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Is Hicks the next Matt Davis for Denver? We need Spunar to be our guy that steps up in the NCAA tournament.

Larson seems to get his guys to play hard, which didn’t seem to be present in the gopher team this year, so be careful on what you wish for, because if he can get more talented players to play hard consistently that is what you want in a coach.

Wouldn’t it be hilarious if he left, and Raboin signed with St. Cloud!

We’ve seen with Jackson that if you can recruit and get your players to play hard and consistently, you can win. I think both of those candidates have exhibited that they believe in those virtues. The recruiting side should be easier than they are used to, but I would think they both know that they need to supplement the traditional recruiting with the new reality of the CHL and beyond. Remember, there were some big names in the pool when Gino was hired, and much like with Jackson, people were mad that they would take the current assistant. The bottom line is you don’t know what you’ve got until it all plays out.

Their goaltending wasn’t the problem by any means. Their recruited goalie was the one that had problems while gopher fans were very happy with Luca.

I think Minnesota should just have Frost coach the men, and Motzko coach the women and call it a day.

Cooper Simpson with a hat trick tonight.

UCONN and Mankato winning had to knock out Augie, correct?

Wonder if Larson would help keep Brodie Ziemer around since his brother Brady played for him. Most likely it might come down to NIL though.

After the stretch we went through, we deserve some upsides where we can cheer for our team rather than against the evil empires.

One can hope.

Let’s face it, it is what fans do. Remember everyone wasn’t sold on Jackson either. Hopefully Minnesota fans are right for once, and they don’t improve from this year.

Seems like after the fancy hair of Lucia, they decided to go with cleanly shaven heads. Would have thought Fersch should be the target though.

Wonder if they might try Raboin again with Coyle not being engaged much from what it sounds. Might even open it up to get a few more names in the mix.

Weren’t there rumors that he turned down an interview with UND last year? Do we know if that was true? People speculated he was holding out for the Minnesota job after Motzko. Got to believe that it was either a family decision to live in Sioux Falls rather than Minneapolis, or Sanford upped his salary enough that the security at Augustana was more attractive than the pressure he would have at Minnesota. Who knows, maybe a combo, or maybe a ploy to get a bigger offer from Minnesota.

But how can the saints at Minnesota have a coach like Larson who almost had it out with Berry last year and chased the refs on the ice when St. Cloud’s season ended this year.

Yeah, if he went elsewhere, he could have paid a tutor to do all his work. We should be thankful he is a down to earth person who is looking to develop his game, and not to get a big payday before he turns pro.

Just like Denver so far, I think UND is wanting them to be a fit for the program first, then will pay enough to make their time here more comfortable, but by no means a way for them to get rich with a signing bonus.

A lot of people thought Jackson Blake was making a mistake leaving early too, so you never know whose game is more suited to the NHL level. I never thought Oliver Moore would see time with Chicago this year.

It’s like a light bulb turned on for McKamey recently. He really looks the part lately, and hopefully that confidence will continue to grow.

Mark Huglen, but maybe there is someone more recent.

What do you expect, his line had done a decent job on the Plantes in the past.

Didn’t Ferschweiler have opportunities to interview for pro jobs he turned down? Also, you would think that someone needs to be contacting current players and recruits to prevent them from bolting before an announcement is made. May be hard to keep that under wraps if Raboin is doing it behind the scenes.

But I do think with so many Minnesotans playing in the WHL, some may become friends with their teammates possibly getting their foot in the door with some recruits, and it only takes a few recruits to get the ball rolling. Also, if the new coach can develop more NIL possibilities, that would help, as we saw with Penn State.

So was Paul Sather and he got an extension.