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I would say another concern would be someone to be the big draw guy Connor Ford was. Hoping Jamernik can fulfill that role, as it would be nice to have that whole line for big situations should they put him back with Senden and Hain. Another concern for me is did they put in as much time connecting and working with each other like they did last year knowing that would make or break the season with so many new guys last year? Hopefully they aren’t taking for granted with so many pieces back on a league champion that they will be one of the top teams again. We saw how that played out for St. Cloud. Still need guys to take a step forward and a few freshmen to make an impact. Hopefully the competition for playing time has been a motivating factor to prevent complacency.

At what point do you realize that championship teams are built with upperclassmen with a few high end guys sprinkled in. UND seems to be getting some of those high end guys. The best run in our program’s history wasn’t built on elite recruits coming in, and when we did get all the high end guys like Parise, Toews, Oshie, Zajac and Stafford, you rail on the coaches for not getting it done.

Numbers may drop, but I still think the top tier teams will be able to attract some nice talent. That said, I wish the transfer portal would just go away in all sports, as it has become sort of a free agency where lower programs are basically left developing top talent, then losing them once they have developed nicely.

I suppose if you go 5 for 5 it would seem great, but I would almost guarantee you that all of them wouldn't show up on campus. Some will disappoint and keep getting pushed off until they decide to go elsewhere, and some might rip it up and choose to go another route. Suffice it to say that if we went 5 for 5 we would most likely end up with another Cole Spicer situation, so maybe the coaches wouldn't even want 5 commits. 3 commits last year seemed great. It doesn't hurt to use the transfer portal a little to fill in with experience and a proven commodity.

I thought Karl might help with recruiting in the Cities, but not so much yet. Hopefully we can nab a few still.

Oh, the jokes he is going to be taunted by there... U can Kiss M-ass!

Since when do you care about 6th round draft picks?

But you have to remember, Covid was probably the reason they got year 2 out of guys like Power, etc.

Sure, I can tip my cap to the mythical recruiting champions, Michigan, Minnesota, BU, BC, but who is going to make the trophy for them. They have out-recruited everyone for a while, but at some point that title has to ring hollow. It would be nice to have a handful of those guys, but be careful what you wish for sometimes because needing to have to keep filling in those gaps after a year or two can get harder, but made easier with the transfer portal. Four year guys need to be the base of your team.

I've been hearing this same scenario over the last 30 years. It wasn't until Minnesota started recruiting some grit and role players that they started to be a real force again, and BU is still working on becoming a consistent threat.

I would be quite surprised if Judd is bottom six. Transition includes defensive responsibility as well as offensive, so I think the coaches are more apt to go with the experience unless the freshmen transition fast on both ends of the ice.

If Kunz brings the effort, he certainly has the skill to be a difference maker at some point. I think you will see some freshmen on the the top lines, but I also think that there may be a lot of experimenting and we might be surprised on who is and isn't in the lineup on a night to night basis. I think we will see a lot of players early in the year as things play out, and the lineup might be constructed based on our opponent. I am interested to see if Strinden can be a presence being a bit older, but that is what is so exciting, is that until they make the leap to college, you never know how they will transition.

I keep Senden, Hain and Jamernik together only because they were a huge force when they were all together, not so much when one or two of the parts were missing.

It looks like only 3 of the players from Schlossman's list are off the board right now. Perhaps many of the prospects are going to avail themselves of their visits, which I think would be prudent.

What section and row?

Would guess there would have to be stringent rules, otherwise recruits might have their visit in the Bahamas!

Just out of curiosity, does an official visit have to take place on campus? Would it be permissible to have a recruit see a spectacle like the game in Vegas? I know the coaches would probably have too much to deal with anyway, but just wondering what rules apply to visits.

How many par 4 greens can most of the players go for in one? It seems like 5 or 6. It would be another thing if they were risk/reward, but with the rough so sparse there isn’t as much risk.

The rough at KingsWalk is much more penalizing than that at St. Andrews. Haven’t seen anyone need to punch out back to the fairway, as the rough is so sparse that they are able to go for the greens. When you are aiming for the rough in some circumstances, you know that the course isn’t offering much defense. Rory has won a good deal of his majors on soft courses, or ones that aren’t penalizing for bad tee shots. Grip and rip the driver with very little consequence other than maneuvering around pot bunkers doesn’t scream major to me, and even then the luck of the bounce whether you go into one of those bunkers is a crapshoot.

Wow, a government program failing and now will once again change the rules. The evolution of this program is just typical government overreach, thinking they know what's best for people. Not many government programs run efficiently, so it comes as no surprise that they will need to "fix" social security, which means the "rich are going to have to pay their fair share"!

Since he likes to shoot a lot, I think Blake would really be able to set him up quite frequently. Schmaltz isn't a bad set-up guy either.

Ottawa really looks to be making a push for the playoffs next year with the signings of Giroux, DeBrincat and Talbot. Add Sanderson to the mix and Pinto returning from injury, and they might be on the brink of making the playoffs again. Still need their young guys to take a step forward, but should be inching closer.

Why do we have to pay players NIL money, other players don't get it? Yet, you would be the first to rail on the UND Athletic department when we are losing recruits because someone else is offering them something we don't. It's the real world we live in today, so I would get used to it or trail behind everyone else.

In other words, stay status quo, which hasn't worked. I would rather have worldwide companies like Digi Key here, but that won't happen because no subsidies means no major business coming here, like it or not.

Organically? What does that mean? Grand Forks doesn't seem to have expanded "organically" recently. Maybe we would have Marvin Windows and/or DigiKey if we weren't waiting for Grand Forks to grow organically.