U-M Hockey vs NoDak - Friday NCAAT Open Thread
One appetizer down, two almost finished. Then it's time for the main course. FYS/WMU awaits the winner, winner, chicken dinner. Let us feast!
Time: 8:30 PM ET
Watch: ESPNU
Listen: Varsity Network audio
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Let's Go Blue! Pluck the Hawks!
Save, Barczewski!
But penalty? Brindley for Hooking @ 4:25. D'OH!
jeebus. VERY lucky they didn't get a shorty there. Speed kills
Well that was fortunate
That is nobody's idea of a good power play.
FUCK! They score, 1-0 them.
Sloppy play showing up at the wrong time
That was bad. It was 2 on 3 and all 3 guys went with 1 man.
2 on 3 and we give one up.
Poor defensive coverage.
Perfectly placed shot, but good grief, guys,
Ugh, defensive brain fart.
That was just like the goal Sparty got to tie, except we had THREE guys back on two. Horrible.
The trailing third guy always makes the wrong move. This is bad coaching and needs to be practiced.
Just garbage defense. three guys back and they ALL go after the puckhandler, leaving the shooter wide open in the slot. Inexcusable.
I dont know if its coaching or just the type of players they recruit. But this team plays so slow at times. Just standing around.
The attention to detail on defense simply is not there, and it has not been there for a couple years.
Since Pearson was fired at least.
What the hell, guys
Ugh.
Not wasting much time showing our ugly side. Let a forward just skate around you shorthanded and draw a penalty, follow that up with three guys going for one and leaving someone wide open in front of the net.
Just can't understand how that happens at this point in the season.
Edwards again with the blown defense
NoDak winning most of the battles here; our guys are not moving their feet very well.
Whats up with this announcer's enunciation of McGroarty?
McGroar...TEE
Not the start we all hoped for but we know it’s still fucking early. Go Blue and tighten up the D, please.
Cmon get fired up Wolverines! Nodak playing 50% harder so far
That did not look like icing at all -- not really close in real time.
Really struggling to get any zone time right now. Nodak's all over us
Mr. Brightside on the organ. Nice.
Michigan - the all-icing defense
Edwards needs to hit the smelling salts lol, not a great first 3 shifts brother
NoDak really working us in the neutral zone
Brindley with a trash pass that almost ends up in the back of the net. Geez
Hey guys, what time does Michigan play?
1st nice shift of the game. Edwards may have gotten away with one on the other end :)
Probably lucky to be down 1 right now. Need to sharpen up.
Great pass by DDuke; no one there.
Seems like we're settling in a bit. Not as many great chances for nodak and we've created a few small ones on their end
Love to get this tuned up -- last couple shifts have been better -- and get out of this period with no further damage. Getting one to tie it up would be a huge win.
Shot the darn puck! All those pretty passes ain’t working right now ! Should be down more. Go Blue
North Dakota's newer green just makes them look like North Texas
but they are a boy (that used to be) named sue
No interference on that one??
Michigan definitely looking much better 2nd half of this period
Lookin a little better
1-0 them after one.
Way better play in last 5-6 minutes. Feel good we didn't give up a second goal. Got to stop trying to make the perfect play and start moving pucks to the net. Rebounds, deflections, etc. NoDak doing a great job in lanes and in breaking up plays. Shoot!
Shots: U-M 4, NoDak 7.
Hard to score with so few shots and o zone time. Go Blue!
Feels like North Dakota is the more physical, harder hitting team. No?
100% true.
defense has been too lax, no look passes that they've gotten punished on, the goal itself showed a lack of urgency. hope it gets turned around.