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I keep reiterating this but I think with 5 in the group we will need to be at 16 forwards due to his uncertain health. If you roll with 15 to start the year with one already iffy, a couple injuries (like we have seen many times in the past) and your depth is gone and you're suiting up every warm body you have to fill out a lineup. Not ideal!

I think our forward group has to be at 16 if Montgomery is part of it. He's a depth forward as it is and based on his health we have to stay at 16.

As much as it's hard to believe, that is the case at Minnesota as well. Football and Basketball rule at all B1G schools and that will never change.

This exactly. He needs to be utilized for what he is at this point which is a third line winger that is an excellent penalty killer. Don't force him into another role!

He had issues with his back all year I believe and they really couldn't figure out what was going on. He was finally cleared to practice for the first time with the team just a couple weeks ago in Omaha. He's a depth forward at best though.

Unfortunately with the way our roster is currently constructed, I don't think we have the option to be patient and wait.

I think he would be the reason why we will see 16 forwards again counting him. I don't think anyone really knows if he will be able to play again with his health but hopefully they can figure it out.

Looks like Howard could be heading to Mich St as well. They must really love this Nightingale guy. Also hearing potentially Hastings to Wisco. They must be throwing the bag at him!

And we were really missing a left shot on the right flank for a one-timer this year although that is Gaber's spot but I would much prefer a one-time option from either side.

I mentioned this in another thread joking but you obviously never picked up on it but others did. St Thomas is already in the CCHA.

I was really hoping we were all over him especially after Constantini hit the portal.

Like the CCHA?

I'd be surprised if Brett Larson doesn't get a call. Funny how Wisconsin thought they hit an absolute home run (grand slam!) with the last coaching change getting all 3 guys they wanted and look where it got them!

I heard from very reliable sources this weekend that there are locker room issues and other circumstances leading to this decision which is all together ironic in the fact that he was brought in due to the decision to let Morrow walk because he (and his father) could be a distraction and not UND culture.

100% agree. I've been saying for quite sometime that he lacks vision which obviously leads to him being a poor passer. Many times when he does decide to pass, he is way late on his decision which often times leads to a turnover. It also can hinder the PP as once the puck gets to him there is very little chance the puck is moving anyway other than towards the net (obviously a shot) or back to Jandric at the point. And yes I know our PP% is close to clicking at a record rate but if anyone is going to tell me our PP is better than St Cloud's just based on the eye test, hockey is not your thing.

Totally agree. I think UNO is average at best. The whole league is down other than Denver. Easily the least amount of talent I have seen in this league since it's creation!

I think you must be as Gersich was playing on the 4th line with Olson and Simonson and the third line was Janatuinen-Chyzyk-Sanderson if memory serves correct. Championship game was a little different as Johnson was hurt and St. Clair slotted in.

I think the reason why they were the "closest to a scoring third line" is because they were our second line after the CBS line.

Unfortunately yes it would be. Two years in a row we missed 17-18 and 18-19 seasons when we should have been crushing recruiting coming off a natty.

This is where I believe Berry made a very hypocritical decision by telling Morrow (yes I know there were other issues as well but what started it all was wanting him to play a year in the USHL) yet brining in a player who clearly needed another year if not two in the USHL. There's no question we lost the better of the two players. Sorry beating a dead horse with this one!

Looks like this might be the commitment that was mentioned in the prospective recruits thread.

Not sure how he has developed the past few years (and he's been injured a ton) but at EGF he was basically the exact opposite of his brother. Trey is much more of the offensive style d man vs, Gage who is/was your typical stay at home d man.

I guess just based on history and the fact he has been our only goalie commit for a while and we keep hitting the portal. Maybe I'm wrong and they bring him in but I also think we hit the portal again as well. I can't imagine we roll with Hellsten, Hedquist and Johnson next year.

I believe that looks accurate but of those I think I would be surprised to see Singleton and Ausmus make it to campus and probably Hedquist as well.

Yes I have heard the reasoning behind it but how about you take a chance on a talented kid that you recruited from a young age that once you get him into this "culture" that he can become a team guy! Isn't that coaching?