Michigan vs alaska Hockey Open Thread

Well done is better than well said.  Time to see that bravado on the ice and not just on Twitter.

Let's Go Blue!

We'll see if they can walk the walk.

Dammit, now we're on the PK.

Fucking Keith sergott is reffing. Fuck me.

Frack, 1-0 them.

FUCK

We better get the next goal.

FUCK!! 2-0, them.

/headdesk

/headdesk

Copp!  2-1, them.

SCORREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!

Well, we didn't get the 2nd goal of the game, but at least we responded quickly (15 sec).

Now to tie it up.

Guptill!! 2-2!

I wish there was time on ice for college hockey. Every time I look Merrill or Trouba is on the ice sometimes at the same time. Incredible

Shit, 3-2 them.

Are the guys playing with any energy?

This team makes me so sad. 

Guess I'm getting drunk later tonight. 

turned the audio on just in time to hear Alaska score to go up 4-2

Sigh.  Not really walking the walk, guys.

Now 4-3.

4-3

SCOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

So 7 goals total on 30 shots, that's videogame type stuff

Still need to play better, if we're going to tie it up and then get the lead.  4 goals is plenty to give up, let's stop there.

4-3 Alaska. Lets get them in the third and get this freight train rolling. <fingers crossed>

Fucking SH goal for them.  5-3.

Announcers saying the whistle should have been blown. 

5-4, 1:20 left.

Hyman??

goal, us. 5-4 with a minute and 20 seconds left.

O let do it

What the fucking fuck?

AK takes sole possession of 7th place, knocking us into 8th.

Just can't keep getting into 2-goal deficits.

They lost tonight, but they fought.  At least after Copp got our first goal, they fought.  I'm not sure there is any chance of an at-large anymore, even if we win out.  The margin was already almost nothing and we just lost to two not-good teams.  But they showed tonight that they can do something, there's something there.  They've shown glimpses before and they haven't lasted, but one can always hope this time it'll last.

On another note, I honestly think Copp should be the captain of this team.  Every time he is on the ice good things happen, when good things happen because of him, the whole team is energized.  It's not going to happen mid-season, especially to a freshman, but he is the person on ice right now that is, to me, Making Things Happen or at least trying.  One of way too few.  Energy was better as a whole tonight, but mostly after Copp scored and he was still a highlight for me.  Merrill and Trouba were VERY good at most points, but were also the victim of too many of the odd-man situations Alaska had.  Nieves had so many really close plays and is probably going to be REALLY good next year, but came up just a little short more than a few times.  Moffie might be starting to come around a bit. 

About the game...  Just too many odd-man rushes.  Way too many.  I think 4 of Alaska's goals were scored that way.  The other was off a defensive zone face-off.  Again.  The D has some good offense and we were down the whole game and needed it, but they have to be smart about it.  Having said that, Racine probably should have stopped at least one of those.  Probably not the first one, and the face-off one I don't think he had much shot at, but he needed to get a piece of at least one, preferably both of the others and he didn't.  The SH goal...  Janecyk was HOT after that one.  One of the linesman had to push him away from the ref after he immediately got up and started protesting and he confronted the ref after the game, too.  He was NOT happy. 

And they need to shoot the puck.  The shot total the last few games has just been abysmal.  They set things up really nicely a few times, but the shot afterwards always whiffed or took too long or went wide or something.  They need to get the puck on net and they need to get the puck on the net with the belief that it will go in. 

Some good play, not enough of it, some more signs this team might be starting to wake up.  But at the end of the day, they just need to win and they aren't.