WoodChippa

Reports on Twitter suggest former UMass recruit Michael Emerson now committed to UND!

Anyone have any insight on Nicholas Moldenhauer, most sites don't show him with a college commitment even though as recently as April he stated he wanted to go the NCAA route? Is UND in the mix for him next year? NHL.com has him listed as one of the Top 10 Right Wings available in the draft this year.

Where are the MJ rumors about James coming from? He was playing in Canada and was drafted by Brandon in 2018, but has since come to the USHL( drafted in 2019). I am guessing Brandon has offered him multiple times between 2018 and now....so I am not sure how much I buy these rumors.

I think another example that has been lamented on this board is the Halliday case. He was highly touted as a 15/16 year old(#1 pick in the USHL futures draft) and it was a big get for UND. He then plateaued and many considered him to have under-performed. He went from being a project Top 10 pick as a 16 year old to someone who is currently undrafted (although I am guess he is drafted this year). UND either asked him to play another year of juniors or outright pulled the offer. After he became an open commit, it took quite some time for him to pick another school (over a year I believe). I am only speculating, but I am guessing other schools saw what UND did. The kid worked hard during the off season and improved the lacking aspects of his game and is now having a great USHL season as a 19 year old. My money is that the perceived insult of being asked to delay (or offered pulled) prompted the change in effort and he likely now projects as a solid college player. Not sure he will be the Top-10 player everyone imagined early on, but I am certain had he come in when scheduled this board would be calling for him to enter the portal. Spicer may or may not suffer if he does not play another year of juniors, but I think looking at this stats would suggest the coaches made the right call/suggestion. If the player disagrees, it is their right to find a different route.

I think the bigger issue is that going to the portal for a D -man means you bring in quite a large freshmen class of D the following year. They will have good experience on the blue line next year, bring in a recruit to grow in the mold of Johnson this year, mostly in practice and the weight room and better able to jump in the following year. That way they are not over-loaded with freshmen on the back end in 23-24.

Anyone else having audio issues with the broadcast (I am using SlingTv)?

Can you elaborate on this? Who was the intriguing option? Is the Montgomery move official yet?