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10 hours ago, siouxczech29 said:
Maybe an unpopular opinion here but I want Carles over DuPont.
I've basically said the same thing. If they are both most likely one year players and relatively similar talents (DuPont for sure) then give me the 18 year old over the 17 year old all day. I made the same argument in discussing potentially between Lin, Rudolph and DuPont as well. I wonder if we push harder for one of Lin or Rudolph if we feel we are out of the DuPont sweepstakes?
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23 minutes ago, Johnny Five said:
SCSU update, probably to nobody's surprise, Sydney Wolf now thinks the finalists are: Oliver, Herter and Winters.
That's a much better list than I was expecting. Herter would surprise me but would be a great hire.
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3 hours ago, Fratt Mattin said:
DuPont, England, Cripps, Jacobson, and Fitzhenry should all be on our radar. Although given Jacobson's dad owns the Wheat Kings, I'm not sure he'll even play NCAA
Could someone with access post the list?
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34 minutes ago, fargosioux said:
Laurila was on the ice a bunch when UND was trying to hold onto the lead in the 3rd against Merrimack. Seems like he's earned some pretty good trust from the coaches and has played very solid down the stretch.
Right. I think there is less than a 1% chance that the extra skater isn't a 7th d man. I think it's safe to assume Klee would be the odd forward out in this situation.
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7 minutes ago, dustnyou said:
I think Klee is odd man out. Which os too bad because he’s played great, but someone has to go as Ollie is just too good.
I agree I think Klee would be the odd man out and just move Ollie to 4th line center between Littler and Zakreski. That's a pretty solid 4th line!
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2 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:
Assuming the ice will be bad on Saturday as well, we should adapt our style of play to match.
With a bouncing puck, when you have a chance, SHOOT THE DAMN PUCK! A bouncing puck on net favors the shooting team, as it is harder on the goaltender to stop a puck that is bouncing and moving around. Fancy passes don't work on bad ice.
Just dump it in deep and go get it, then cycle the puck until you get some open looks. We cannot pretend we are at home on good ice. We have to adapt. Hopefully the Frozen Four will have better ice.
I think we just have to simplify the game. Pucks deep and get on the forecheck and chip pucks out of your own zone as cleanly as possilbe. Unfortunately handling the puck is quite the chore on this ice and holding on to it for longer only increases the likely hood of getting a bad bounce and costly turnover. Really takes the skill out of the game.
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As has been mentioned multiple times, the ice was horrendous! Anyone who thinks this didn't play a factor as it's a great equalizer for the lesser skilled team is crazy. Even the simplest plays/passes were difficult all game. The age old complaint of regionals playing on garbage ice for the most important games of the year but at least it's a neutral site! Ridiculous!
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Going to have to play simple hockey. Pucks in deep and grinder goals. I've seen some bad ice in regionals but this looks like it could be the worst!
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6 minutes ago, brianvf said:
Agreed, for sure.
You don't tell those two guys to wait a year (and risk them de-committing) unless you have something already in place.I agree. Or it could very well be similar to last year in that they're aware of the high-end players that will be/are available and haven't really even opened their recruitment yet as they are waiting for their CHL seasons to finish. I have not doubt we will be after these types even if it means pushing others back and potentially losing more.
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7 hours ago, nascar99 said:
Would love the Ruck Twins. Clearing future roster spots means that Chyzyk/Jackson have to know that they're getting a couple high enders like the Ruck Twins, Carels, DuPont, Rudolph, Lin, etc. A productive offseason would be securing a minimum of 2 of them.
So the rumor around the World Juniors appartently was that UND had 2 pretty big silent commits playing. Carels is the most obvious guess as he has been linked here for quite some time and wasn't the other potentially a Euro forward? There weren't any forwards on Canada or USA that aren't signed or uncommitted so I thought the assumption was it could be one of the higher end Finnish or Swedish forwards?
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25 minutes ago, Wilbur said:
Wonder who is up in St. Cloud.
