keikla
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The issue is that as a UDFA, sometimes you have to sign while you can, especially if its a good offer. No guarantees those same offers will be there next year for a variety of reasons (performance, injury, etc). Chances are you end up in the minors somewhere, but you have a contract and a chance. Those aren't guaranteed if you come back to school.
Duncan was a pretty good example of this. I was a bit surprised he stayed for his senior year, knowing his point production would drop significantly.
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If Luke Johnson can play throughout the season the way he played at the end, especially in the tournament, that will definitely help.
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So where are we at with any of our own flight risks? Would be great to see Zano back. Schmaltz bros? Sounded like Ladue should stick around. Any chance we don't lose anyone?
I'd add Stecher to that list of possible flight risks, though I wouldn't be surprised to see him wear a letter if he does stay.
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I didn't post that to rip on Andy Kollar - just wanted to show how we laugh at the the silly mistakes made by our opponents and push our own team's gaffes to the dark cavern of our brains - along with the thoughts of being a fan of the Penguins or Bruins.
Andy Kollar actually made a joke on twitter about that mistake. He said, "Oh wow. Just saw the highlights of the providence game. How can u let in a goal from that far away........Wait, Nevermind! Congrats Prov!"
Gotta love that he can laugh about it now.
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Vandevelde was voted most improved on the Flyers squad. Matt Greene won the Kings award for most inspirational player.
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That was undoubtedly the most entertaining and enjoyable non-Sioux hockey game I have ever attended. As far as I could tell, every non-BU college hockey fan rooted for Providence. Sioux fans, Gopher fans, Wisconsin, Lake State, Denver...we all screamed and jumped around as if our own team had scored.
Eichel is incredibly talented, but he's also a whiny little bitch. He threw several punches that he never got called for.
We laughed and cheered with O'Connor's gaff, and I'm so happy Providence won that game. That being said, I can't even imagine how that kid feels right now. His name is trending on twitter because of his mistake. And after the game, he sat in his stall and answered endless media questions about that goal. I'd imagine it's going to take him awhile to forget that moment.
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I saw on Twitter that UNO has 3 student buses making the trip out to Boston. For a state that tends to only support Cornhuskers football and Creighton basketball, that's pretty cool.
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How many tickets were each school alotted?
I think 800. UNO tweeted that their allotted 800 sold out in about 3 hours.
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Mike Matheson leaving BC for the panthers.
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I didn't hear all of Pecknold's comments...but I question why so many are taking shots at him because of the Anas injury deal? Why would he have to (or want to) tell the world Anas' status? If I was him, I'd do the same.
My issue is that he changed his tune on it. It went from a very public "Woe is me, we're dreaming if we think Anas could possibly play" to "I will not comment on injuries or the line-up." when he thought Anas might play. If you don't want to comment on injuries that's fine, but be consistent.
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Twitter is all abuzz saying jr goalie Stephon Williams is ditching Mankato too.
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I agree with Red. What I don't agree with is him airing this all out for the public. By all means, tell the kid you don't think he's ready, etc. But ranting to the media about how he should have stayed crosses the line in my opinion.
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Considering Rocco missed almost an entire season for the same injury, there's no chance Mark is playing again this season. Let it go.
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And then victory shall be yours? lol
We will crush the spirit of our enemies, see them driven before us, and hear the lamentation of their women.
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Every team in this regional lost their most recent game. The sioux just happened to have lost the last two.
I picked the Sioux to win today in my picks, but I have a bad feeling in my gut...
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Denver's charter flight stopped in Ohio to pick up Miami on the way to their regional.
So if they play each other in the regional championship, do they still fly back together? #awkward
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Maybe it's just me, but I'd rather crush BC in the final. But that doesn't fit with the General's Revenge
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I honestly don't get how Miami was screwed? UND had to play UW in Wisconsin in March of 2008. UND also played the Mini Beanpot tourney in March of 2005. I just don't get how Miami was screwed?.
Wisconsin was the host in 2008, so obviously they would be in that regional. I can't find who was the host in Worcester, but UND was a 2-seed. Miami, as an 1-seed, gets rewarded by playing against a non-host 4-seed who gets hometown advantage. That's getting screwed. Providence has no business being allowed to play in Providence, IMO.
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I wouldn't mind Sioux Falls as a regional site should the NCAA refuse to go back to campus venues. I just don't think it can hold up to an annual Frozen Faceoff.
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I want it out of Target Center but I don't think the attendance would be real great in Sioux Falls. My guess is on a good year you would maybe get 5,000 there ideally the tournament would be in the X but if that can't happen I wouldn't mind seeing it rotate between a few campus sites.
The problem with campus sites is that the event needs to be prepped ahead of time. Could you imagine planning for the Frozen Faceoff on the Omaha campus only to have Omaha not make it?
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We aren't selling out the Target Center with all these "advantages" and I don't think that will change. I do not want this tournament to start looking like those Division II Women's Elite Eight tournaments in Pine Bluff, AR back in the late 1990's.
I'm not saying the Target Center is the perfect option. I'm just saying I don't think Sioux Falls is the answer.
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Since when does momentum or lack thereof going into the tourney have any bearing on the outcome whatsoever? Total crapshoot.
Not necessarily. Teams that miss out on their conference tourneys often still do well. Teams that win 2 games of their last 11? Not so much...
Brad mentioned in an article that Zombo may actually be back, but Harvard has been red hot lately.
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In sum, you're not going to add hardly any new fans by placing it in Sioux Falls, but you'll lose lots of Minnesotans. The hardcore Sioux fans will still travel there, along with the players' parents, but that's about all you'd get. I'm not an expert on Sioux Falls' airport, but I suspect you'd also make air travel more difficult (and expensive) for those that fly. In other words, I think attendance would be worse, perhaps significantly worse, in Sioux Falls.
I think this is the key problem. Sioux fans who live in Grand Forks or the general area would fill it up, as perhaps would Omaha fans and the like. But for your average fans living in Minnesota, you lose out. You also lose out on a lot of long distance Sioux fans. Minneapolis is a reasonably easy airport to get to, whether you live in Phoenix, Denver, or Boston. But moving the tournament to a more rural location with a much smaller airport means that you likely lose out on a ton of those fans.
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Sidenote X 2: can you imagine SiouxSports.com if Minnesota State, Michigan Tech, or Nebraska Omaha wins the whole thing? jimdahl will have to shut 'er down for a month!
If an NCHC team can't win it*, I'm rooting for Mankato or Tech. I think Omaha continues their Zombo-less slide and drops an egg in their game.
*This does not apply to Denver. I hope they whoop BC and then promptly lose the next game.
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Oh I completely agree. I just used Duncan as an example of sometimes it's smart to jump when you can.