players feel. 

It's like watching the 1995 NJ Devils.  It's fucking brutal.

Its a no duh moment, but man Michigan has a penalty problem. 2nd in total PIM, 2nd in majors. And you’re surrounded by bad teams down there. I don’t know what it is with how we’re coached but theres clearly a fundamental issue of some kind

I swear it’ll be how we get knocked out of the tournament. Take a billion penalties and lose 5-2 to some team we’re better than

Like two of those majors were legit.

Yeah Michigan is getting a different whistle than other teams due to the amount of talent Michigan has accrued (imo, that’s the reason). Between not getting calls and questionable calls going against Michigan, it’s created a significant impact on the team. 

Officiating is skewed to not give the superiorly talented Michigan as many advantages and to more severely punish them to “level the playing field” in a sense. 

Seems like the NCAA needs to re-work their “points of emphasis”. I get you want to minimize any and all head contact but I swear of the 10 we’ve taken this year, only like 2 wouldve been majors 3 or 4 years ago. Feels like you need a middle ground of a 2 minute minor and a 5 minute misconduct to the offending player or something because a 5 minute major for glancing contact feels like a 50 yard penalty for an incidental facemask. Id bet the number of majors called in recent years is WAY over historical norms 

Sinking in that we’re a period away from needing a bail out from Wisconsin

Comeback time

Portillo seems off tonight. Feels like he’s way overreacting to things and is sliding himself out of the crease constantly

Please dont tell me we are going to Choke the title away? WOW

It’s hard for me to be unbiased because I don’t know reffing that well. But it sure feels like we don’t draw penalties commensurate with the level of dominance often visible on the ice. Our PP could honestly be a bit better, but it is deadly and sometimes I feel like the refs think about that before they will raise their arm. 

We had skaters in the goal, but not the puck

Dangerous play by the Domers

@MaizeGoBlue

Notre Dame is a top 10ish team. Losses happen and calling it a choke is dramatic

That’s dangerous. And of course it’s only 2. Clown show refs

Fred Pletsch is not exactly a Michigan homer, takes one look at it and calls it a major, so of course it's not.

PP isn’t all that sharp tonight. 

Trying to be way too cute. Shoot the damn puck and try to get a rebound. Awful PP tonight.

Have I mentioned I hate notre dame hockey

Gophers up 1-0 already, of course.  Fucking Notre Dame.

Michigan is actively pinching now, and getting some pressure. But no goals.

This kinda reminds me of the OT loss at Minnie a few weeks ago. 

Two open nets missed. Sigh

Wow Portillo is batting 1.000 on breakways lately