Nick Oliver? My best guess at the moment. Can't imagine many coaches updating their resumes for this one!
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9 hours ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:
Is that any different from what bigger schools could do as well? Couldn't you also argue the athlete themselves could subsidize their own insurance policy(and then some) on future earnings with the extra $100-200k extra they're getting from another school. I honestly think we're not going to be in the running for guys that are only looking for the highest bidder... I also don't think that's a bad thing
You are correct and Jax said as much during the interview on Game Notes.
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1 hour ago, ChadR said:
If Raboin goes to Gophs, I would think Smaby would be a top candidate for Augustana.
Has been my fear all along as well.
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Good interview with Jax on Chiclets Game Notes. He starts around the 46 minute mark.
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1 minute ago, SIOUXpucks said:
Local to the Twin Cities and maybe he's only around for one more season, I don't imagine UND would be appealing enough for that change.
Agreed and the next captain as well. I just stated it in another thread but I just don't see them losing anyone they prefer to keep.
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36 minutes ago, cberkas said:
There isn't a player I'd want from the Gophers when Bob is fired/retired.
Stranger things have happened but I don't see them losing anyone that they want to keep. And I don't think that list is very long at least according to the fanbase.
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5 minutes ago, tnt said:
I think it sounds like Carels is probably going to happen, but if you believe that there are two big defensive names tied to UND, then it would be between those 3 most likely. Seems pretty optimistic, but with Chyzyk I am becoming more optimistic.
I agree on Carels. I was just throwing out the hypothetical of the other three righties if we were to be targeting them as well.
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5 hours ago, brianvf said:
Hopefully Keaton is putting in the good word for UND to Landon when they talk.
Let's say "if" we were lucky enough to have the option of Lin, Rudolph or DuPont for next year who would be the most impactful. I've brought up this question before to a few people. Who do we think would be more impactful on the ice an 18 year old Lin or Rudolph or a 17 year old DuPont? I get the prestige a DuPont would bring to the program but I feel the 18 year old's could potentially be more impactful in year one. Just my thought.
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I'm certainly not thrilled with the performance on Saturday but I think we should all take a deep breath and remember where this program was at exactly one year ago!
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28 minutes ago, SiouxFanatic said:
EDIT: Kernan out with illness, Menghini is in.
I'm still shocked Strinden and James aren't flipped. Just seems obvious to me. Strinden-Ollie-Croal.
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I'm certainly not excited to see O'Neil go as he wasn't one I was expecting to bail if being pushed back based on where he is from but like we've known for a while something had to give with this forward group and still likely more to come. I'm a little afraid the same conundrum may come up with Lindberg as well.
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1 hour ago, Blackheart said:
Yeah, there's a lot of buzz on the Twitterverse about Boisvert this morning...and it's not all sunshine and rainbows.
I figured after being health bombed last night that we would be reading about him signing with Chicago today regardless of whether or not they won.
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10 hours ago, nascar99 said:
Ruck Twins pure domination. Would imagine most of the blue bloods/notable programs have been in consistent contact with them
I'm sure that's the case and with that I would imagine whomever gets them that would mean two forwards get pushed back or more likely pushed out. That's just the new crazy world of recruiting with the CHL opening and especially when it seems alot of the bigger "blue chip" recruits wait until after there season is over to "officially/publicly" commit.
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2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:
Pretty sure it was Ollie, Cody, and ... some other guy*.
Jack might make for a nice other guy. He seems the pest when he chooses.
*darn brain
I've stated this before in other threads. When the line of Ollie, Croal and Strinden were together all three were playing their best hockey and that is when Strinden was on a heater. I've been extremely surprised the line has never been put back together which I'm hoping is the weekend. The only reason the line got disbanded was because I believe Croal has a couple week stretch were he was sick.
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100% with you and Jax has even said as much that we aren't going to chase players looking for the highest bidder. If the rumored number is true, this screams Michigan and Penn St as really the only two options to me.