Critical Thinker wrote:Amazing to go from sweeping Western and blowing out Ohio State to barely getting by mediocre teams.
These games are called different than the non-conference were. First penalty of the game was on Craggs for interference. He hit the guy with the puck.
This was a high scoring team until they hit the WCHA way of officiating games.
There’s something to that. I was in town for the Friday LSSU game. As someone who has watched hockey my entire life and played most of life, that was the most uphauling officiating and unintersting game I’ve watched.
I completely understand not being able to get up for games like that. I wouldn’t want to play that style of game. The constant PP and PK kill any flow and remove the end to end play that makes the game fun.
It’s like WCHA college hockey is played like college football overtime. Each team alternates special teams opportunities until someone wins. It has aspects of actual hockey, but it’s certainly not that interesting. It’s Not for me, thanks.
If BG were new to the WCHA, I might accept this. But they're not, and the teams that win the WCHA seem to find a way to deal with it. Not saying you're wrong...the non-league results would seem to back it up...but at some point you have to adapt.
Adapt is key...........100% agree.
Those of you actively complaining about the officiating you look ridiculous. Stop making excuses for a team that's under achieving. If the talent was good enough they'd figure it out, if the coaching was good enough they'd figure it out too. Sloppy loses to bottom tier teams and ties are not an officiating issue. MSU doesn't seem to have issues with it, Tech doesn't seem to have issues. Every watch a football, basketball or baseball game where a call is missed or you get bad officials. Better officials go to better leagues that's not new news that happens at every level, HS and college. BGs not in an upper tier college hockey league so you going to get upper tier college hockey officials. Good teams are able to play through that and overcome those obstacles. 5 points this week and a sweep next weekend will right he ship for sure.
Those of you actively complaining about the officiating you look ridiculous. Stop making excuses for a team that's under achieving. If the talent was good enough they'd figure it out, if the coaching was good enough they'd figure it out too. Sloppy loses to bottom tier teams and ties are not an officiating issue. MSU doesn't seem to have issues with it, Tech doesn't seem to have issues. Every watch a football, basketball or baseball game where a call is missed or you get bad officials. Better officials go to better leagues that's not new news that happens at every level, HS and college. BGs not in an upper tier college hockey league so you going to get upper tier college hockey officials. Good teams are able to play through that and overcome those obstacles. 5 points this week and a sweep next weekend will right he ship for sure.
Bergeron has already said he doesn't fill out the officials' evaluations after games. To me, that's a huge mistake. And watching the interactions during games between players and officials and coaches and officials is telling. Way too many conversations taking place with a penalty shortly following. Oh, and those teams you listed above voted against replacing Shepard before the NCHC was formed.
I won't disagree on the coaching aspect. I'm pretty sure any video you watch from this season will prepare a team for the next game. Things don't change from game to game, shift to shift.
Even though students will be gone for Christmas until the Alaska series in the middle of February (yikes), I hope to see plenty of fans packing the arena both nights next weekend. It's a huge series, so they'll need a big crowd to come out and cheer them on to victory. Go Falcons!
