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42 minutes ago, tnt said:
Where were any of them but Cates going to go? I suppose Roth could play somewhere, but another year before going to Europe isn't going to make or break him.
Exactly! They kept 4 seniors that have little to no pro-level potential (nhl/ahl). It's not like Sandy talked them out of any contracts more so just saying he would gladly take them back for another year with the losses they had.
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11 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:
Were Pinto and JBD's one way? That was never made clear. I suppose capfriendly would know.
They can't sign one way deals at their ages. Most/if not all entry level deals are two way.
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2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:
WMU may have just become the pre-season favorite.
Still think St Cloud is the heavy favorite going into next year at this point.
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52 minutes ago, AJS said:12. With Seniors / Early Departures, that is how many players the coaching staff had to replace. The Coaching staff has done a magnificent job navigating this. I've said it before, but the transfer portal (being so active), could not have come at a better time for UND. You cannot bring in 12 Freshman and have that lopsided of a class.
Ferner is absolutely the exception to the rule, but he makes sense as they needed someone to replace the Rieger roll. The other three fit this really rare formula that I wanted to see. Are they legitimate (1) Top 6 Forwards (2) Top 4 Dman (3) Starting Goalie on a Championship contender. Ford / Jandric / Driscoll fit that mold. In the entire portal so far there's maybe been 10F / 5D / 3G that fit that criteria.
I also like the split between Seniors (Ford / Driscoll) and Juniors (Ferner / Jandric).
What I'd like to see moving forward. Use the transfer portal to replace your early departures (2 F / 1 D / 1G). Again, Ferner (Rieger) being the exception. That would mean one more Forward from the portal. Also, I'm in the Schlossman camp that no Goalie recruits are ready, so I would prefer another Goalie from the portal as well.
The additions from the portal has brought this team back to neutral. I think they are really playing with house money right now. Be picky with that extra forward / goalie. If they can bring in another Top 6 forward, that could tip the scales for next year. Not necessarily as important as Driscoll, but having a safety net that's proven at goalie is also very important.
If we could land Cruikshank I think this portal would be a homerun for UND. That could potentially give us the options of Weatherby, Ford, Senden, Cruikshank and Jamernik up the middle (and I'm not including any of the potential freshman)and I'm of the opinion you can never have too many centers. Much easier to make center a wing than vice versa.
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2 hours ago, scpa0305 said:
Agreed....we just lost a lot. And I’m not super high on the incoming class (for us obviously). This past year was “the year”, next year will be an up and down year.
Correct which is why we could use this year's transfer portal as kind of a bumper year to hopefully give these recruits another year to develop. Getting Cruikshank would be huge as he could immediately be slotted in as our #1 center. Another solid forward and solid D well along with a goalie now would be my wish list.
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29 minutes ago, SiouxFanatic said:
Oh wow interesting. So your telling me there's a chance!
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Cruikshank to BC. Damn!
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4 hours ago, cberkas said:
Once it said staying at North Dakota would hurt their development, I just thought how bad the Senators have been and anything is better then going there.
Yeah I love how some outlets like to spin that staying in college another year can hurt your development but never mention how leaving too soon can stunt your development much more quickly. The Cale Makar vs. Tyson Jost comparision should be in every college hockey's locker room. No better example of what happens when you stay and develop an extra year or two vs. leaving too early. Even the analysts doing the NHL draft this past year made the same case. The NHL can chew you up and spit you out in no time even a top prospect.
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Now that the game is over and I see how it went with UND taking control early and putting it on cruise control the rest of the game, I am kind of glad they got to play and adjust to regional ice. The one disadvantage is UMD is a top heavy team relying heavily on 9 forwards and 4 D so there is no doubt they benefit greatly from not having to play what I preseived to be a hard fought tight contest in which they would have inevitably had to roll with those 12-13 players playing big minutes.
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10 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:
He also decommitted from Wisconsin originally so I feel like that’s unlikely?
Yes this exactly. He was basically let go by Wisconsin as they wanted to push him out later and later. At the time of his decommittment, I thought he would be a target of ours then and I sure hope he is now.
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5 hours ago, stoneySIOUX said:
Yes, that would not be good. I think Johnson could probably come in along with L. Bast and likely Morrow.
So, that would leave us with:
Sanderson, Frisch, Kleven, Moore, L. Bast, Morrow, and Johnson.
Yep. This rule could change things big time for many, many teams.
This is what I'm most curious about myself. I think Berry and the staff (along with most other coaches) will be looking quite hard at the transfer portal and this is where I think some of the biggest recruiting battles may take place in the next few months. I not crazy about the forwards we will likely lose and their replacements coming in to replace that production so it would be nice to land a few higher caliber, more experienced forwards.
