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But they had a ton of experience on the back end with Zmolek, Liv, and Wiebe. If our power play with those upperclassmen comes through, we win that game. Agree that experience is needed, but tournament experience is needed too, and don’t see much in the portal that would do that as most are from Lindenwood, etc. If there is a Britt there, the coaches would no doubt be exploring it. If it is a wash between talent and experience, I take talent, as guys in the NHL with the North Dakota name beside them helps with future recruiting.

Looks like only 6-7 upperclassmen that played much are in the portal, and Max Rud from Minnesota wouldn’t do it for me above a Rudolph or other high end guy.

Agree, but not sure who that is. Hopefully the coaches know who can add that value.

Depends on the remaining options in the portal. Would rather have a defenseman with upside than just an upperclassmen to fill a roster spot. Again, not sure the options in the portal that are out there.

What does Quentin Miller do for you in regards to moving Western in your top 5.

Lindberg has a better resume than Young did coming in. If you are a top 3 scorer, play a ton of minutes, plus/minus leader along with filling a penalty kill role as an underclassmen on any NCHC team, that speaks volumes to me. Knowing that Chyzyk and Smaby have more knowledge since he played for them makes me that much more confident he will be a good fit.

To be honest, I don’t think this staff guarantees anything. With who we have coming back, and any possible CHL studs, it would be foolish to guarantee anything. Just look at our roster now without being finished, who sits? Let fall camp decide who deserves to be where.

Exactly what I would expect from you. People questioned Tyler Young addition, and lesser degree Josephson. You build teams with guys that are team oriented and will go to battle every game whether they get a ton of playing time or not.

To be fair, the Wisconsin goalie somehow snagged the blast that was targeted, and even more impressive held onto it, which allowed a faceoff to get the injured guy off. It could have gone on 5 on 2 for a while, because he didn’t appear to be getting back in the play.

If that is the plan, is it possible the Lindberg brothers are looking to go somewhere together like the Slukynsky brothers? Not trying to start a rumor, because maybe Lindberg is fine with another year in Fargo.

Plus you got the coveted defenseman from Colgate.

To me getting portal players or CHL players will depend on what a team’s current roster looks like. If you are really young, you might dip into the portal for guys that have already proven themselves at the college level. If you have experience you might want to go after high end CHL talent. Either way, you might only have the guys for a year or two.

I’ll reiterate what someone else said, Denver has won their titles based mostly on one position — goaltender. Denver had 26 shots in a double overtime game and 7 shots midway through the third in the Championship. Capitalizing on the chances they did have and goaltending were the key, so it wasn’t magical coaching by Carle in that situation, but he does seem to make the right moves most of the time. Who knows what happens if Miller doesn’t get injured and Carle was forced to put in Hicks.

To be fair, nobody on CC put up eye popping numbers, but like UND, balance can be a good thing.

Yeah, just wondering though if he would be a fit for net front, or if he would be a one-timer guy on the power play.

What is Belchetz’s game? With the loss of Klee and Littler, would he be a good option for some net front presence, especially on the power play? Lost a bit of size between those two. If we can’t get the Ruck twins, I wouldn’t mind Belchetz and Command along with 2 experienced portal guys, as long as they are coming for the right reasons and add to the team culture we had this year. With so much turnover, it is hard to know if new guys will fit in with the chemistry already built.

Replace Miami or St. Thomas with Western Michigan. Ferschweiler will find guys to fill spots and will somehow get them playing the right way.

Those models could be changing, as guys that used to stick around, don’t always do that now even if they are playing. Hagen Burrows from Denver even entered the portal. UND would have liked to see Klee, Littler and Strathmann give us that senior experience down the road, but they have different plans.

Air Force, Bentley, Lindenwood and Anchorage. They only have one or two series a year against elites too.

…and some thought Emery wouldn’t make progression like he did.

I think he mentioned giving it another whirl in Calgary next year since it is in his backyard.

People looked at Tyler Young and Ollie Josephson as depth guys, which they were to some degree, but both added a lot to the team. It is more important that the players coming make sense to the coaches rather than the fans. You don’t win without the Connor Ford’s and Nic Jones’ type guys.

Heil stopped 61 of 63 shots in the two games last weekend. Ashton Schultz had 2 goals 2 assists in two games.

Didn’t Klee say the great thing about them making the Frozen Four is that they could hang around together for another couple weeks? He probably knew it was the last he would be hanging around them. Will there be developing players like Frattin and Malone that will hang around long enough to grow into the stud roles?

…and Troy Stecher.