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Yea, Omac is top 6. To those worried about Blake….he’s not going anywhere. Nowhere near NHL ready

22 needs to be creating. I like him with Gaber more than I like Blake with Gaber. Gaber is an elite finisher. 22 is an elite playmaker. Blake can do both, but he strikes me as a difficult player to play with in terms of how he reads the ice and attacks. It’s kinda unconventional and the result of his individual gifts. That is likely part of what makes him special in that he’s hard to manage defensively because of it, but that also makes him hard to play with as a line mate. Kid is rookie of the year, I’m not knocking him at all, and I could be wrong, but anyway, back to the portal.

My comment on 22 is based on what I saw last summer vs what I saw this season. He was in the wrong role with wrong linemates. I think he’s vastly more talented than he was able to showcase. When you’re in that spot you get torn because you don’t want to look like a quitter (especially when you did get ice time) but you also want to ensure you have the ability to develop to your potential and are aligned with the staff.

I’m watching closely to see if 22 goes into the portal. If he does, it is a full indictment of the staff IMO. Kid is probably sick to his stomach in terms of the consequences of either choice. The game is changing on Bubs….he’s not out in front of it and needs to adjust now.

The outcome of this season was sadly predictable, but I haven’t supported this team since the Doug Smail and Craig Ludwig days based on outcomes alone. The process and product are what is currently suspect. In the slow start Hakstol era, we knew the process would get the boys contending in March and April. Elite talent was exciting to watch even in a losing streak. Speed, skill, physicality defined Sioux hockey. It was better to be a perpetual bridesmaid than not be invited to the wedding at all…to be a program that is a perpetual contender that just can’t get over the hump is vastly better than being middle of the pack. We need to get that back or we risk losing both recruits and community fanaticism and falling into a spiral of mediocrity. In my book Brad has a short leash. He needs to re-tool his coaching staff for sure, and he needs to look hard at his players and his beloved culture. Right now it ain’t working.

I seem to remember a 17 year old Canadian with a strange name that played for us a few years back. I heard he had a little success playing in Chicago after UND.

Somebody on here said it best. That is a celly that is only acceptable if its a GWG in OT....AND you should eye up a kid in your colors and toss it that way, not just randomly into the crowd.

So…Let’s Dance!! (caddy shack) my point is sometimes your horse isn’t as fast, but you still ride him.

That is a very stacked Gopher Roster

That was a playoff type game last night. Minnesota's horses made one more play than we did. I am pleased with the result. On paper, Minnesota is better than we are, so to play them as tough as we did is a positive. Lots more shifts this season! Let's go!

HAHAHA!!!!

These morons didn't adjust for the game time adjustments. Seriously, I am so tired of incompetence.

If i was this bad at my job, i would have been fired 100 times over

Midco doesnt have it live, nor does nchc.tv

if the puck leaves and enters the offensive zone and isn't possessed by the attacking team, and attacking players are still behind the play in the offensive zone, it is a delayed offsides; requiring all attacking players to clear the offensive zone before they can legally possess the puck in the offensive zone.