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Stratton has to sit out over a year, and I would guess Randklev and some of the others are contingent upon who they think is ready for the next level. Also, unless things have changed, which they very well may have, Pinto was not initially supposed to come in next year.

So then, if injuries at WR are the big problem, then why are they not using the healthier positions of running back and tight ends in the passing game more. Wouldn't that make sense?

If UND doesn't make it, you can buy mine.

Bubba will not be let go. I’m not certain there will even be an ultimatum forthcoming for a couple members of the staff.

But we did get Ethan Bowen, who had a hat trick today and has put up decent numbers as a 2002.

Probably because to that point they had a long run of not missing the tournament. Have a feeling a lot of people that took a hit on the Sioux Falls regional tickets are taking a wait and see attitude.

Looks like he committed to Penn State.

When I saw the poor clock management yesterday, following the debacle at Idaho, I was beside myself with frustration. How do you leave 18 seconds on the play clock while driving the ball instead of only a couple?

I do think the coaches need to be putting the full court press on guys like Marcus Kallionkieli, just like Hakstol did with Boeser. Of course, like I said, no guarantees they score even half as much as Boeser did his freshman year and beyond. Not saying they aren’t chasing the elusive impact freshman, because it seems like in the age of social media we know even less than we did when word of mouth would make the rounds of big time recruits we were after.

Hopefully someone will grow into that like Frattin did. It’s funny, because guys you think will come in and be goal scorers from the start, like Wahlstrom, doesn’t always work out that way. I think they have some guys coming in next year that could fit the bill, but you never know. Get a few of those guys going, and add some upperclass guys, hopefully a Kawaguchi or Adams to match the Caggiula and Frattin path, and we might be an offensive force again, provided we don’ t keep losing guys consistently.

Personally, I’m not sure if we don’t score as much because lack of talent, but because they don’t take as many risks as other teams. Even last night, Berry talked about the goal Miami had as Adams not realizing the situation and looking for offense. He constantly talks about that, and making mistakes by “chasing the game”. Perhaps that is why they allow so few shots on goal consistently. Now if you don’t win with that you open yourself up to a lot of criticism for playing a boring brand of hockey. As long as you are winning, things are great, if you lose, well ask Mike Eaves about that.

There have been numerous other games where the offense disappears in the second half after adjustments were made. Seems once they see Rudy won’t change, they attack accordingly.

So, if we win next week and don’t make the playoffs, does Chaves give Bubba an ultimatum on Rudy?

Thought there was a possibility he could come next year.

That is Paul Ralston's take on it. Huge improvement according to him. But he was also the same one talking about injuries last year. I agree that injuries were a huge thing to overcome last year, but going into the year the expectation was not only a home playoff game, but actually a bye. Why then, when you get all those players back for this season should the expectation be lowered to surpass the record you had when injuries were the byword? If anything, the expectation should be even higher because you get most of the injured players back and have also added depth from guys that got to play a lot more than they would have otherwise.

PJ Fleck just fired his defensive coordinator. The question is does Bubba have it in him to make the moves necessary to move the program forward?

Were they here Friday or Saturday, or both?

Why not Amalie Arena in Tampa again?

If you want interaction, go to an away game. Frankly, I am glad I didn’t have to deal with more gopher fans. Had enough bad experiences on road trips to Minneapolis to last a lifetime!

He had 2 goals 3 assists today, to take over the BCHL lead in goals and points.

Penalty 7, too many men. I am sure if the roles were reversed we wouldn’t be happy, but we also would be saying how stupid the penalties were. Cross checking Mismash into the net was just dumb and almost daring the ref to call it that late in the game.

Thought Hennessey said he was going to commit to UND but Grant Standbrook made a visit to his house and got him to change his mind. With James Patrick being a high NHL draft pick, maybe they used the “you could be the man” philosophy with him.

What about him playing against Montana when the game was well in hand?

But they got Oliver Wahlstrom and BU has multiple 1st round draft picks. Where are those guys that always compare us to them now?

Tech throttled Wisconsin one night, then got it handed to them the next. UND has to be ready for a much better effort on Saturday.