As a group here, we were more than a little impatient with Hak last year. Given the late season success of the team, and the "youngness" of this year's team, I'd expect he'll be given a bit more slack by us this year.
Hard not to have high expectations for this freshmen group, and although we hope success comes this season, it may take one or two more to see it.
The concern is, with the new mess in the NHL, along with the fact that high priced experienced players will likely be forced into retirement, we will no doubt see a boat load of players leave D1 hockey early. This Sioux group will likely not be an exception, so winning quickly may be necessary.
Still can't to get used to players jumping ship without an NCAA championship, as it seemed that the large numbers of Sioux that jumped some years ago (80's) did so after a championship. Guess that can't be expected any longer.