I Ranger

Exciting Draft is an oxymoron!

I believe he played his senior season in Chicago. Won the state title as a junior and then left.

I'm curious to see if we really zone in on a target/targets like we supposedly did with Carels over a year ago? For instance the Ruck's or Preston? I just found that statement quite curious with the fact that we have a full time GM and it sure seemed like from over a year ago it was Carels or bust on the D side? DId we not even attempt to get Rudolph/Lin as well? I know we have Verhoeff and Emery on the right side but that sure didn't stop Denver.

Or option B, have David Carle as your head coach apparently.

And just think with the new NCAA rule with age and 5 years, players like Cole Smith may not exist in the future. Just think how different his life could have been if he didn't get the chance to enter college at 20 or 21 and develop over 4 years!

I would assume that would be for both DuPont and Rudolph?

And I'm not saying specifically him. Just thought we would wait but like I said maybe Davis was one we targeted? And hope he proves to be a gem!

Not to keep rehashing what was discussed over a month ago, but players like this are why I was/and still am so surprised why we filled our last forward roster spot so quickly. I really hope Connor Davis proves me way off here but I still don't get why we weren't more patient!

Without knowing I would say 100%.

I would guess Mathis Preston will do the same and play another year in the CHL and then come to college next year. I would think he would be a target as well.

I think there's a chance we see Kernan on the wing potentially on the right side with Reschny and Zellers.

Schloss all but confirmed on his last Pod that the last two D spots will be freshman. I think DuPont is going where he can get paid and that is MIchigan or Penn St. Michigan being more likely if you ask me.

I've had the same feeling all along that we won't hear anything until after the draft. I do feel it's UND or he signs an NHL contract but who knows at this point.

I'm with you on all fronts and think most/if not all can agree. I know I've been beating a dead horse saying this so often but I just don't see how any of this was our plan a few months ago when we told O'Neil and Pilgram they weren't ready. Again I understand portal adds for the guys we lost in the portal but just can't believe we didn't have anyone lined up to replace the remaining forward spots. What really confuses me is why we felt we had to complete our forward roster so early as I thought leaving one roster spot open later into the offseason was going to be commonplace moving forward with the CHL open? I guess let's just hope it works out on the D side!

I'm getting this feeling also but there are just so many of them out there it seems a bit odd. I know everyone is only talking about this year's potential 1st rounders but there also a solid amount of guys drafted last year that haven't signed NHL contracts that could have been options.