The Minnesota Golden Gopher hockey team finds themselves falling short of the NCAA title game once again, this time, failing to make the Frozen Four.
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Gopher fans aren't exactly happy with the team's first round exit during the NCAA tournament, while college hockey hockey fans are wondering what the heck happened to the team that was picked by a lot of people to win the national championship, preseason of course, and didn't come close.
Patrick Reusse wrote a great article pointing out mistakes and flaws in a program that has shown more disappointment in recent years than success.
Should Don Lucia be fired? It seems to be the thing to do right now, right?
The Gophers are able to get the top recruits from not only the state of hockey, but also the surrounding areas. Every year I see fans salivate at the thought of the returning talent and incoming freshman, and how this is going to be the year "Pride on Ice" takes it all.
It's no secret that the Gopher's have 15 NHL prospects on their team, giving them arguably the most talented team in the entire country. So what's the deal? It's Lucia the problem here? Should the Gophs just have fired him the day after the 3-2 OT loss to Yale much like they handled the Tubby situation?
But hold on one second here...
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"Don't blame the players, if you want to blame somebody, blame me," said Don Lucia, Gopher coach, during his last radio show of the season. "You still have to look at the big picture and what the kids accomplished... It was a pretty good run for our guys."
Gopher fans aren't exactly happy with the team's first round exit during the NCAA tournament, while college hockey hockey fans are wondering what the heck happened to the team that was picked by a lot of people to win the national championship, preseason of course, and didn't come close.Patrick Reusse wrote a great article pointing out mistakes and flaws in a program that has shown more disappointment in recent years than success.
Should Don Lucia be fired? It seems to be the thing to do right now, right?
The Gophers are able to get the top recruits from not only the state of hockey, but also the surrounding areas. Every year I see fans salivate at the thought of the returning talent and incoming freshman, and how this is going to be the year "Pride on Ice" takes it all.
It's no secret that the Gopher's have 15 NHL prospects on their team, giving them arguably the most talented team in the entire country. So what's the deal? It's Lucia the problem here? Should the Gophs just have fired him the day after the 3-2 OT loss to Yale much like they handled the Tubby situation?
But hold on one second here...
Read more »