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... and this is based all from one run to a National Championship. It was not something special before the run, in fact it built with each playoff round as the bandwagon jumpers started jumping aboard. Not saying there is anything wrong with that, as I am sure that will be the case if UND starts to do something at this level, but let's face it, with those kind of people, you struggle at all or even win with less excitement and those people can just as easily jump off. One just has to look at Bohl's popularity to know how fast things can change.

Big difference between characterized as a golden goose and a money pit.

So, Hakstol and Eades are American Citizens, yet gopher fans still rail on the Canadian thing. Just sayin'! Oh, and by the way, when Nanne played with the gophers, he was Canadian.

Guess this is the quote I should have referenced, so actually with this quote, it really isn't an out of left field comment. Just saying the beloved Lou Nanne is Canadian.

It never ceases to amaze me how gopher fans wanted Parise so bad and have such an affection for Lou Nanne, and still profess an unbelievable hatred for Canadians. Guess what, Nanne and J.P. Parise were Canadians! Maybe somebody should tell Wally Shaver that as well.

Lou Nanne said today that information he knows leads him to believe there is zero chance that Parise stays in New Jersey. Sometimes certainty like that would lead me to believe he could go back, but this time I have a feeling Parise may move on.

Funny that the name Lomackman disappeared before the name watchmaker49 came about. Might be wrong, but it seems quite coincidental that both post with an in-your-face attitude.

The thing is you never know what you are getting with any goalie until they prove themselves. Even then, confidence is a fickle thing. Eidsness had that stretch where he didn't look very confident a few years ago, but came back strong last year. I can see both goalies playing if Dell leaves to see who is going to exhibit that confidence. I know friends in Fargo said that Gothberg had issues giving up a bad goal then made saves that you wouldn't expect many goalies to make. Maybe he corrected that later in the year, but he will have to bring that confidence to the college level, because I have a feeling that many that have high expectations for Gothberg will be ripping him to no end if he gives up a bad goal a game. It is nice to have that base talent to draw from, and hopefully confidence won't be an issue for any of our goalies, including Dell if he chooses to come back.

Saw he got drafted last weekend.

Does he not want to play in the Big Ten? One has to wonder why he would exclude only Wisconsin, which to be honest, has done a great job developing defensemen that have done quite well at the next level.

Would be a smart move if they would ever tune them to out of town games so patrons can actually watch something in the concourse in between periods. Realize that some need to be tuned in for advertising, but how about throwing actual college hockey fans a bone by having on a few games.

Sioux hockey brings in way more money even with the higher salaries paid to Hakstol and company. The funny thing is that this poll comes up directly after the Bison win a "National" Championship, and the Sioux haven't won a National Championship in a while. How do you even know if your vote goes through, because after I hit the vote button it didn't take me anywhere. Shouldn't it take you to the results?

Nick Ebert's stock certainly has fallen since joining Windsor a few years back. When he was one of the younger players in the USHL, he was projected pretty high, and he ended up being the last player taken in this years draft. I think Schmaltz made a wise decision, and I hope his brother does the same. Don't believe the lies.

Add Jaden Schwartz to that. Gotta love the college flavor of the Blues.

A lot of those same teams are going to be in the NCHC, so what "fun" teams were you referring to, Minnesota and Wisconsin?

Then the Blackhawks must not like us because Joe Gleason has been all over the place.

Would Jessie Martin have had better vision of the puck without putting his head down so much had he been using a visor? A lot of it is pure speculation, but I would think that puck vision with visors would be a little better than with the full face shields. How much that goes in offsetting some of the advantages of full face shields is a matter of opinion.

Exactly, but I have a feeling that guys like Dave K. won't be a man of his word and boycott anything involving UND athletics. But at that point I suppose we could boycott him on this site.

I would also say it probably won't be announced until after the vote on the Fighting Sioux nickname. I am sure that they don't want anything that will deter from their focus on getting out the word on the need for a "Yes" vote on the nickname.

Really, even if it wasn't relevant, then if nobody was interested it would disappear pretty quickly.

I think all the teams projected in the top three will have to have their goaltenders prove themselves, unless of course Dell comes back.

I think he has performed quite well, especially the second half of each season. People said the same thing about James Patrick when he was drafted 9th overall. They expected more out of him which eventually came the second half of the season and beyond. I think the setback with mono his first year and the injury at the World Juniors this year set Forbort back a bit. I really think this year could tell a lot. With Blood gone Forbort needs to step up and be an impact player from the start of the season. I'm sure the coaches are going to expect him to pick up where he left off at the end of last season and hopefully he will put those expectations on himself. If Berry comes in like it looks like, maybe that will give him another tool to develop the potential a little more.

... but there were those that thought no way possible Berry would come back. To get rid of a guy like Eades though, you would have to bring in somebody that wouldn't seem like a downgrade.

If there were differences of opinion on those things you mentioned, then what? As I said before I hardly think Hakstol or Eades has to make excuses for their success or perceived lack of success. If any of us were as successful as them in our everyday lives, we probably wouldn't have time to hash over all that is Sioux hockey.

Smaby played quite a bit for a while. The Sioux have had quite a few guys play up in the NHL, but after they get their chance they have to take advantage of it. Guys like Travis Roche and Matt Jones played pretty consistently at one point, but never could hold on to their spot. Haven't heard much about Jones lately, anybody know what happened with him?