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He didn't have the best performance at the WJC this year. Seemed to be not squaring up 100% correctly to shooters at times when he gave up his goals. Granted that seems like something that could be corrected with practice.

The upcoming series with them will be interesting. In the past few years they haven't been very tough to play against (much different from their past NCAA teams). The Saturday game when we beat them 5-1 they looked similar to how they did the last few years. Maybe they can change that narrative we'll see.

Them losing almost every game 5-1 seems unsustainable lol. Kinda why I’m thinking they’ll snag a few wins to mess with top teams NPI

Michigan state is going to need alot more out of Nilson, Lindstrom, and Vansaghi in the 2nd half if they want to be a true contender. Their D-core doesn't really have a standout offensive guy that can stress you from the points so maybe that's made them a little easier to defend in the O-zone.

Miller looked a bit off this past weekend against WMU. He may be coming back down to earth a bit after his hot start. Need to come out flying and get plenty of rubber on him in the first 10 minutes. Think this team is going to be amped up to play a top tier opponent at home.

^^^ very likely that it’s a silent commitment and that him / UND don’t want to shakeup his season until after it ends. (Assuming they think his Q team won’t take it well once he officially commits)

I think we'd like to have this exact option though in a future season where a 1st half hasn't went well. Recruiting has it's ebbs and flows so for a year where some freshmen clearly don't pan out / a goalie doesn't pan out I'd 100% be open to adding a player mid season if the staff thinks they can make an impact. I think you want to be careful with doing this too often but do it when it makes sense for the player and can jumpstart the team.

For as good as Tynan Lawrence seems to be they're gona need alot of players to up their game compared to what they did in the 1st half of the year. Granted picking up a player like him might help team morale.

2nd half jump candidates: Kernan - he's really started to come on as of late. Seems like he's adjusted to the pace now of college now and feels comfortable making plays at the right time. Reschny - he maybe played slightly too much on the edge in that WJC semi-final but loved his aggression with taking the puck to the net and not deferring. Based on what he's done in the past year during U-18s, WHL playoffs, and now the WJC, he's not afraid of the moment.

Traveled to watch that series. Wanted to stay positive about that season after the sweep but in the back of your mind it was concerning how easy we were to beat.

Eiserman looked brutal at the WJC for the most part. Turnovers, ineffective at puck battles, just seems to have little confidence going right now.

Counterpoint. Notre Dame was missing Kempf along with some Spengler cup players for one if not both of those games. WMU also plays with more structure than I would say Penn State and the Gophers so its an easier game for WMU than it will be for Penn State/Gophers IMO

The student section lacks a little bit agreed. Outside of the student section though, the average age of typical attendees skews a little bit older at the Ralph it seems, would assume that may change in the coming years. (more or less, younger the crowd the more rowdy in theory)

I might be biased, but I'm fine with Carels skipping his Prince George games on Tuesday and Wednesday to visit Grand Forks

The Clarkson series is currently set for January 1st and 2nd next year at home. Will be interesting to see if the coaching staff looks to move that series to a different date. Safe to assume we'd be missing a good chunk of players next year for the WJC again.