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Nice to see this "grit" earning him a spot in the lineup every night...oh wait, nevermind.

How do we define this "grit"? Is it defined by taking yourself out of the play trying to fight someone? I guess I'm a little in the dark here but this is the very "talent" we've been debating; the very talent that Radke doesn't have. He will continue to take dumb penalties, despite how much anyone will attempt to beat it into his head. As I have said before, I would LOVE to see him succeed, but when a player starts not going on trips and dressing only one of two home games his senior year, I think the coaches have realized this as well. Can't we just quit using the word grit because no one seems to know what the hell it is and I'd love to see you define, my good sir. PCM, for a guy who is supposed to be a hockey mind you are really burying your credibility.

I just find it difficult to understand why Triouxper keeps trying to defend Radke. Yes, all players take dumb penalties, but these players (at least ones who play for the Sioux) also bring things called "offensive talent" or "defensive skill" or just "talent/skill". Can anyone convince me that Kyle Radke falls in to one of these categories?

Triouxper...shut up...just shut up. You keep prying and prying for an argument and its one you cant win. The only way to describe this is that YOU are Kyle Radke or a very very very dumb hockey mind. I'll take my chances on the latter because you could take the "untimely" penalties (no penalties are timely so thats the most overused phrase on this board) away from Mr. Radke and it still wouldn't matter because he still isn't any good. He doesn't score, he doesn't create plays, he's awful in the defensive end and MOST of all HE'S NOT AN ENFORCER. So tell me why he should EVER play because i'll give you an argument

From what I've heard I'd be VERY surprised if he plays, albeit be effective.

You must be drunk. What Fargo South Dream team are you speaking of. I'd be making references to the 03' Central team or the 01' RR team. But you make a assertion about the FS Dream Team...comical

Your right, god-awful defense and goaltending had nothing to do with the losses. Of course Porter's momentum killers just crushed the hopes of Sioux fans across the nation. Dumb. Don't say i'm speaking in pure stupidity because thats just not true. Your wrong, you know it, and you clearly know little about everything in general. I'm not at practice, but if he was REALLY contributing to anything positive for this squad, odds are he'd be in the line-up. So use common sense and get off your high horse.......dumb

More insightful hockey knowledge from Prpichrocks...TOEWS was overrated. Yea and your boy Mike had talent. I'm sure.

Cmon' now. Me and you could have scored that many against goalies back in those days. You give the puck to Bochenski anywhere near the opponents zone...yes the opponents zone...and he would shoot and quite often score. Not to mention he put 17 g-notes up his freshman year with NO ONE at all to play with. Throw Parise on his line Soph. year and BOOM 35 goals. The guy could just flat out score...couldn't skate...but god could he score.

I am a Sioux fan, and I do cheer for all the players. But, as odd as this may sound, I actually form opinions on players as I watch them. I have told you my opinion on Radke. Do I hate him? Absolutely not, but as you can tell I really don't like the way he plays. I'd like to see him change his game but after seeing him play for the last three years I realize this isn't likely to happen.

Well lets see, a dumb penalty does not get off-set by anything a player may or may not do. Where can we rank that on the dumbest things written on this forum. I'll put it top one-hundred. Your right Triouxper, when porter takes a penalty (which the Sioux killed at a high percentage last year) and then comes out and scores a goal...that doesn't off-set anything right?? Dumb, just dumb. Get off your Kyle Radke Bandwagon because if you haven't noticed, your about the last one on there. You and that prpichrocks fella. You two must have a fetish for bad hockey players.

And if you want a pure goal-scorer Bochenski and Goren were both much better than your boy Russ was.

It's Toews and it's not even close.

Someone got fired for that one

Oh, and no, Jones just isn't very good

HE IS NOT PHYSICAL. What about him is physical. Cheap Shots after the whistle is not physical. You people are not understanding what the concept of physical is. David Hale was physical. Erik Johnson in Minnesota was physical. LEARN THE DIFFERENCE! And sure it's nice to have a guy that can play D/F but he can't play either well. He is not a good player, you wont see him in the line-up he brings NOTHING to the table. Clearly your a Prpich fan cause i'm sure he was just a juggernaut too.

Yes physical is one thing, but stupid is another. Cross-checking a guy in the back behind the net is not physical it's a cheap penalty. Oshie crushing the CC player in a race to the puck...that's physical. Now let me ask anyone on here...who sent the larger message: Radke with his two minute cross checking penalty, or Oshie with his clean physical destruction of Petrosso. All i'm saying is Radke does not bring grit or toughness and he sure as hell would not have touched any Wisky player out there last weekend...at least with a clean hit or clean fight...He's not good, not tough, not gritty. Get over it.

It's actually not bull$%!#. The Sioux do not miss anything when Radke is out, the only thing he produces is dumb penalties. Kaip, Kozek, and Jones more than make up for the "grit" that Radke supposedly brings. He isn't a leader, isn't productive offensively, and isn't good defensively (witnessed by his move from defense last year). Throw dumb penalties in and what do you get? Anyone? Someone who isn't a very good player.

On what planet is Kyle Radke a good hockey player? The same one where Tarvaris Jackson is a good quarterback?

What the hell??? Why did Grieco leave??? Did I miss something???

Well let's not hold our breath, he'll have to make the Central vars. squad first.

Not about academics.

I'm pretty sure it's not about playing time...

Thats not true...RR and Grafton rotate home and away every year...They play each other every last game of the year but they change home and away

I wish Sioux fans would take enormous pride in beating a 1-7 team. NDSU beating the Gophs is akin to the Sioux beating Southern Utah. The Bison won against a team that they are better than. Period.