ONE AND DONE: AIR FORCE 2, MICHIGAN 0

I said in my preview not to take Air Force lightly, that the Falcons
were due. Well, mission accomplished, and congrats to them. Air
Force ends Michigan's season with a 2-0 blanking in the opening round
of the NCAA tournament.

The Wolverines outshot the Falcons 43-13 and did everything but score.
They went 0-for-7 on the power play, including unable to convert an
early two-man advantage. They hit the post. And at times they simply
just ran into a hot goalie, Andrew Volkening, who, coming into today's
game, had not allowed a goal in the last 155 minutes he has played.

The Falcons chances were few, but they took advantage and Michigan
paid the price. This game reminded me of the T.J. Hensick, Jack
Johnson years when we'd go into a game against an opponent who we all
thought we should easily beat, then not do it. It was similar in that
the defense seemed to get so wrapped up in the offensive onslaught at
times that they took unnecessary chances and got burned. The Falcons
probably had at least a handful of odd-man rushes. Their second goal
actually came on a two-on-one rush that Jacques Lamoureux beat Bryan
Hogan low glove side.

It was also similar in that we seemed at times to play more as
individuals than as a team--someone has to try doing it all
themselves, be it trying to go coast-to-coast or whatever. This is
not the team I watched all season and why it reared its ugly head
today, I don't know.

But, it's over, and all we can do now is look forward to next season.

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That's all for now...

Go Blue!

Jason
Michigan Hockey Net
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