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Berry, or Jackson?

Sounds like Minnesota is losing Connor Kurth as well.

Except they might not be playing for Carle.

Will be interesting to see if Duluth loses guys to the portal, because I think they have a decent nucleus with the Plante brothers, Menghini, and Shaugabay along with some others, including Gajan in goal.

Personally, if Perron is leaving, Shaugabay would be a decent skilled replacement, and if Pilgrim is still in the plans, they already have some chemistry for a year down the road.

I think we didn’t do that enough to live another day. How many times did they turn it over instead of getting it out of the zone — Strathmann.

Someone on GPL says they heard a rumor that Ralph and a UMD forward to UND, but waiting to see if the UMD forward hits the portal to determine if the rumor has legs. Could just be trolling UND fans. Will be interesting to see though if a viable UMD forward hits the portal. Shaugabay? With how many defensemen we have now with Laurilla, it seems odd, unless some hit the portal.

Yeah, no reason not to take a wait and see approach. From what it sounds, a fresh coach would most likely have been starting with a rebuilding year, and there is no guarantee they would have succeeded in that either. It’s possible they could improve substantially next year under Jackson, and if they don’t, we might be back at the same place 3 years down the line, which is probably the same timeline for a complete rebuild anyway. Let’s see how it works out before the pitchforks come out.

With this line of thinking, we could very well have 5 or 6 fewer National Titles, because no Gasparini, probably no Blais, and so on. Maybe Harkness could have worked out, but what did Harkness do after they gave Gino the job?

Guess time will tell. Haven’t heard Fohr on a bunch of short lists for jobs, but who knows.

Good point, we all look at the recruits like Zellers, and Mac Swanson coming in, and inevitably some guys unexpectedly make a bigger impact then we anticipate. Who would have thought Littler would produce 7 goals despite being in and out of the lineup? Curious to see if Klee can use his size effectively at the college level as well.

I am hoping one thing Jackson brings is that best players play, and that all things being equal, the player with the biggest upside plays. Who knows how many games that alone could change, nevermind a more aggressive mindset.

So in the same sense, Berry was under Hak, so things should have continued? I hope Jackson uses all the tools and knowledge from Hak and other people he knows in the hockey world and takes the best of each. New assistants could help bring new ideas, fresh perspective, and a closer relational tie to the players.

They use everything as a slur. How many times did I hear Sioux suck, or Sue this, or something of the sort.

That would be a hit to SIOUXFAN97’s narrative about Denver’s current assistants as the answer for our new head coach.

We care about the planet!

Yes, the fact that the freshmen and underclassmen led this team the second half while like you said the seniors were underwhelming gives me hope for growth.

No way they put out a defeatist message like that.

To his credit, he owned it.

Yeah, one thing this hire does is keep the pressure squarely on the administration, because there will not be a grace period by the fans, that might have happened under new leadership. I expect hit the ground running, being that there won’t be a transition period.

Regardless if Jackson works out, Chaves has got to go. Our programs have never been such a dumpster fire.

As an assistant? Don’t see that happening.

I was hoping it was Herter, so gfhockey could go 5 for 5 in his hypocrisy, vouching for guys that he later is advocating to fire, I mean ask the difficult questions about.

I think Swanson figures it out next year too. Better utilization of his skills will help. He certainly could distribute to Zellers. Possibly the last two USHL Player’s of the Year on the same line. I could see both Boisvert and Livanavage in the discussion for the Hobey next year if they stay.

That, and I am thinking we have plenty of talent should they get everyone to stay, combined with the factors you mention, and a re-energized fanbase and we could rebound. I hardly think the cupboard is bare when you could be starting with possibly the last 2 USHL Player’s of the year, the best returning forward in the league, if Bump leaves, and the best returning defenseman, when Buium signs. Another year under the belt for a young defense, and hopefully a healthy return of Zmolek, could do wonders. McLaughlin and Perron would need to step it up, but if you could get a potential high first round pick like Carter Bear in the lineup with his motor, it might be example for the rest. Who knows if they could also add another impact player from the portal or Major Juniors. Plenty there for a new coach to work with if he can convince people to stick around and infuse a new excitement and culture.