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[thetruthhurts]

Mr Ricochet, on 04 February 2012 - 05:53 PM, said:

thetruthhurts, on 04 February 2012 - 02:08 PM, said:

Mr Ricochet, on 04 February 2012 - 06:19 AM, said:

Despite outshooting the Lancers 41-27 the Force fall at home in OT. Omaha stays atop the West.

Three OT games and five road wins out of seven games last night.

Bench coaching loses this one for the Force.....again!

Interesting. Care to elaborate on both last night's bench coaching loss?..............

Pop quiz for ya, who wins in a foot race, Murray or Hargrove????

Edited by thetruthhurts, 06 February 2012 - 09:38 AM.

[Yeti]

Last link from me about the helmet-cam. I have more footage (seven minutes worth) from the Bucs vs. Stars game from Brandon Anderson. Also, my blog was mentioned on Yahoo's "Puck Daddy" blog this morning.

http://www.lincolnst...s-national.html

[TheShow]

Mr Ricochet, on 04 February 2012 - 05:53 PM, said:

Also was wondering, and asked you in another post but it went unanswered, to what would you attribute the Force win streak to?

I'm not him, but...the schedule should be a decent indication. Like I said in the Clark Power Rankings post when he had the Force #3(LOL), the single impressive game in that win streak was the 5-1 Lincoln home game. Beating Tri-City(2x), Sioux City (2x), Sioux Falls(2x), Chicago and squeeking by Dubuque without their best player in a shootout, is hardly an "impressive" streak.

Also...on the coaching...both the Sioux city and Omaha games were the exact same thing. A bunch of shots from 50 feet out because there was ZERO coaching done in either game.35 of those 41 shots were soft flutter shots from the point area that had zero chance of going in. He was also not playing the entire fourth line all game. Zykov and Dzhakov(again, probably the kid who plays with the most heart on the team and is amongst the most skilled..but lets either bench him or not give him shifts!....then, drrrrr, you do let him play and he scores twice against Sioux Falls.) were not on the ice AT ALL from what I saw. Pretty stupid decision.

[thetruthhurts]

Mr Ricochet, on 04 February 2012 - 05:53 PM, said:

thetruthhurts, on 04 February 2012 - 02:08 PM, said:

Mr Ricochet, on 04 February 2012 - 06:19 AM, said:

Despite outshooting the Lancers 41-27 the Force fall at home in OT. Omaha stays atop the West.

Three OT games and five road wins out of seven games last night.

Bench coaching loses this one for the Force.....again!

Also was wondering, and asked you in another post but it went unanswered, to what would you attribute the Force win streak to?

Fargo got of to a slow start with only three pre-season games and a week of on ice practices. Most USHL teams were "more polished" at the start of the season. I don't have a problem with this and it may pay off dividends towards the end of a long season.

Goal tending was good early on (though there were a few soft ones) and kept the Force in most of their early games. But the team really struggle to find some consistent scoring from their forwards. The power play was solid, but penalty kill was in the low 70's.

In mid-November Farley was moved onto a line with Chez, creating a duo that could put up points on anyone. Gust was brought in and put on a line with Guertler & Iafallo, which created a second line that could score. PK was solidified with the use of some different personal and now is one of the leagues best. Goal tending is not giving up as many soft ones. Team also started playing better "systems" particular the defensive play of the forwards.

The Force still needs to find the missing piece to the puzzle in order to create a third line that can consistently score. They also need to address the liability on their top line. I'm also concerned with some of their slow footed defensemen and how they "match up" with a few of the quicker teams (Waterloo, Des Monies, Lincoln, Omaha, Cedar Rapids, Green Bay). The Wade/Corrin pair also scares me, as I think it is a dangerous pairing.

Will be interesting if they make any late moves, though I doubt it:

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http://slightlychill...ces.com/?p=1625

[Mr Ricochet]

thetruthhurts, on 06 February 2012 - 08:55 AM, said:

Mr Ricochet, on 04 February 2012 - 05:53 PM, said:

thetruthhurts, on 04 February 2012 - 02:08 PM, said:

Mr Ricochet, on 04 February 2012 - 06:19 AM, said:

Despite outshooting the Lancers 41-27 the Force fall at home in OT. Omaha stays atop the West.

Three OT games and five road wins out of seven games last night.

Bench coaching loses this one for the Force.....again!

Interesting. Care to elaborate on both last night's bench coaching loss?..............

Pop quiz for ya, who wins in a foot race, Murray or Hargrove????

I'll take Eddie Murray over The Human Rain Delay every time................

[iowaninja]

Was just going to congratulate you on puckdaddy mentioning your blog, You've made the big time now Yeti, those are cool videos thans to BA for sharing them

[Bardown]

gbpuckfan, on 04 February 2012 - 08:33 AM, said:

Indy wins 3-2 on a shot :36 into OT. McKay was runover by an ice player and another ice player dumped it in. Fans - and McKay wanted goalie interference but not called

Lebedev was OK. A few mostly uneventful shifts in the third. One shot that had something on it but off mark.

GB kinda lucky to get a point. Off til Tuesday.

Watched the video, gb player put kuraly in the net.

[Honest Shane]

Bardown, on 08 February 2012 - 11:47 PM, said:

gbpuckfan, on 04 February 2012 - 08:33 AM, said:

Indy wins 3-2 on a shot :36 into OT. McKay was runover by an ice player and another ice player dumped it in. Fans - and McKay wanted goalie interference but not called

Lebedev was OK. A few mostly uneventful shifts in the third. One shot that had something on it but off mark.

GB kinda lucky to get a point. Off til Tuesday.

Watched the video, gb player put kuraly in the net.

Let me guess here.....McKay flopped to the ice like a dead fish??????

[CC313]

Funny. A CR fan talking about flopping to the ice. Perhaps not as much as this year as in year's past, but the obvious comparison still stands out.

[Honest Shane]

CC313, on 09 February 2012 - 02:49 PM, said:

Funny. A CR fan talking about flopping to the ice. Perhaps not as much as this year as in year's past, but the obvious comparison still stands out.

LOL, yeah, not so much this year. McKay is known for flayling about and making his fall a little more dramatic than it should be.

[CC313]

He emulates Tim Thomas quite well I'd say.

[herbst20]

Mckay just throws a stick at a player after a goal is scored against him.