I found this post over on the Ciske Blog and Bruce brings up a very interesting points, the Gophers have been pretty consistent over the years and being in the bottom of the WCHA is an enigma. That being said, Ciske is right is also right, no one is going to give the Gophers a lot of empathy as well and we might tell their fans to enjoy the view from the other end.
I also predict that if the Gophers loose at least a game this weekend the wheels are going to come off in Minneapolis. I have say that I have enjoyed reading Gopher Puck Live this past week as they Gopher fans have tried to keep things calm and not panic. For the people that think the Gophers are just going to steam roll the Mavericks they dead wrong. The Mavericks are a hard nosed team that played like a wounded animal that has been cornered and are not going to be intimated by a team still trying to get the puck out of their own end. Also this is the first home game for the Mavs so they are going to be keyed up.
Speaking of hockey...the Gophers are 0-4 in the WCHA. This has not happened since, well, ever. And I doubt that anyone around the league will be singing songs of sympathy for UMTC. Minnesota hasn't finished outside the top five in the league since 1997-1998, when Doug Woog was still the coach. That was also the last time they missed the Final Five. They're due.
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