the_truth_hurts wrote:Clark17 wrote:the_truth_hurts wrote:ih8gophers wrote:the_truth_hurts wrote:Top Shelf wrote:the_truth_hurts wrote:I have seen bottineau play....im from the west and i support west hockey but they literally have 0 chance....hopefully GFC shows some mercy.
i remember reading your post throughout the season and you have always cut down bottineau. either you are a mandan fan or have something against the team. they are a small school competing with the big boys, why not give them some credit. i would say if bottineau continues to get strong goaltending, the game will be closer than what you think.
simple truth is I just dont think they are any good. I am a mandan fan, and while they might not be any good either, they at least had a good player. The size of your town doesnt matter, what matters is how many kids go out for your program and I believe bottineau has a full JV team? Thats more than many west teams can say. Wasn't goaltending a weak point for bottineau all year? Well I think its going to be 10-0 so maybe just maybe it will be closer.
They at least had 1 good player? So Riopelle had 5 more points than Bottineau's top scorer Serhienko big deal. I guess it bit Mandan in the butt for relying on 1 player to get the job done. If he would of had some supporting cast like Bottineau maybe Mandan would be playing this weekend. Goaltending was a weak point for Bottineau throughout the season but they have had good goaltending the last 4 games. You should know that Brooks had 57 saves in the tie against Mandan. Not saying that Bottineau will win but if they get solid goaltending it could be respectable. I also feel that Tony Bina has a lot of respect for Dave Hoff and won't let his boys run it up to bad if it turns into that kind of game.
Riopelle is far better than any player on bottineau. Bottineau plays non-conference games against teams that make wahpeton look good.....cant hurt their point totals. I was at that bottineau/mandan and mandan may have had a lot of shots but few of them were high quality.
So whats your excuse for Mandan? Should they still play in the Williston holiday tourny. Some fine teams there also.
better than the teams bott plays, but you have a good point. Williston 4-1 wow didnt see that coming, east must be down more than anyone thought this year.
Tut, tut. Again I see you putting down Williston. The east has to be down just for Williston or any other west team to win first round at state now? Or you could give them some credit because they played a heck of a game by the sounds of it. Great job to Williston and good luck to Century in there game. I want to see 3 out of 4 teams in the semis from the west!