Denver’s Filip Larsson stops a shot by Ohio State’s Ronnie Hein in the first period (photo: Jim Rosvold). FARGO, N.D. — Moments after seeing their season end with a 2-0 loss to Denver in the opening game of the West Regional on Friday at Scheels Arena, the Ohio State Buckeyes talked about how Denver freshman goaltender Filip Larsson was able to make himself big in the net, how he didn’t get rattled and how he was able to make the big saves. Pioneers coach David Carle’s take? “He was a stud.” Especially in the first period, when OSU owned the play and was close to having the kind of opening 20 minutes that could have produced an entirely different outcome. It was all in a day’s work for Larsson. “The first period is the most important for a goalie,” he said, “so I always try to go out hard. I…
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