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From the few USHL games I've watched, I'd say Emery is improving the most quickly. He could be our best defensive D his freshman year. Gap control is really good, doesnt hit but with his size and how the nchc treated kleven that might be a good thing. Other than potentially Strathmann, the 03-05 group doesn't appear likely to have any gamebreakers at any position. I was more hopeful Boisvert would be an instant impact player going into this year than after watching a few games. Despite his great hands and wristshot, at his size and without notable speed he might be stymied his freshman year like perron has been. The HS guys seem to have been labeled to have lots of potential, but I don't know enough to be able to tell just how good they are when their competition is so variable.

Hey I hope they’re too 5 by Christmas too! And I don’t think it’s impossible, just unlikely. That we’re talking about making the tournament as a measure of success instead of winning it doesn’t inspire confidence

My guess is maybe sneak into the tournament and lose but most likely end in the 20s in pairwise. Total wildcard with the new D

I would say dearth. Though at forward we have some good guys, there's a big difference in my mind between bringing in round 2-4 talent and top half of round 1 star power, which apparently now only goes to BC BU Mich and Minn. That trend continues with the signings we've seen since Aug 1. On D, bringing in guys from mid/bottom tier programs, with no star freshmen, leads me to believe something like last year is the most likely outcome. But I could easily be wrong.

Pretty detailed review of this year's squad, especially the dearth of top end talent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wx0735Sijo&ab_channel=HuskiesWarmingHousePodcast