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I actually thought he had back tracked a little. ( I don't think he tried to compare the CHL to the NCAA once? which is smart, you're losing that battle.) He seemed to be selling the CHL vs the USHL as a development path which is what he should be doing. That's who he's truly competing against.

Think at this point in time seems like we'll likely bring in below forwards IMO O'Neill Simpson Williams High end CHL forward (Steiner, etc) Depth forward - Schultz Mike McMahon mentioned recently that apparently now the only players counting towards the "26 player cap" are players that came in as freshman this year. (so in other words the cap won't really affect "opt-in" teams until 1-2 years down the road once all the grandfathered in players have graduated.) With that being the case I'd guess UND does something like above.

Looking at their roster he seems like he may be their best NHL prospect by a good margin. (Could be a case where he would rather announce it after the year. Who knows)

As a UND fan I’m very okay with this extension

I've heard some pretty legit criticisms of Roobroeck's compete level so far this year so UND may have strayed away from him. Think it was Pronman with the Athletic that had mentioned if he doesn't kick it up he could fall out the first round completely.

Based on the US NTDP (u-18s at least) being down at the moment quite a few of them likely need a year of JRs before heading to college. Obviously in reality that’s not gona happen for many of them

Based on the scouting write ups and highlights he seems to have some Caggiula qualities to his game. Sign me up all day for a player like that.

Technically they'd be young class wise but present day based on the current players you projected, the only 18 year old they would have on the blueline is Verhoeff. (And fortunately he's got the poise of a Senior/JR + as we all know likely a top 5 draft pick) 20 yo Soph - 18 yo Soph 20 yo Fresh - JR JR - 19 yo Fresh I think that mix makes it acceptable to possibly bring in 2 new CHL recruits on the backend if they want to.

Thinking back to then I have a hard time seeing this current staff missing the details about his issues during recruitment. Especially with Bryn being around rinks constantly now, think news like that makes its way around.

Think it’s likely that Dalton Andrew is our designated “cut” player. I wouldn’t be surprised if BC has at least one player designated. Not sure if they were already at 26 at the time when they were going after Carboneau? I know Michigan has 1 roster slot left open as well according to Naurato on the CHN pod the other week

I think in general most teams won’t want to rush him and will want him to fine tune his skating. Bottom 4 are Buffalo, Nashville, St. Louis, and Calgary right now. Could see that realistically being the worst 4. I’d wager that each of those teams will want him to go back for 1 more year vs him leaving after his freshman year

Think from an evaluation standpoint you would want players naturally ending up wherever they are drafted (not based on being US or Canadian). In my mind it's easier to scout that way in lieu of the alternative where you don't know if the US talent is down for a couple years or vice versa if Canadian talent is down?

Thing to note for the future Hockey Canada will be bringing their final roster selections to a training camp that starts Friday 12/12. (UND plays Omaha 12/12 and 12/13) So definitely a chance that Verhoeff and Reschny could be gone for the Omaha series at home if they are selected. https://www.sportsnet.ca/world-juniors/article/hockey-canada-makes-major-changes-to-world-junior-camp/

Bob seems a little unorganized with how he’s structuring his future classes etc. Just seems like the current state of college hockey has passed him by. I think most blue bloods like us and them can get away easier with firing a coach and retaining the future talent. (It’s over hyped by the media that firing a coach is THAT detrimental) I just don’t see the future being nearly as good as that spurt with Cooley, knies, Faber, etc. Better to rip the band aid off sooner than later.

A little interested to see how many undersized players this staff will go after in recruiting. I think they'll be okay with a couple on the roster as long as the player shows good compete in battles etc.