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How great would it be to have Nick Schmaltz setting up Auston Matthews next year. I think that set-up would go a long way in moving Matthews to the top of the 2016 draft, nevermind the puck-moving defensemen that could do the same.

... and the fact that we were only told we could get them online is a joke.

But Schlossman said they had the best non-conference record of any league going into the weekend, and considering how bad they were last year, and the first weekend this year, I'll take that.

I assume he is fine, as he was in warmups but they just used Murphy and Poganski.

Actually they haven't this year, but the rest of our non-conference opponents for this year have been brutal so far this season.

I think tonight's game is more critical than it looked before the year because of how poorly most of the rest of the non conference opponents have performed to this point.

Exactly, Providence could still come out of this series better than us because a Non-conference road win means more come pairwise time. Let's give Gillies his first back to back losses.

#1 seed doesn't mean a lot in Fargo, except for line changes, so just make the NCAA tournament first.

I am not holding mine, especially since season ticket holders have been devalued in their new points system.

We could be the Semolinas!

I haven't either. I wonder if they will call even if no more tickets are available.

Yeah, I see he was drafted years ago in the latter rounds, so the fact he isn't playing there suggests he wants the college route.

Gersich with another couple goals tonight in a loss.

I see his father is former NHL'er Craig Wolanin. Hopefully he follows Dillon Simpson as someone whose dad played in the NHL and chose the college route, instead of guys like Matteau and Lemieux. Of course Simpson's dad played college hockey. Looks like Craig Wolanin played with Kitchener.

Bingo. And I'm sure CC remembers they competed well at the Ralph and believe they can get off to a good start at home.

I would think that it would be Chartrand, Shaw and Evers before the 3 East Side guys. They would probably need a little more seasoning first. Don't rule out that someone from this team isn't happy with playing time and goes somewhere else. Not highly likely, but with draft picks, you never know what the main club is putting in these kid's ears.

I believe he decided not to come back. Don't know the circumstances.

I'm not the one who said that people would be fired for not putting forth effort one day.

Then you must live in a cocoon, because everybody I know works with people they swear are the laziest people in the world. I bet 75 percent of the people on this site have posted from work. People have expectations of Hakstol and his players that they don't have for themselves or their kids.

O.k., only first game, but when you go out of your way in every interview to say that your whole focus is getting out of the gates we'll this year, and that is the effort you get in game one -- we'll, it's frustrating. When Pattyn said their goal is to win every game, I thought for a minute it might not be lip service. No more talk, need some first half success, starting tomorrow. Let's keep guys that give maximum effort like St. Clair, in the lineup. Having a veteran team with a preseason game under their belt against a less experienced team playing their first game should have resulted in a competitive game. Get after it in Bemidji, and carry it into the first league series then crucial games against Providence. Dixon Ward's team must not have been impressed with Sioux hockey, maybe the tour of the updates of the facility, but not the on ice performance. O.k., so get a good road win, and start from scratch, after all a road non-conference carries more weight. Right?

Jost and Fabbro were the 1st and 2nd stars of the game last night in a Penticton win.

I seem to recall games where the other team didn't have to punt, or did so only after they called off the dogs. Quite a change to be playing for field position all the time instead of having to score every time to follow suit.

... and they were on the field quite a bit, especially in the first half, and put in uncomfortable position numerous times as well.

PLAYOFFS! PLAYOFFS! Just had to use that line, but let's start by winning our first conference game, then see what happens from there. Our defense should be able to keep us in every game, but the offense still needs to find a way to put up some points. I'm a believer in the defensive turnaround, but I need to see a little more improvement from the offense, especially getting us the lead rather than always needing to come back.

I would think that if Poolman is going to play this weekend, they would let him get a little more comfortable at home first, but who knows maybe they want to see how he reacts on the road.