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41 minutes ago, Wilbur said:
Distant third? Will agree to disagree on that one. NCHC first team defenseman. Almost a unanimous pick.
I will agree that he doesn't have the talent of a JBD or a Sanderson. JBD rightfully the NCHC defensive defenseman of the year, but Kiersted finished second I believe.
I'm going to have to agree with you here. Kierstad has been a monster all year playing in every situation and stepped up even more when JBD went down against Denver and last night. I think we can all agree that we are lucky to have all three of these talented defenseman on our squad!
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8 hours ago, DAR said:
Put Kawaguchi back with Adams and .Mismash....Pinto Riese and whoever on the second line.. unfortunately there is not a great option there. Move Senden back to center
Totally agree and I have been saying this from way back when they switched up the lines in the Pod. The Pinto-Gaber line was our best without Guch and putting him there didn't turn the needle much if at all so I would go Gaber-Pinto-Budy, Mishmash-Adams-Guch, Hain-Senden-Jamernik, Blaisdell-Weatherby-Caulfield. Don't think it will happen but I like having four solid lines that can score and win with depth and I think a lineup like this could make that happen. I think both Senden and Weatherby are most effective at center but again I don't know if Bubs splits up that line.
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57 minutes ago, brianvf said:
Herald article today talks about UND possibly picking up some extra games between now and the next scheduled series against DU.
Here comes Bemidji
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3 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
I think we've seen 13, 20, and 21 all that we're going to from here out (unless injuries dictate otherwise).
I suspect 4 will be the travel (7th) defenseman and 11 and TBD* will battle for 12/13th forward.
*Jamernik have a jersey number yet? It'll be 5, 6, 7, or 27, based on available.
Jamernik will be 27. I'm surprised it took so long for this to get out. I had heard about him coming in over a week ago.
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35 minutes ago, Wilbur said:
Over under on 4th line shifts???
Unless one team gets up real big.
I'd like to see Guch back with Adams and Mishmash and try someone else with Pinto and Gaber. That line has been our best from the start and Guch hasn't really moved the needle to make it much better. Sad to say but the Hobey Hat trick finalist is the 3rd best player on that line. Need to find some scoring throughout the lineup as I thought coming into the season that depth would be our strength but that hasn't been the case as there is much generated from the other lines as of yet.
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5 hours ago, Redneksioux said:
I just noticed an update available to the app on iPhone, now it works. Check for an update.
I've deleted and re-downloaded multiple times and still no dice. I have no clue why. Guess laptop it is.
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1 minute ago, scpa0305 said:
Lineup is interesting...not what I would have guessed
Agreed. I thought they would keep for 4 centers the same as with the way these games come in bunches depth will play a huge factor but I'm surprised Hain is in the top 6 although they tried him there early last year as well. Thought he would stick with Senden and add Ness with them.
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Anyone have any issues using the app from an iphone? I have an older iphone but have the latest updates and when I click the app it quickly opens and collapses. I can't get into it so had to watch on my laptop. Any suggestions?
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26 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:
Rieger.....if/when he gets an opportunity
No let's play forwards at forward and D at D this year. I think he will get his opportunity at D when Sanderson is gone for World Juniors.
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2 hours ago, Wilbur said:
I think this is the winner. Keep those older guys on the top unit and let them just lean on teams and produce.
I think Reiger would be a good addition to the Hain-Senden line, although I see him listed as a d man. Guy alway plays with an edge and would be great playing against other top units.
Sorry but no on this. Let's not move a D to forward unless we absolutely have to. I think we have enough forwards to fill out the lines properly and much more talented than Reiger.
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7 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:
The NHL Network guys during the "draft talking heads fill time spaces" talked about how Cale Makar made the smart move and played an extra year of college and how Tyson Jost made a poor decision by not staying in college and developing one more year.
I don't know what was more shocking: that NHL Network guys said you can develop in college or that they said staying in college another year is worth it as far as development.
Yes I saw that as well and have said all along Jost left too early and that is basically what the analysts were saying. Button even went as far as saying the NHL can chew you up and spit you out in no time and basically said that is what you are seeing with Jost. I never would have expected this after watching him for an entire year in Grand Forks.
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52 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:
Dunbar commits to UND....IMHO, he'll be a high ender.
Nice to see. I've been surprised at how slow the commits have been since August 1st. I thought we would have had some lined up but maybe the whole Covid thing is the reason.
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Anyone know if Halliday de-committed? Heisenberg doesn't have him listed as a UND recruit anymore.
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If not I would like to get some of that potion!