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Bad bounce for Denver

Don't get wrapped up in facts.

Denver up 1-0

We all know that doesn't matter.

Northeast Regional final is getting good.

You never know with freshman. They could light up the league or disappear, hoping they light it up.

They're going to be the best team in the Big Ten.

Wouldn't Pogo be kind of a in between guy right now? Not skilled enough for a top six role, but not quite a 3rd or 4th line type right now.

It's confusing, that's why I'm unsure. But you would be playing in the AHL on your two-way contract which I believe would burn a year, but I don't know for sure.

Entry-level contracts: Again per the NHL CBA, young players who are drafted generally enter the league on a 3-year entry level contract. This contract is pretty much standard and formula-driven based on draft slot with virtually no room for negotiation. These contracts are bargains for the team. There are some bonuses that can escalate things somewhat, but the basic deal is a very modest sub $1M salary with a modest signing bonus. So even Connor McDavid is locked in at a modest base salary of $925,000 per year for three years before he gets the chance to negotiate something closer to what he is worth. An interesting feature in these entry-level contracts is that they can slide forward up to two years if a player does not play professionally. For Canadian junior players, it is possible to slide the first year of the contract forward if a player signs but then goes back to Canadian junior hockey instead of playing (more than 9 games) professionally. US college players do not actually sign contracts (they cannot or they would be professional and lose ability to play in the NCAA), but their contract sort of does the same thing when they stay in college, do not sign at all and then later sign for the same 3 years. So by signing and playing in either the AHL or NHL this season, Noah Hanifin will use up the 1st of 3 bargain years on his entry level deal. His contract could slide if he plays only 9 games in the NHL, but for Hanifin specifically that seems unlikely with the ability to freely float between the AHL and NHL.) Had Hanifin instead decided to play another year at Boston College, he would not have signed his 3-year entry level contract and would still have the full 3 years to go on it when he signed it next summer (or later). Canadian junior players like Haydn Fleury can sign their entry-level contract but they only use the 1st year of it if they play at least 10 games (NHL or AHL). So in the case of Fleury, if he does a 9-game trial at the NHL level this October and then goes back to juniors for the rest of the season, the Hurricanes will still have all 3 years of his inexpensive entry level deal left. If instead he plays 10 or more games in the NHL, he will have used up the 1st year of his 3-year entry level deal even he is later returned to juniors. Though there are differences for if a contract is signed, the effect is similar in that years of the entry level deal are only used if a player plays 10 or more games in the NHL.

I maybe wrong, but I didn't think college players were subject to that because they can play in the AHL. Players in that age group that come from the CHL cannot play in the AHL and are returned to their CHL teams if they're not kept on the NHL roster. Because Keller played college he can play in the AHL thus negating that contract slide. Not sure about this or how to verify, but that was the way I understood it. The 10 games is if a CHL player plays 10 games or more and then is returned to his CHL team he still burns a year of his contract.

Won't he still burn a year playing in the AHL. That 10 game deal is for players that get sent back to the CHL because they're not eligible for the AHL due the the NHL/CHL agreement.

Tomorrow should be a good indication of how good Penn State really is.

If Robbie can forgive I suppose I can too.

Still made me feel good. My neighbor was giving me a hard time yesterday for UND losing, so it's nice to return the favor.

Montgomery is kind of hard not to like. He needs to do some things to generate some more hate from our fan base.

Minnesota loses as a 1 vs 4 again.

Alright, thank you.

That's what I was just thinking.

Are you watching the game or just the score? Just curious who looks like the better team if you're watching.

Isn't that just CHL players because of the NHL's deal with them.

I wish Brock nothing but the best. Thanks for coming to UND and all you did here.

Proud of the boys they showed a lot of heart. Not sure who is staying and who is leaving, but to the guys that leave, thank you and to those who stay come back stronger next year.

Dominate two overtimes and still lose. Good game boys, we'll get them next year.