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Exactly, let's see what Denver does without Borgstrom, Terry and Gambrell.

We were right there with the best team in the country despite losing 8 guys early that last two years. Let's see what happens if St. Cloud loses Schuldt, Borgen and Poehling.

That was a Minnesota thing at the time, not an NCAA thing. If they choose to go down that path, the Islanders will end up paying for it. Go where you can get the best players. Where would the Bruins be without the influx of talent from the NCAA, Donato being the latest.

Well, we did just have all #4 seeds taken by teams that would have otherwise not made the tournament. Going forward tournament upsets are going to become more frequent.

With today's college hockey parity, you may not see a team get to the Frozen Four as many times as Hakstol did in such a short time span.

I knew they were hot, but I didn't know they were that hot. Our record down the stretch sure wouldn't have struck fear into our opponents.

Don't know if he's not an NCAA fan, as he played for Maine and has drafted NCAA players, but would hope a later round pick isn't expected to develop fast.

Gotta say there are just as many people on the other side of that ledger as well who are preoccupied with every little thing that they perceive as a slight to a new nickname.

Wouldn’t put any bets on that in Vegas.

Would have been hard to justify Jones over Adams coming in as well, or even Simonson or Olson over Adams during the year. The coaches have shown that they are going to go with compete level, regardless of stats, which is why I wouldn’t even be surprised to see Huber crack the lineup here or there. He has put up 6 points in two playoff games, and even Keane has 4 goals in 6 playoff games, but we know stats don’t always translate.

I wouldn’t count out Senden from being in the lineup, especially if he can kill penalties.

Exactly, this is when you get to see what a players got when all the chips are on the line. Think about it, they haven’t been able to focus on this in the past 15 years, so get out there and find a diamond in the rough so we can start a new streak.

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Physically and defensively, yes, but not as much of an offensive presence as many defensemen we have had.

The uncertainty in the short term could be a possibility, but going forward, I think if they got rid of Lucia and his arrogance, I would bet that a lot of the recruits they are losing might flow back Minnesota's way. I suppose that depends on who they would get to replace him, but here's to having Lucia hang around like a Red Berenson clone!

I think Hennessey said the plan is to keep Johnson at forward.

Who is Schuldt’s partner for St. Cloud? If it’s Borgen or Ahcan, it would be nip and tuck.

Just goes to show you how inexact the science is on recruiting. All the players that didn't have any buzz in recruiting circles or fan interest are our best players -- Wolanin, Poolman, and Jones. Here's to hoping we have a few more diamonds in the rough in our current recruiting classes.

Or better yet, maybe Cam told Wolanin he should stay his Senior season and become a free agent. O.k., not too realistic, but I can see them doing that to make room for Docker. I would imagine he is moving up rather than down in Central Scouting, so get your years out of him while you can. Sounds very mature for his age in his educational and community dealings.

I take that back. He is eligible for 2018, it just has him down on Heisenberg as a 2019. Sounds like he has a good head on his shoulders. http://www.westernwheel.com/article/Oilers-freshman-commits-to-North-Dakota-20170222

Pretty sure he's a 2019, as I think he's a Junior.

...and Jacob Bernard-Docker is named top defenseman in AJHL.

If that's the case, then we absolutely will have to win twice because Harvard, BC and BU will have more to play for than their counterparts.

Yeah, I plan on dropping my sports package until CBS starts hockey coverage next year. There may be unintended consequences by dropping BTN.

As said before, St. Cloud would like nothing more than to end our season as we have done to them 2 out of the last 3 years. Nevermind the fact that if we won twice, it could put us up to a number 3 seed, which would make it a possibility they put St. Cloud in our regional. I am sure that just like Northeastern and Providence would like to dispose of BC & BU, every team in the Frozen Faceoff would like to see our season ended.