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In the "guys I've seen" category, I'd also add Nick Naumenko.

Great...and I suppose they'll have a "North Dakota Rule" that will be wrongly perceived as a huge advantage to us...

- Most importantly, UND won the last one played there in 2000.

^ This. How many times do you hear about guys suiting up with nagging injuries - not just last year, obviously, but EVERY year? Having that kind of depth would be huge for a March/April push.

Case-in-point is the Gophers' losses to Vermont and Northeastern this past season.

But, is his position in Columbus secure? Richards is "interim."

It's probably not fair to Seth to lump him into this current group of NTDP kids spurning college. He's been clear about his decision making process and hasn't actually backed out on anyone. He's actually doing what most on this board wish the other kids would to - take the time to make a solid, informed decision.

Nope. Even Saul would have to "willingly" participate!

Last time I checked my employer and I would go to jail if we didn't "willingly" participate in Social Security by having FICA taxes taken out of my paycheck. Tell me - Who has the option not to participate?

If Hollywood says it's the worst place on earth, then I want to be there - far, far away from Hollywood types!

Didn't seem to me that Sica made any conclusions. See...that the little squiggly thing at the end of the sentence with a dot under it is a question mark.

At least you're steering the "who's the bigger hack" talk to someone who's still alive in the playoffs...I guess that gives it relevance to this thread.

We made the Omaha road trip in 2010, and I have to say it's a very fine downtown and completely capable of hosting the conference tournament. I'm very much looking forward to having that trip on the schedule again this coming season.

Exactly. Thus, the inmates are now running the asylum. It was never a situation of the refs and others in charge of ensuring player safety not being allowed to do their job...they never stepped up to do their jobs when given ample opportunity early on.

Only three teams have ever won a D1 championship: UMD, UM, UW. UND needs to compete with these schools for recruits if they want to be the fourth.

I think you're seeing how poor refereeing and lack of adequate supplemental discipline are factoring into things. I think the same parallels can be drawn with the current state of WCHA officiating.

I think when Staal rang the pipe in the 3rd and almost put Pittsburgh up 4-1 "omen" was the word Doc Emerick used. Turned out to be prophetic at least for game 1. As for the series, one never knows.

If he eventually wants to finish up his degree, it probalby wouldn't be in his best interest to withdraw without earning credits for this current semester.

Could he be waiting to finish out the school year???

Pretty easy statement to make. Since we all want the team to win championships I doubt anyone would disagree. How do you guarantee a change will produce championships and not actually make the program worse off? I'm sure GMs and ADs wrestle with this question all the time. When you figure out the answer let us know...

The new jerseys will definitely need numbers added, especially on the front, in order to look right.

This isn't college football where the next step is the NFL. Saying a guy needs to be "NHL ready" before leaving school is a bit much. If you believe that better competition is better for development, then why rag on a guy for choosing to develop against better competition - even if it is riding buses and playing in front of smaller crowds in the minors? We don't know what is being put in front of these kids. "Regret" can go both ways. In Dell's case, what if he had a better offer last year and regrets passing it up?

I'm praying for UM/BC to play a multiple OT game that has to be resumed on Friday with another five hours of OT. I'll take Ferris/Union in that championship! Edit: Darn...too slow on the multiple OT angle!

A lot of us tout the advantages of the NCAA having older, stronger, smarter players vs. Major Juniors when it comes to kids deciding which route to take. I can't fault a guy if he wants to enhance his development against older, stronger, smarter players by jumping to the pro ranks - especially if the money is there.

A former Sioux sticking up for a former Pioneer while the former Gopher watches and gathers up the gear lying on the ice. What a bizarre world we live in!