U-M Hockey vs PSU NCAAT - Sunday Open Thread
In calendar 2023 PSU just won their 5th game (5-10-1). May it be the last of this season.
Let's get started on time, make simple plays, go to the net hard, and skate, skate, skate. And stay out of the damn box.
Time: 6:30 PM ET
Watch: ESPN2, TSN+
Listen: Varsity Network audio
Let's Go Blue! Beat PSU! And no majors/GMs/DQs for us, plz!
Fuck me
FUCK! They score PPG, 1-0 them.
God damnit
And… they cash in. 1-0 Ice Lions.
Bummer
Ticky tack bullshit hook. Refs owe us one.
It was an obvious trip — he got him right on the foot. Very little to complain about with the referees, actually.
Was just getting ready to say this as well. It was a blatant trip, nothing ticky tacky about it. Stick in the skates, and an obvious pull. Ref called it a hook, tripping would have been more appropriate. But a penalty nonetheless.
I’m more upset with the embellishment than the trip. The natural response to a hook on one foot is to try to use the other to regain balance. He just kept his legs still and faceplanted.
FUCK
Portillo gave up a big rebound, it went right to PSU.
Noooo
Pathetic attempt to clear the puck
You knew this bullshit would happen
Yeah, feels like the usual bullshit.
Really thought it would be different this year.
Going to need to come out with some fire in the 3rd period. Season on the line.
You effing knew we were gonna go down 1-0 after we shelled them for so long with no goal
Love having to play road games as the 1 seed
FML. PSU scores on it's one real opportunity while Michigan is missing everything.
1-0 them after two.
Shit.
Odds Guy Gadowsky would take the job at Michigan?
Terrible comment
Good God, no. Do you really want to watch this style of untalented, undisciplined hockey every night?
I mean he would have talent at Michigan.
PSU is 5-10-1 since the start of 2023. They’re only in the tournament because they gamed the pairwise by playing absolutely nobody in the nonconference and winning them all. (The pairwise’s dirty little secret is that the RPI is used to break ties — pretty much the same RPI that we universally derided as garbage in college basketball).
He’s not outcoaching Naurato, either. What you’re seeing is the result of puck luck. It’s like, well, hiring Brady Hoke because his team recovered a lot of fumbles.
Yeah lets hire the guy who finished 6th out of 7 in the big ten jabroni
I mean his history before 2023 suggests he’s a great coach.
Odds you’ll just go away and make everyone else happier??
Another quality DoucheBlue post!
Well done coward!
I hate this stupid tournament
We got a ballgame
you have to clear that puck when you have the chance
End of the second, 1-0 PSU.
It feels like the scoring chances are about Michigan 20, PSU 5. Single-elimination hockey is just stupid, and I’ll stand by that even if Michigan comes back and wins.
1-0 after 2.
Not feeling good at all. This just has the looks of a bad bad game.
Um, sure could use a couple of those 11 goals from Friday night.
Why I wanted to win by 3.
Not looking good
trash
I've seen this movie before.
This is every frustrating hockey loss in history. Play way better, hit a ton of pipes, opponent gets a power play on an excuse me trip, rebound goes right to them for a goal.
Not a hockey regular. What’s the deal on faceoffs? Can’t be good.
23-14 them.
Why are we losing them? Can’t be normal?
It started 10-1 so its been pretty much even since mid 1st
Faceoffs are a fairly overrated stat. All things considered, you’d rather win them, but possession in hockey doesn’t tend to last very long anyway.
I’m not sure why Michigan’s getting blasted today in the circle, but it really hasn’t affected play much. Michigan has vastly outplayed PSU in every meaningful category except goals. :(
I just want to win this fucking tournament again. One of these years has to be our year?
If so, it will probably be a year where we come from out of nowhere.
How’s that possible Michigan literally has Alabama talent in hockey. Will always have a target on their back.
Coulda shoulda been 2010 and 2011.
Have had many excellent scoring opportunities, it’s just not our night so far. We have 20 minutes to change that.