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Seems to me that you said similar things about Hakstol when he didn’t win a National Championship. I think this is Karma for all the people that expressed they would be ok with several “off” seasons if we would win a Championship. It seems to be happening now, but then again people have said stick a fork in them many years at this time, so you never know.

As far as pairwise goes, we have heard every year at this time that this or that loss is a killer. It doesn’t help, but playing in the NCHC helps boost you up pretty fast, and this team has shown when they want to play against decent teams, they do. Problem is they need to have that passion against all the teams. Absolutely need to win the next five now, which is possible if they come to play, but they should send a few messages starting tomorrow. Mismash should have sat before Weatherby.

I’m sorry, when you have a former player in Jake Brandt say that “soft” is creeping into the culture at UND you have a problem. Tim Hennessey doesn’t get it. When you are playing a team like Canisius, you have to come out like it is the most important game of the year, because in some ways it is. You can’t afford to lose to teams like that by not coming out strong. We got lucky to come back against Anchorage to avert a bad situation, and you don’t learn a lesson. What happened to the focus they were talking about at the start of the year in order to not miss the tournament again? The motto that everything starts at zero shouldn’t apply to scoring goals. Berry obviously isn’t getting the players to learn lessons. Maybe it is time to sit guys like Mismash who shows no passion.

Berry will say we had a few passengers tonight.

Should I be offended by the nickname "Norskies" for the Thief River Falls team?

That would be enough to send Tim Hennessey into early retirement!

Not sure, but they could put him on a line with Michael Mancinelli, and they could be the M&M line.

Game, set, and match!

So you listened to Tim Hennessey with Wayne Nelson on this morning as well, saying that Brad Schlossman will have a big article on it in the paper tomorrow?

Let's not forget how fortunes changed after Mike Mooney's fumble recovery that ended the Bison 14 game win streak against us. Once you get over the unbeatable mindset, things can change, and maybe even put a chink in their armor. It certainly wouldn't hurt for in state recruiting and recruiting all around for that matter.

Yeah, you usually can't sit the stars if they aren't playing up to expectations like you can in college. When Hakstol did that, he was crucified by the fans for sitting Gostisbehere. Turns out he became a better player when he was more responsible defensively. The thing is, if the stars don't want to play, it is hard to get much accomplished, and oh yeah, having a major league goalie could help as well.

https://www.ushl.com/news_article/show/977986 This article makes it sound like a couple years in Dubuque. Seems to have a little Drake Caggiula in him with tenacity, size, skill and speed. Hopefully, he is a diamond in the rough as well.

The few recruiting sites have him coming in next year. Maybe they don't mind having a few extra guys around after the injury bug has had us with two defensive transplants at forward.

I think it is smart to start bringing in a guy or two every year that has a lot of junior experience to supplement the young 18 or 19 year old kids we have coming in. Some of them are bound to have a learning curve like we have seen from quite a few guys. You look at this guys numbers without many power play points, and he has put up nice numbers at even strength. Of course, we certainly could use a few guys that can help us with our power play as well, but I'm guessing if Schmaltz, Boeser, Caggiula, Stetcher and/or Poolman and LaDue can't rip it up on the power play, there may be a little more to it.

Texas State? I could deal with losing him to a Nebraska or the sort, but Texas State would be a gut shot.

They will be freshmen, so you never know, but hopefully they transition well to the next level. Hain and Weatherby haven't lit it up yet, but they have enough talent that they will put it together. Hopefully that starts the second half of this season.

Watched part of the game between Canada East and Canada West, and Bast really impressed me with his poise with the puck on the power play. Reminds me a bit of Chay Genoway.

Maybe citizens with plows should take matters into their own hands and plow as they make their way down the road. Of course the state probably has enough money to pay highway patrol to bust them. Seriously, if a busload of Fargo kids are involved in an accident coming back from games in Grand Forks, will it then become an issue, or do they have escort plows for them in that circumstance. This is the INTERSTATE, not smaller highways we are talking about. What better way to say "Welcome to North Dakota" than brutal road conditions that can get you killed.

Don't know where to put this, but just heard on WDAZ news the highway department doesn't have enough money to plow the Interstate at night around Grand Forks because they don't have the manpower or funds, but they do around Fargo. Would be interested to know the budget in other cities around the state. If the roads aren't safe they should be closing them, rather than risk a tragic accident. Where are our state representatives in issues like these? We pay more and more taxes, for less services.

I get a kick out of people that rip North Dakota, yet live here. We all grumble about the weather and such, but I would hope that there is a reason we live here, as nobody is forcing us to. Some of the same people that rip on North Dakota are the same ones that are complaining that the coaches aren't bringing in enough talent. Well, if North Dakota is so bad, I would assume it would be hard to recruit to as well. The Bison seem to being doing well in that regard though.

Didn't we have to sneak out a 1-0 win against Denver at the Frozen Faceoff to work our way in?

If you can point out to me anywhere where I said that, or anything near that, I would appreciate it.

So Klieman doesn't deserve a chance? I guess we'll truly find out if Miles is head and shoulders above Klieman in the next several years.

Agree, just because someone comes from a big time school doesn't mean they will do any better. At some point all the big time coaches started somewhere down the ladder as well, so whats to say Klieman doesn't follow suit. He sure knows how to run a professional program, and the fact that you can keep a team focused on winning for that long is quite an attribute, either that or their talent level is so far beyond everyone else. Either way, it reflects well on Klieman.

Yeah, if NDSU recruits power fives, you would think they would be on the radar for K State as well. By the way, I think Klieman could do better than Bohl has done because he seems more of a genuine person who can connect with recruits and their families.