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Some thought the same of Emily Evers, but she has turned out pretty good.

Belfour's Cup presentation was at Hyslop, and you could actually touch it then.

Is Cole Gallant the kid of former Red Wing Gerard Gallant?

Is Josh Dunne, Jincy's brother? If so, let's get the package deal.

The one's I remember in no particular order are Red Barn, Ugly's, Toppers, 42nd St. Eatery, and BJ's BBQ or something of the sort.

Not sure on all of them, but who knows the list of restaurants that used to be in the old Dagwood's building?

Taco Time where Taco Bells was. Henry's Hamburgers where Gramma's is. Not sure on Wendy's.

Arthur Treacher's was there, but I thought Taco Johns was there at the same time.

I thought ditching the gentleman's agreement would preclude getting such young commitments. I guess there's plenty of time to get him to change his mind though.

He did play quite a bit with his uncle, Moe Mantha, in Winnipeg, but don't think that would have any bearing on his decision. Just trying to think if there were some other defensemen whose names were thrown around that we didn't have room for next year. I would have no problem with exploring other options if he is on the bubble.

Are you saying 3 of them plead Nolo Contendere?

And one who was thrown out there time and again in sudden death situations and gained national fame, enough to garner him a commercial on TV. And you counter with who?

I can understand his concern. In absence of the game, he and their fans can claim they are so much better. If they weren't playing in other sports they would be claiming how much better they are because they are 5 years ahead in the transition. The reality is a 6-0 record. It could have been 6-1 if they played football, but that's not the reality.

Jeanotte is too focused on dealing with the perceived problems of Native Americans than the real ones they have to deal with on the reservations.

I would think the Rams will have to set some ground rules with the media at some point in order for there to be the focus necessary on the task at hand -- football. If they don't put their foot down, it could turn out to be a media circus.

I can't say if I'm a fan of Rowe or not, I haven't seen him play. I am only saying if there aren't any late bloomers left that you think can add something decent to the team, I would rather bring in somebody that verballed to you to fill a depth position. Don't like having too many guys that don't work out, because other schools will use that against you if they can when recruiting younger players. Many have written Rowe off because of his numbers, but many have expressed that numbers from different leagues don't translate well. I don't know how the coaches feel about Rowe, but we also don't know if he is a low scholarship guy because of his local ties.

You mean like Sanderson? Is a points per game guy in the SJHL any better than a Jack Rowe who was scoring late in the year in the USHL? Not meant to be a contrarian response, just asking. I am sure there are diamonds in the rough out there, but sometimes their numbers don't indicate if they'll make the transition any better than a younger player with more upside. Definitely don't want to throw scholarship money around just to fill a spot in the short term.

Obviously talent evaluation isn't an exact science, otherwise more people would have either drafted Matt Read, or offered him in Free agency. I didn't see him being an every day player in the NHL, but he sure has made the most of his opportunity.

Yeah, would be great if he figures it out like Jeff McClean and Kevin McKinnon did after they left for a year and came back -- totally different players. Will have to call him McMurphy if he does.

You forgot Lomackman. He has problems to be sure.

They said on the news last night that he has been contemplating this for the last couple of months. I hope that it wasn't an all-consuming contemplation that removed any focus from what he was doing at the time. I will give him the benefit of the doubt on that, but as Hak and the coaches always say, if they are going to come back, they need to be all in. So, if there would have been any second thoughts for Grimaldi, who knows if the focus would drift next year. He stated he wanted new challenges, so now is his time to meet those tough challenges. Of course I thought he already had challenges he could still meet at this level. Regardless, I wish him well and hope he attains his highest goals, because it will only reflect well on the program.

How many Native American programs does NDSU have compared to UND?

Brad Schlossman had a link on his twitter account that Wisconsin lost a high-end recruit because of their academic standards, and that Duluth and Minnesota were possible landing spots for her, among others. Curious to know if the UND coaches have been in contact with her, as I would think that we should be considered one of the national contenders, especially if Karvinen get another year. Add that to the facilities we have, and you would think we would at least draw some consideration. Minnesota definitely doesn't need another star in their lineup, so I hope she doesn't land there or Duluth.

Just was reading Dave Starman's season wrap up on College Hockey News, and he mentioned his wife is Shireen Saske, the on ice reporter for CBS. Never heard that was his wife. Hope people don't tell him they love his commentary, but the on ice reporter leaves a little to be desired.

Does the league get any proceeds from those first round games?