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Every team dumps and chases during a game. It's just the way hockey is played. You don't want to turn the puck over at any line especially late in a game. And there are certainly strategic ways to dump the puck. I just don't get the assumption around here that we dump and chase every chance we get.

I love this statement. Way too many people on here make it sound like Hak's system was hit the redline and dump it even if you have an odd-man rush. Would we prefer to have our players try and stick handle through everyone and have a million turnovers each game leading to odd-man's the other way to get away from ever dumping the puck?

I just don't see how Fabbro ever could come in next year. There is just no room on D especially if Schmaltz decides to come back. I think it is simply we'd love to have you both but next year.

Take a guess who was in charge of the PP?

Now it came on. I guess a little later start then the other game was the reason.

Or in GF? Wings-Lightning on both NBC and NBC Sports. What's up with that? And not on FSN.

You can get rid of that maybe. Tucker Poolman will be playing D next year even if all underclass D return and he will be very good at that.

So by process of elimination then he must be either going to BC or the CHL by your reasoning since BU, Denver, Wisconsin and UND don't win big games. Maybe Providence has been added to his list?

That could be one interesting scenario if it happens. I never thought of that.

Yep I am having the same problem. Not the best weekend for the something like that to happen.

I'd agree with your Chyz call if he moves up and plays on the LJ-Schmaltz line instead of Pattyn but if he stays where he is at I don't see it. This just seems like an obvious switch to me. I don't get why they keep putting Pattyn on a scoring line. Chyz-Schmaltz-LJ and Pattyn-St Clair-Olson looks better to me.

I'm surprised to see him have Jordan Schmaltz on the first team and Paul LaDue on the second. Don't get me wrong they are both nice players, but it almost seems he is putting them on those teams based on previous play/reputation and not this years play. I have Stecher ahead of both but maybe him missing games hurt him. Not sure he has seen a lot of Sioux games after seeing his list other than Zane being POY.

After watching Through These Doors, it looks like they practiced with lines of Poolman-Caggulia-Parks, Pattyn-Schmaltz-Johnson, Chyzyk-St Clair-Olson, OD-Gaader-Poganski. I have to agree with you in that I would like to see Pattyn and Chyzyk switched.

Just received a confirmation email this morning that the tickets are being mailed out today.

I contacted my Target Center contact yesterday (who previously told me the tickets would be mailed out Friday Feb 20th at the latest) and she said the tickets are still on her desk and she plans to get them mailed out today or tomorrow. Not real organized and annoying to me since I have a suite and need to distribute 22 tickets. I don't understand why they weren't mailed out a month ago.

I don't think any of that will be known until selection Sunday March 22nd when they know which teams will be going where. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

I would say Mishmash, Pratt of SSM and Jost and Fabbro are the ones to keep an eye on. Not sure how likely we are to get any but I figured they would have made a decision by now. Maybe Jost and Fabbro are doing the Seth Jone's approach and not going to commit to a college just to go major junior after.

You got that right. I flipped on the Miami-CC game when I got home after the Sioux game last night and CC had a third period game-tying goal waved off by a phantom goalie interference call. The CC announcer pretty much went off on the reffing in the league the rest of the broadcast. It was a terrible no goal call. Worse than the no goal call in the Sioux game.

Austin Pratt is another one to keep an eye on. He is a SSM 1999 that was rumored when he visited before Christmas to possibly be re-opening the door back to SSM.

Happy to say I was wrong! I had a feeling the longer he held out and didn't follow his linemates to Minny there was a chance he commits here and sure enough it happened. I know Hak and the staff put a ton of time into recruiting him and getting him here. A big recruiting win for the staff!

Kierstad at Elk River should make it out of section 7AA as they are the heavy favorites possibly beating Mattson and Grand Rapids in the final. Looks like Snake beat me to it.

Anyone think it's a good sign that Boeser still hasn't committed anywhere (Minnesota) yet? I figured with his Minnesota visit a week and a half ago that he would have committed there sometime last week. I've been saying all along he is Minny bound but maybe this is a sign he is really thinking about coming here.

How about Omaha at 50/1 as well? I like that bet better than Denver although both wouldn't be bad bets at those odds.

I've never used priceline name your own price before. Can you still cancel these rooms if your offer is accepted?

If I had to guess, I would say it is much more likely that they trade Zane than Subban. Also, I think the biggest risk for Zane leaving is the fact that he can become a free agent after 7/1/15 (or is it 8/1/15) and sign with another team. That is probably his best option since Rask will be in the Bruins net for the foreseeable future.