Michigan - Western Michigan: Open Thread
Michigan takes on Western tonight. The game is on Comcast 900 if you're in the area. Let's go get three points
January 25th, 2013 at 9:25 PM ^
Darn.
January 25th, 2013 at 9:25 PM ^
BG is currently trailing Miami 2-1. If they lose, we keep their company in 9th. (Ugh, it hurts to comtemplate that.)
January 25th, 2013 at 9:26 PM ^
Ugh, I feel like asking someone to just put a bullet into this season. This team bores me. Call me if they make it to the Joe for the CCHA Tourney.
Call me whatever but this team has no redeeming qualities this season.
January 25th, 2013 at 9:52 PM ^
encouraged by their play tonight. Special teams (PK at least, I tuned in and out and missed all our PPs, but we scored a goal on WMU's best-in-conference PK, so I'm assuming that was OK) looked better, as you mentioned PDG and Guptill are starting to get it going again, defense was, at times, decent. I wouldn't say they unconditionally outskated a very good WMU team on their home ice, but that was a winnable game. Michigan didn't walk away with a win from it, but play like that though (what is looking more and more like) 6 games in the play-offs, could yield happiness in the CCHA tournament, with some bounces here and there. But it would be REALLY comforting to reach aat least the 5th spot. I'd much rather play ND/WMU once for all the marbles at the Joe than have to beat them 2-of-3 in their own barns. Miami wouldn't be quite as bad, but still less than ideal. Winning 2-of-3 at FSU, LSSU, OSU or even, though less ideally Alaska, would be much easier, methinks. The season's a mess, but they're starting to look like they have at least the tiniest of chances at salvaging it.
The thing about the last several games was that it's been a lot of players without a lot of goals for the other teams, scoring a lot on Michigan. That and Domenic Monardo. I don't know if that's a lesser defensive pairing, or if it's more on the lower-line forwards, or if the team just tends to lapse more when supposedly less dangerous players are on the ice, but that needs to get tightened up significantly.
EDIT: I always praise Copp and I forgot to, at first. Please consider this as high praise for his night of work and yet another plea for him to be a sophomore C or at least an A. Also, Boo Nieves looked good again tonight, I don't think he's the leadership candidate I think Copp is, but I think Nieves is going to be REALLY good next year. Possibly/probably/hopefully Michigan's first 20-goal scorer since... Caporusso 2008-09?
January 25th, 2013 at 10:07 PM ^
I admire your optimism, but Janny gave up 2 goals on 5 shots in the 1st. Also on their 2nd goal, their guy had all day to shoot from the blue line. We'll need a ton of puck luck to do anything in the postseason.
January 25th, 2013 at 10:20 PM ^
January 25th, 2013 at 10:34 PM ^
Bottom line, we blew a 2-goal lead. allowed 3 unaswered goals.and lost. We need wins, not just better signs.
January 25th, 2013 at 10:52 PM ^
January 25th, 2013 at 11:39 PM ^
I'm not one to declare the season over - or even a game. I remain hopeful at the beginning of games, but when things happen like we come out guns blazing, but still end up tied at the end of the first, then give up that lead, all too often this season holding onto hope seems like trying to catch Wilson.
January 26th, 2013 at 12:07 AM ^
The current season, or the prospect of the 22 consecutive year tournament appearance record ending.
I think the record. We may not see another team with that legacy of longevity again soon, if ever.
January 26th, 2013 at 1:31 AM ^
This season continues to be fun. Given, a 3-2 loss to Western isn't really in the top 15 low points of the season as of now, but it sure would be nice to win some games here and there
January 26th, 2013 at 6:57 AM ^
Fun? What? Bordering on a last-place finish in the final season of the CCHA is "fun?" Possibly seeing the end of the longest streak of consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament – barring a miracle ending to the season – is "fun?" An RPI ranking of 45th out of 59 NCAA teams is "fun?" Having the NCAA’s 54th best team defense is "fun?" Having no player among the NCAA’s top 50 scoring leaders or top 33 goalies is "fun?" It’s not much "fun" when Michigan’s hockey team wins only on . . .
January 26th, 2013 at 10:40 AM ^
You missed it
January 26th, 2013 at 12:33 PM ^
Just having some fun. with musical embeds . . . . considering the first line of the song: Some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck
But tonight's a new night. Go Blue!