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...and also to hire the guy who was in charge of the phase of the game that probably kept them out of the tournament -- penalty killing.

Do you disagree with things that happen at your workplace? Do you quit every time you disagree with their philosophy on how to do things. There is always a boss you disagree with, but for most people they realize someone has to be in charge. I think it would be a mistake to not go a completely different direction, but to say that him staying is a lack of integrity isn't based in reality. It is his job, and he has kids in school, so the fact that he wasn't in lock step with Berry but stayed on, says nothing about his integrity.

Didn’t have a problem with anything he wrote. Reading the comments, Berry could have gone another 10 years without an NCAA win and they would still be satisfied as long as he had an overall winning record. Top 20 program isn’t what this program should be happy with.

Some people said they thought Hennessey sounded like he knew the time was short for his friend Berry. Think someone said on the radio that Hennessey asked Ferschweiler what schools he wouldn’t want to coach and he said Minnesota and North Dakota. Did anyone else hear that, because someone just talked about it when discussing Berry’s firing. Don’t know if true or not, but it seems an odd question to ask someone who has a long term contract.

But we know if we play them with him as coach he will be the dirtiest coach that teaches cheap shots!

If it turns out to be Raboin, I don’t think he would bring any players with him, but who knows. I would rather they just fill out the roster another way. I lost all respect for Hastings when he obliterated the roster of the school that did so much for his career.

Yeah, I’m guessing if he were interested in any opening, he knows he could call them and automatically be the front runner depending on salary demands. Don’t call me, I’ll call you scenario.

I think UND needs a reset to the days under Blais when they had to work hard to compete. With how many good players there are now, you need even your most talented guys to work hard. I look at Western and see the Blais teams before they were able to get the high draft picks, and they just play hard and together as a team. I think Raboin could help us with that reset, and with a few more ties to USA hockey.

Good point, that is why Jackson is the interim, so he can keep contact with current recruits and players and identify transfer portal guys who could possibly be a fit if they don’t rush into picking a team.

Team seems to play hard and fast. Doesn’t have a ton of talent but swept CC at Robson and Omaha at Baxter. Of course getting players that have had to work their tails off to get to this level to begin with, and getting talented guys that could get by with a bit less effort to do the same might be a little more difficult, but he seems well respected by players and that will go a long ways in on ice performance.

Let’s just say the penalty kill cost us a tournament appearance.

Who knows, if they had done that, Berry might still have a job, because they would have been at home several times, instead of the one game and done at St. Paul.

Barr or Raboin seem to be the young guns with a lot of potential. Can they apply and not have it open records? I’m sure neither would want to create any ill will where they are at if they weren’t guaranteed the job or that it would be confidential.

Wasn’t that the case with Motzko?

"Bump" them from the tournament with one of their own. How glorious that would be.

The thing is, Berry’s teams have demonstrated you can’t have slow starts with how the Big Ten and other teams have stepped it up. Hakstol can’t wait too long to get his team building for the second half run. Part of me just wants to go up and comer young guy. Don’t want to be rehashing the same old arguments time and again.

So Bump wasn't offered anything, or nobody wanted him this past offseason?

Yes, and sadly it will be turning off more and more fans, especially those that a part of the "have not" group.

Hakstol

Hey, Berry was an NHL assistant, and Blais was an Associate for Columbus and coached the Fargo Force for a stint after that.

Hopefully he doesn't process it like he did when they got rid of the women's hockey program, as he seemed to rant on that for years to come, although his coverage of women's hockey before that didn't get near the play it did after.

It is generally pretty hard to get players to flip if the program is running smoothly. The fact that programs noticed big cracks in the program where they could get someone to jump ship is just another indictment on the regime. Thanks for making the argument for regime change Brad. I will add, why wasn't Alex Bump on everyones hit list, as that guy has it all. Could it be that Western has created a culture that attract players?

True, but why even throw in a line that basically says there is no guarantee they will win more. Really, I thought the Buffalo Sabres were guaranteed that for years. In the same token, there was no guarantee that UND would ever make the NCAA tournament again under Berry. It goes both ways, that is why it is a hard decision to make, but if Schlossman couldn't see that fans were starting to tune out, then he is letting the same type of loyalty that Berry has for certain players blind him.

I wonder if any of Boisvert, Perron, Livanavage or James leave, if Schlossman will put it on the coaching change rather than it might not have happened period if the team wasn't so dysfunctional.

Like Schlossman didn't hear the "next man up" culture that Berry preached.