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I think part of it is there's media guys like Cam Robinson on podcasts a week ago saying he thinks whether Carels goes straight to the NHL depends on who drafts him. Granted, media says things like this, but I believe Robinson first confirmed in late 2025, early 2026 (maybe around world juniors?) that Carels was going to UND in the first place.

Even if we end up ocassionally losing guys like Carels and Verhoeff by surprise its heartening that we can get commitments from the very top again. The teams from the first half of Hak's tenure were so fun to watch, it seems like Jackson intends to build similarly dynamic teams (which ironically so far has yielded the same of result of getting spanked in F4 lol)

For fun, I would add to the agenda a proposal to ban Don Lucia from attending any rules-related function for life for the crime of impenitent hypocrisy followed by an anonymous vote of the coaches. The evidence is incontrovertible--just put up his proposal from ~10 years ago to lower the age limit next to Wodon's article quoting him last week on the transparency

Skill aside Carels would bring back the Kleven factor to the extent officiating hasn't permanently eliminated it which would be awesome

I get what your saying. Next year's team could be made of the right stuff. Wins and loses aside I just enjoy watching Sioux teams that have dazzling players. I suppose I'd point to the 5-3 PP as the best evidence of a poor coaching job, but like you said sometimes that's just how it goes. What battles for high end forwards did we participate for 2026 forwards? Ya probably and I expect our top line to be in that discussion from time to time.

To be sure, the returning team is more talented than an average Berry team. What I'm saying is the first line is unlikely to be an area of strength compared to say Duluth. As as15 eloquently mentioned above, Chyz was supposed to bring in players that gave us a talent advantage (at least I think that's why he was brought in). None of these new forwards appear to do that. It seems almost certain we lost or didn't participate in the battles for high end forwards, identical to Berry

You didn't notice Wisconsin winning pretty much every puck battle especially in our own corners resulting in our defense being unable to break out pucks the first half of the game? The teams were both top 3 in corsi coming into the game, would you say the coach whose team was outshot 18-4 in the first did better?

This cherry picked stat invented by schloss is meaningless. Of all the first rounders playing in the ncaa over the last 5 years more have played in the frozen four than missed it. I hope I’m wrong but everything I’ve seen since the regionals screams Berry 2.0. Out worked and severely outcoached in the frozen four, no adjustments to a power play that had been figured out since February, and now the only positive word anyone can come up with about next years commits is depth which really means we don’t have a first line and watching is gonna be not fun

Could very well be. I just think its unlikely without a 50 pt type freshman being added to the lineup. Beating the 3.7 goals/game from this year would be impressive

I'd take that bet. We haven't had a 25 goal scorer since Boeser and Caggiula and I'd guess next years team doesn't score as much as this years.

I know most of you guys have seen a lot of success but in my lifetime I have seen bc beat our brakes off over and over and the cbs line deliver us glory. I want that again terribly and don’t understand why Sioux teams simply don’t show up at all most of the time in the frozen four

What did you see tonight?

Denver can win being outshot 2-1 they have a plan to beat more talented opponents. it was game over 13 minutes into the first for us like it has been all year when we start getting worked there simply is no adjustment it is just panic everywhere the rest of the game like we saw tonight. Our d was completely lost all night and this became worse and worse of an issue the entire year. Mark my words we are screwed this staff has 5 years of leash and makes talented defensemen play like they are blind

If Jackson brings another team that folds like this next year I hope it doesn’t take a decade to rip it off despite what Schloss “hang a banner for COVID” says

outmuscled the entire game until it was over with no push back other than wasted opportunity after wasted opportunity obviously no one could bury. Nerves clearly infected the entire team once it wasn’t going well and no one could rise above. Big time bummer. I hope chyz brings in some snipers