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Agree. It is not exactly like Minnesota is thriving off of Minnesota recruits, and specifically Edina recruits.

Well, one of the players in the top 100 performances of the tournament is on our team now, so I don't think that is a good or bad sign. There are so many players that look like they will be studs but never amount to much.

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The worse part is we either want Western to get swept by Miami, or sweep Miami, there isn’t any in between.

I don’t know about Duluth, but beating Western doesn’t do as much for improving pairwise. Duluth is out of the picture for a first round matchup anyway. Not sure if it is still possible to get in by winning that first round against a high pairwise team then win one at the Frozen faceoff against another team high in the pairwise.

Two may be a little too much to hope for, but Miami is playing better lately, and Western has been blasted a few times, so let’s hope the rivalry between the old CCHA teams brings out the best in Miami at home!

I agree to some extent, but is there any doubt that the person that has routinely hurt this team with selfish penalties is Gardner, and I have yet to see him miss a shift, much less a game. It is not like this team has the firepower to make up for that lack of discipline.

I would guess that it would be strongly considered. Don't know how many years she had a contract for, but it doesn't seem to be improving much.

At least they won’t have to shovel 5 foot drifts off the field!

Did anyone have Mark Senden as a player that would add more than Weatherby? Of course that may change, but it is sometime a huge crapshoot who is going to transition well to the next level.

So, if we take care of beating them, do you promise to take them to the woodshed the last series of the year instead of resting your players for the stretch run, or playing half throttle? Frankly, that is the only hope for home ice right now, and that seems very unlikely given the results to this point.

Yeah, he did not have a good outing the first night in Duluth. I think he flops way too much for a team like Duluth that can take advantage when you are out of position. They can get you moving side to side, and with Thome, he might be completely out of the net in some of those situations. Here's hoping that he has a little redemption in mind!

The question is, how do you do it to be fair, and not have people traveling crazy distances to school when you don't really care about the sporting end of it. I'm sure the majority of students don't want to drive forever when they are closer to one school. Also, do you allow for legacy exceptions or would it be cut and dried? Tough questions to answer, but it probably is time to start tackling them.

To be fair, it's gotta be hard to schedule teams when many are looking for a sure win, and NDSU has consistently rained on those hopes.

Since we can't use the Scheel being hurt mantra if we don't score, they thought they would sit Jones so that excuse is still in play. We can also use the stats of when Jones is in and out of the lineup from this year and last.

How great of a decision was it for Kaleb Johnson to go play elsewhere this year? Another state title would be great, but for his development, it was a no brainer.

It is an advantage, but nowhere near the advantage of a normal home ice game because you aren't playing on the ice you always play on, and the crowd advantage is mitigated a bit because there are teams from all over, and frankly most of those teams wouldn't be cheering for Central. Like you said, that is the same for all the other sports as well.

Let's see, Red River lost to Bismarck Century earlier in Grand Forks. They were actually closer this time around, and not having two difference makers that will be playing at UND kind of levels the playing field. I have a feeling that Kunz and Montgomery would be two of the top scorers in the state again had they returned, and Davies would be a step up with Kleven as well.

Who is the Panzer on Central now, Braden? I see now that it is. Which Panzer has the projected higher upside, Braden or Jaksen?

Wasn't Cole Spicer the MVP of the Bantam Elite League and Panzer on the 1st team? The fact that they play on the lower lines of Central says a lot. Here is the link. https://www.youthhockeyhub.com/news_article/show/945062

I hope you're not using the "hot goaltender" excuse!

When did you become the biggest pessimist of all time? Gotta say, you sound like all the Hakstol haters.

The one thing that has impressed me is that Berry doesn't seem to have lost this team. Yes, we lost Saturday against Western Michigan, but what I saw last weekend had me thinking we could really make a run, as the players seemed all in. The Scheel injury has really put a damper on that for me though. Here's hoping for the best possible news.

The article talking about older recruits seems a little odd, considering a great number of our current players have played a year or two of juniors and came in with a lot of junior experience.

In the same token, you should see why people have concern, with numerous other things that have happened that have never happened before. The fact that we will finish lower in the NCHC than we were projected to finish for the 3rd straight year is concerning to me, but I'm not ready to pull the plug. Next year will be a tell tale for me, especially if none of the talented freshmen put up any numbers, because that would suggest to me there is more going on than just talent level.