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As Schlossman said a while ago, advisors are gauging interest as early as January, so it could be a quick process, and guessing it wouldn’t be a lock at that point, even if they knew Persson was leaving. Being that TJ was injured, why commit until you know he comes back well from the injury.

Was going to say Semper Fi, “always faithful’”, but being a two time transfer that wouldn’t fit, and Marines might not appreciate that.

This is a bit of a concern, especially when we talk about culture. Don’t want people to come because they are pampered.

I think Schlossman pointed out a long time ago that advisors were testing the waters mid season and that most had already had some idea where they wanted to go, so Sandelin’s point is common knowledge. I think most of us think it is insane. The thing is, it could get worse if indeed NHL teams try pushing their draft picks to certain teams. Don’t know how you fix it at this point, as the cat is out of the bag.

What about Berg, Boisvert, Jamernik, or Swanson and Wilkie? Obviously we won a league championship with McLaughlin at center, but they want to clean up a few issues they had with faceoffs and puck possession late in the year.

Would be nice if he is Connor Ford 2.0!

But on the other hand if they win it all this year, and they have a mass exodus, I guess he gets all the playing time, but maybe not a favorite to repeat. Denver may lose a lot regardless of the outcome next week. Depends on what is most important to players.

Somebody send him the carjacking stats and crime in general in the Cities. Hopefully the Dinkytown collective spent a load of NIL money on Snuggerud, and we can get Rydell or someone adding to our collective.

That’s the deal with Hakstol always getting the team to the Frozen Four, North Dakota was getting a lot more exposure than all the one and dones, and you can always sell a player they could help put us over the top.

Yeah, if they can work on not coming out flat the biggest period of the year.

Would think Duluth will have to grab quite a few from the portal, having lost some to the portal. The thing is you never know who is thinking of entering on UND's roster.

Hopefully they have Arizona State on the road in January. Would imagine those tickets would be tough to come by though.

...and if the Quinnipiac player could have put the puck into a wide open net, BC would be having their mass exodus right about now. That guy has got to be seeing that wide open net in his nightmares.

Or probably more apropos to Miami, "Noreen, have you been crying".

Yeah, and maybe if they win, we won’t have to deal with Celebrini when they come here next fall.

If Wood is looking for a guy that can help him put up some nice numbers, then if Blake comes back you couldn’t do much better, and maybe make a run at a title as well.

I think they were more than solid. Sometimes you have guys transferring to improve their stats for the next level, and aren’t team guys. Don’t think UND brought in the super high end transfers like Isaac Howard, but they all came in and went to work towards a goal they didn’t quite reach. I will look at all of them with respect though, because they did what was expected of them, and for many that meant getting in front of a slap shot. It’s funny how guys you never expect to make an impact, play a huge role, like Sidorski last year and Britt this year.

I get that he has to be a diplomat and calling them out could have an adverse effect, but I don’t know that I would praise them either.

Will agree, if Berry wins back to back then the talk is suddenly quite different. Usually though, you have to knock at the door a few times before you kick it down. I wouldn’t be against winning back to back and pushing those win totals up 8 on that graphic. It does go to show how lean the times have been in the NCAA tournament lately, that it would take 3 straight titles to catch Denver in NCAA wins since 2017.

It's one thing to voice your opinion, but quite another to act like someone is stupid for using Hakstol as a person from whom to request advice. There is a reason he was a finalist for coach of the year at the highest level of hockey.

Let's see, you are mocking someone at the top level of their profession. How about you telling us for which Fortune 500 company you are CEO! Seriously, tell us where we will see your name in the headlines, other than for some transgression.

I would hope he has better connections than to have to revert to that. Seriously, it would need to be someone in the loop of the current state of college hockey. I know some NHL people are adamant that you stick with your line combinations for continuity and to create a chemistry, but others change lines like Berry does. I just think an outsiders viewpoint of why we can't get past one game with the talent and advantages we have is a good place to start. My perception is that Berry doesn't think that anything is wrong. When they talk about how proud they are and that they left it all out on the line, it seems a disconnect with getting outshot 15-1 when you were that close to being able to put a game away, or at least get up by a couple goals. Would have loved to hear the exhortation by the coaches going into the 3rd period.

Maybe we are losing with philosophy less than losing the recruiting battles. If you aren't as talented, I would argue you would lose more during the regular season as well. I think it is a mindset, and getting the players to perform on the big stage that is the issue. Maybe we are losing the battle of recruiting guys that refuse to lose. I know Carle has said he likes to recruit guys that have a pedigree of winning. Obviously UND has guys with that same pedigree, but maybe they need someone else to look at what they are doing in the postseason. I know Hakstol wasn't too proud and asked Gasparini's advice to try get over the hump. I would hope Berry would be open to some constructive criticism from a few mentors as well.

Could be both Buium brothers are gone. Might as well add another "B" to the group with Behrens.

Emery hasn’t been a huge offensive threat, but if he can move the puck efficiently and take care of his own end like Zmolek, it could be huge to free up Wiebe to up his game and with Strathmann and Livanavage we should have a bit more offensive upside than this year. If we did get a transfer like Pohlkamp look out!