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Man, whoever gets him is going to be super lucky. He is so dynamic with elite skating and hockey sense. Would probably need to work on situational awareness because he is super aggressive on pinching, but I suppose at that level his elite skating wins out more often than not. Would rather have a confident aggressive player that can be reigned back than vice versa.

His uncle apparently is Wyatt Smith who played for the gophers as well.

This has been a very odd year for us so far, knock on wood. Usually you have some wear and tear injuries on defense. Emery missing the start of the season has been the extent of it. We brought in Engels because you usually have someone on defense nursing some injury. The defense even with 7, probably see as much time as the forwards. True, it might not be for everyone, and really we have no clue what the plan is for next year, and what the talk is behind the scenes.

Verhoeff would be very wise to stay a second year, especially how young he was coming in. Would be interesting to know what coaches and scouts would want him to improve upon. I think a burst of quickness would help him when he makes the transition to even faster and more explosive skaters like MacKinnon and McDavid. Can’t be reaching in the NHL anymore, as any stick infraction is a penalty.

True, but I wouldn’t take it for granted if I were the Herald.

I’m assuming he was since Brock has been on fire. But who knows if Ashton is being held back being on a team that doesn’t score a lot, and we’ve seen circumstances can make quite a difference.

Wonder if the limit increase could lead to more transfer portal activity since you might have guys on the roster who see little to no playing time. We’ve seen that not everyone would find a new home though.

Are you talking about Brock Schultz, or Ashton?

If the Herald wants to keep as many subscribers as possible, they should find any way they can to keep Schlossman happy.

The problem with that is if they don’t have a tie to the region or UND, if they explode, a lot of teams will be offering them at that point. I know that it isn’t meant to be anything other than a statement that they aren’t ready for this level, but it seems like an arrogant approach. To me that’s like telling a girl, I don’t want to date you now, but if you should become more attractive in a few years, give me a call.

https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=228574 Grant Slukynsky’s numbers didn’t stand out much either, and I bet Western is glad they have him. That said, they may need another guy or two that can play top six with the losses of Strinden, Rickwood and James.

True, and sometimes just switching to a different environment can be huge. Look at Brock Schultz’s production from Waterloo compared to Sioux Falls. I think a different team could probably do the same for Ashton Schultz’s production. Seemed like he had good production with the U.S. in the prospects games.

…and if that’s all he did, why wouldn’t he talk to the ref about why he presumed he was ejected?

You mean Carson Carels! Fingers crossed.

So you’re arguing for players to keep commitments under wraps until the end of the season.