Fratt Mattin

I also didn't think we were in on Schneider, which is why I thought it was worth mentioning when it appeared in the Tribune. I wouldn't exactly call them college hockey insiders though, so maybe it doesn't mean much. Can't speak for Pue, but I have also heard we are in on Thompson. That would be another pretty impressive grab out of the cities if we could make it happen

Gopher fans on Twitter are crashing out and complaining that UND is trying to “buy a national championship” I’d say that’s a pretty good sign that things are going well

Article about Fitzhenry in the Tribune mentions that we are also battling the Gophers for Fred Schneider. I see he follows Chyzyk too. It’s interesting because I was under the impression we weren’t really in that race anymore. I also think there’s probably no room for him if we land the Rucks, unless he’d be willing to play one more year of juniors. Regardless, it’s good to see us in the thick of it for all these top names

Unless he has a pretty disappointing draft year, I’d expect him on campus in 2027. It’s not common for a guy of his caliber to defer enrollment

Don't quote me on this, but I seem to remember a story about how when he went on his visit there, Lucia made him wait in his car for some absurd amount of time. It was really bizarre

This was my initial reaction too, but I wasn’t sure if I was just getting caught up in the moment. Upon review however, I think this may well be true

Mismash is a good one. He never lived up to the hype, but that was a big deal when he committed. Can’t remember how involved Minnesota was with him. I’m sure they were very interested, I just don’t remember if it was mutual

I was wondering if Boeser would count, but it sounds like Minnesota absolutely botched his recruitment in every way imaginable. So I'm not sure it's even fair to include that one

When was the last time we won a head-to-head recruiting battle against UMTC for a metro kid? Brad's article said all four coaches went down and visited Fitzhenry recently. That should tell you everything you need to know about where Dane's head is at. He understands that the Xs and Os don't matter unless you've got the Jimmies and Joes. It's been a while since I've felt this good about the direction of the program

The period of time between when the bat signal goes up and when we find out who we got is agonizing

Great news for us as we obviously weren't getting them if they played college this year. Hope we continue recruiting them hard throughout next season

Denver's right side is loaded. Lin, Rudolph, and Fiddler. Not to mention MacBeath and Jameison on the left. They'll be young, but wow is that a lot of talent.

Rumor is that they were on campus recently. No clue if it’s true, but I’ve heard a few people say it

Yes, I think BC makes the most sense for him from an opportunity stand point. Although as a Western Canadian kid, it is by far the farthest from home

Rudolph has apparently narrowed his choices down to Denver, Michigan State, and BC. Him, Lin, and Fiddler all on the right side for Denver would be insane depth if it happens

Was this a problem before offsides review though? I've been watching hockey a long time and I really don't remember this being any bigger of a problem pre-offsides review versus post

I personally would be fine with know offsides review at all, in any situation. Would there be some missed offsides that lead to crucial goals? Of course. But let's be honest, the vast majority of missed offsides calls are off by literal centimeters. It's just not worth the collective breath holding we all have to do after an exciting goal that comes on a close zone entry

I took the 15 schools comment as a tongue-in-cheek thing, because in his previous tweet he told people to message him with any and all rumors, true or not. I think it was just meant to be a comment about how nobody actually knows anything, but everyone wants them at their school. Or maybe I’m giving him too much credit lol

There were a few like that, but the 2018-2019 and 2022-2023 teams stick in my memory. The former because they couldn't score a goal to save their lives and the latter because they couldn't stop one. I still don't understand what the guiding philosophy behind our roster building was supposed to be during the Berry era. Never seemed like the coaches knew what they wanted the final product to look like

I'm sure Verhoeff and Reschny are gone after this year, but I feel like Zellers will be 50/50. The rest I'm sure will stay unless some of them can't crack the lineup consistently

I have no insider info, but the official hockey account is following him. Now that didn't mean anything when it was true for Lars Steiner, but it usually at least means we are recruiting someone pretty seriously

I don't see the argument that Vancouver would want to rush a guy like Verhoeff or Carels into the league. Why would you want to bring your new, top draft pick into a dumpster fire of a situation? Let them grow in college while you bottom out and don't bring them on board until you have some half decent teammates that they can play with. There's so little to be gained developmentally by playing in a bad environment. What good are 20 minutes a night in the NHL when you're spending all 20 of those minutes fighting for your life and learning bad habits?

Agreed. I think Schaefer's success has convinced a lot of people that he's the rule rather than a very rare exception. The vast majority of teenage defensemen who get a shot in the NHL get caved in and quickly sent down to the minors. Levshunov was drafted #2 overall with more hype and pedigree than Carels and he was also known for his physical maturity. Yet he's been a complete liability for Chicago and only dressed 18 games for them as a 19 year old rookie last year. As a general rule, I think most defensemen are better off staying in juniors/college for their first two seasons after being drafted, even when they're a high draft pick.

Yeah the hardest part of predicting the lines was sorting centers 2-4. Reschny is the obvious 1C, but everyone else is quite close in talent and they all possess a lot of the same skills as well. Kernan popped down the stretch, but Josephson was arguably even better until he got injured. Malinoski seems like poised to have a big jump in production in his senior year as well. You could put those 3 in any order and I would not complain

I could see this as well since their games are somewhat complimentary, however I am a big advocate of pairing experience with inexperience wherever possible. That's why I hope the coaching staff gives that Boser-Verhoeff pairing a long look