I can bet that no one sitting above UND in the standings really wants anything to do with UND right now. After outplaying many opponents over the course of the schedule where the Sioux went an unimpressive 1-5-1 last night the goals started going in. Also, the Sioux power play went an impressive 5/7 last night after going something like 0-34. The UND Fighting Sioux with its explosive night on the power play moved up to 8th nationally on the power play.
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First off I have to give Marvin credit he answered the bell and the refs broke up the fight before they could settle this like men. In my opinion at least Aaron Marvin has more honor that Geoff Paukovich. I would say that Aaron Marvin understands the hockey code better than his coach does, at least Marvin knows how to man up.
The thing if the refs let the two guys fight they settle right there and it’s over. Since they stepped in and broke up the fight this is going to feaster into the next season. I don’t think it’s going to be over by any stretch of the imagination. These things will work themselves out eventually, I don't think anything will happen this season again because the two teams don't play again if they meet it will be in the playoffs victory will be the ultimate goal. They have four meetings to settle this next season, I am not going to worry about it any more this season.
Marvin, a marked man since his check from behind last November gave Genoway a concussion, found his team down 4-0 by the time he stepped out of the box.I really am not a fan of Bob Motzko he basically is cut from the same mode at Donny Lucia, whenever something doesn’t goes the Huskies way he always sounds like a winny pretty boy prima Donna. Motzko’s teams don’t have a lot of grit and he doesn’t like the rough games and his team had their asses handed to them this weekend. If I was Wisconsin I would play them the same way next weekend. I would be willing to bet that the Sioux coaching staff didn’t send Bob Motzko a Valentines’ Day card this year. Compare and contrast you won't hear Hakstol talking down the opposition like this.
"I don't think it's fully done," Lamoureux said of the Sioux feud for Marvin — who did not go through the handshake line after the game.
"I think (Marvin) knew there would be some type of altercation this weekend. He was willing to drop the gloves and he manned up, which is good to see.
"I try not to think about it too much. Hopefully this was just a good positive for our team." [SC Times]
Zajac drew a slashing major on Garrett Roe, which precipitated a litany of other scraps late in the third.If I was coach Hakstol I would post those comments up on the black board in the locker room next time the two teams play. I would use that as a motivation. Here is why I say that, if UND plays SCSU again this season the Huskies are going to be looking over their shoulder all game because they know the hits are coming, the fore-check and pressure is coming. Every time Roe, Lasch and Marvin step onto the ice they are getting hit, because the Roe and Lasch do not like to be hit.
Zajac said it all might not have happened if the referees would've let Lamoureux and Marvin go.
"It's frustrating because if they would've let it happen, it would be settled now," Zajac said.
"Now it's just going to escalate and you get worse and worse things happening. It's part of the game of hockey.
"We're grown men. We know what to do. We know how the game is played. They should've let it go."
The Huskies expect the issue will linger.
"(The Sioux) will have it go until it dies," Motzko said.
"I wish Aaron Marvin wouldn't have dropped his gloves. We have no business getting involved with that right now. We needed to play hockey and we stopped that. They got us off our focus." [SC Times]
Lee Marvin from Warroad, MN played for the Sioux earlier this decade. Any relation to Aaron?
ReplyDeleteI know his sisster is Giggi and he is part of the Warroad Marvin Family but I don't remember how he is connected to Cal?
ReplyDeleteCal is Aaron's Grandpa. Goon, I was hoping for a better post. Oh well.... See you in March.
ReplyDeleteDo we know that Roe was actually slashed by Zajac? Roe's a master of the dive.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for a big nothing from the league about Hepp jumping off of the bench to get into a scrum.
It wouldn't be tolerated in any other league.
Funny that you see Motzko as a similar coach as Don Lucia...he used to work directly under him! The Huskies are not out there to partake in a WWF wrestling event, they are out there to skate and play hockey. If the game turns into "Flyers" hockey, they have no chance. If its "Red Wings" hockey, they are a good team. And your right, if Wisconsin did their homework, they'd watch some tape from Saturday's game.
ReplyDeleteWin Twins I said I respect the fact that Marvin dropped the mitts the refs jumped in, but I am not going to pump his tires up. We also have bigger fish to fry right now.
ReplyDeleteI also done with this until the day of reckoning comes, you can bet there will be fur flying next time these two teams play again. The Sioux players were right if the refs let him go it's done.
We will see what happens.