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They'd do that in a hurry and I grant you it wouldn't be pretty whether you remembered it or not. This is kinda fun ...

After this season @burd is only dead on the inside ... so far. Now if you told him of the Potential Of The Unexpected Loss of Nearby Youth players from Grand Forks it might just bury him. I'm trying to break it to him easy ...

... where the majority of the meetings are held on tee boxes, fairways, greens, or the 19th Hole.

Personally, I'd only claim 7D because Strathmann is up in the air about another USHL season. I suspect if he or the coaches have any doubts another USHL year is far better than a "suit season". Otherwise I'm in concurrence with brianvf.

She really got the 6'3"+ guys to learn to skate (Ludwig, Commy at 6'4"). A true guru; a "tree" whisperer.

Have to admit UVA (or is it UV? ) may have done better "April Fools" (watch to end) rebranding than UND did with actual. Go UV ... Rays!

Bro, work with me, I'm trying, even if it's for other teams.

(Plug your ears @geaux_sioux ) Tell me about your offensive line and I'll tell you about your season.

Wish he hadn't inherited that trait from dad.

< best Waylon Jennings impression voice > So if the Duke boys end up together are they going to rename Yost to "Hazzard" so they'll have ... The Dukes of ... nevermind. I'll show myself out.

Repeating myself, I miss Nancy Burggraf. She turned Mike Commodore from looking like he was on double runners to a guy with an NCAA title and a Worlds gold ... oh, and a Stanley Cup. His last UND season pregame warm-up was edge-work that would've broken both of his ankles as a freshman, a pure tribute to Nancy. Team skating is not was it has been in the past. I believe it needs to be an off-season focus going into 2023-24. We have players with stunning puck skills and talent but in the end it is still a skating game. We need better first step burst, better three stride speed, and better edge strength. We could use a team skating revival. That's the team off-season homework assignment. Grades at Thanksgiving. https://www.amazon.com/Power-Stride-Nancy-Burggraf-Story/dp/1880654415

Don't sleep on Komzak. He has two "unteachables": 6'4" and RH. His feet are acceptable but need some polish for the NCAA level. That is teachable. https://www.ncsasports.org/mens-ice-hockey-recruiting/british-columbia/north-vancouver/sutherland-secondary/tanner-komzak

Tyler Duke (tOSU) jumped into the portal. Speculation is he's going to end up with his brother Dylan (UMich).

One game makes me hope the next round is MIN/COL and Makar tries that on Kaprisov. There's this Ryan Reeves fellow that has no problem interjecting himself into such matters, and with great verve and panache. He'd have "conversation points" for Makar; I'd need popcorn.

I saw over the weekend that Hobie Hedquist didn't finish a game and didn't play the next night. I'm hoping it was precautionary and not serious. But I also wonder what that did to thoughts about the roster. They're sitting 15F/7D/3G, so they need one more D but don't seem to be in any rush. They've (using Schlossman's lips) talked about a 16F as "Montgomery insurance". I sure would like to know what's up with HH to make sure the current plan still works.

Ahhh-yup. Too many times the forwards figured out who is "their guy" right after the red light came on for the other guys. (MIN24 had the same malady for about 10 seconds of OT in a recent game. )

That is the weakest play I've ever seen by Cale Makar. The hit was very late and unnecessary (far from play, no puck near) and dare I say cheap. Frankly, it should on that basis be a "matching" penalty: for the rest of COL/SEA if McCann is out Makar sits. If COL advances suspension over.

Dare I say TBL looked like a team that was ... old and tired. Oh no. I believe TOR will finally get past the first round ... and then be autopsied alive by BOS. BOS is winning w/o 37 and 46. Imagine them (BOS) without a round of wear and play on the top two centers.

Bona fide, electrified, six-car monorail.

Run the apocalyptic nightmare scenario ... Someone would pay the buyout.

An express branch of the campus shuttle monorail system (Union to Joe Black's) would solve that also. @MafiaMan and @Blackheart can explain.

Shoot. I'm way younger than I thought by that standard.

Alerus Center opened on Feb 10, 2001, and cost $80 million*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alerus_Center *2001 dollars

But you've said there's no hockey interest in the state yet go on stating its absence creates ticket demand for UND?

L: @Boise, @SDSU, @UNI* *hangover game; I've said what I've said.