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Id rather take a guy who is young and has gotten better each year, knows the conference (and is a goal scorer btw), then some 30 point senior from the Atlantic conference. Menghini is a great pick up for what is available.

Big pick up. Menghini should fit right in. No reason this kid can’t be a 30 point player next season.

Swanson should not be in the same sentence as Perron and O-Mac. Dude is a stud and plays hard. USHL player of the year, champion. He’ll take a second. He’s 5’8

I think that right away, with the portal or commits via the CHL/USHL, we might get some head scratchers. I really hope Jax does have a master plan for the guys they bring in. I think getting on GM working right away will be key to identify players that fit the new style of play. Idc how many points a dude has in his respective junior league, as long as he can come in and make an impact. That being said, it’s key that our returning players make a jump. James 30 to 40 + points — Strinden needs to go crazy. I think Mac will be elite next year. Things can go very well for our forward group assuming they just get better. Our D should be rock solid, would love to see Emery take a step offensively. Strathman was a hard physical defenseman in the USHL, he took a few penalties because of that, but if he rounds out his D game, he can be a game changer on offense.

Correct but he had an extra year, some guys participate in senior day and still return. That isn't unusual in this day and age.

Not sure if it has been discussed on the forum but hearing Dane Montgomery will not be returning next season.

I’ve had credentials for a while now. So it’s easy to work with the athletic department for hockey

Can you elaborate more on the GM role? Jax: Yeah, I just think, you know we've kind of had it where all of our guys are on the bench. I think we need to get out more. Yeah, it's just so much to cover now with the CHL being open, so we gotta have one guy dedicated to kind of roster management and recruiting. So that doesn't mean we won't be out on the road like we're gonna. There might be some games and we have just two guys on the bench and another person could be out watching games, but we'll have the one spot that's always kind of in charge of it, and then kind of, hopefully, kind of directing us some real targeted, efficient recruiting, so that we're not just flock shooting, but we're that guy knows that most the pool, and say, Hey, Jax, we got to get you guys out to see this, this and this player. And then we can kind of all build build a book on that player, and then know if you want to make that decision or not to bring him in

What’s the timeline for the next coaching hire? Hope the one job should maybe early next week could get filled. So it'll be exciting to try to get some more guys down in the War Room, like today, Dylan Simpson was gone on the road recruiting, so it's just me. So it's always nice to be have some other guys to chew on stuff with. But yeah, we'll hope that one position will be filled early next week, and then, and then we'll get a little bit of time after that. You know, we've worked through a process, but to say, I think it was important to get the one person hired, and then kind of maybe, maybe a few weeks down the road after that. Yes, one. This quote is kinda all over the place, but it sounded like they have their guy. Nice that Simpson is out recruiting.

Yeah like I said I didn't have much time so I couldn't really follow up. I think it will take Jax a bit to get used to talking to media. I think he was a little nervous lol

How will you get your team to play a full 60? "I think it kind of goes back to that process. Just saying, I remember, Oshie talking about their great teams in Washington, and he just said, you know, they had really good players, but they had a great system, and they really believed in it. So even if they got down in the series, down in games, they just kind of had so much belief that they're not gonna, they weren't gonna start like cheating for offense or doing things outside of the system. They just said, Hey, if we, if we roll for 60 in this way, we'll have a great chance to win, even if we don't score first or second, you know, they might get up a couple on us, if we just kind of believe in what we're doing. You know, the vast majority of times we're gonna, you know, be there in the end."

How do you plan to manage the CHL, USHL NAHL etc? Jax: We're gonna really try to be really present in Western Canada. Yeah, I've always had good players out there, and there's a whole new market there. So we're gonna do a good job knowing all the players Well, and, and, but we, but we won't. You know our the Midwest is important for us. You know Minnesota is important for us. We'll make sure we're doing a great job knowing the players. So to me, it's not so much about where they are, what league they're in, is, are they the right guys? Do they bring the values we're looking for? Are they guys that are kind of connected to our program?”

Had very little time with Jackson, will transcribe his quotes ASAP. I asked him about wearing the fish bowls and he said this, “Yeah, that's kind of a players rule, so I don't have a problem against it, if they want to. I guess we'll have to talk to our leaders and see if that's something they may, you know, crack the tradition on.”

I will have a 5 min one on one with Dane Jackson. I already have some questions down that were brought up before, but if they aren't asked during the main speech (by other media) I will ask him one on one. Dm or quote tweet this if you have anything for Jax. Please make them smart and reasonable lol.

Press conference 10:00 am Thursday