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Exactly what I would expect from you. People questioned Tyler Young addition, and lesser degree Josephson. You build teams with guys that are team oriented and will go to battle every game whether they get a ton of playing time or not.

To be fair, the Wisconsin goalie somehow snagged the blast that was targeted, and even more impressive held onto it, which allowed a faceoff to get the injured guy off. It could have gone on 5 on 2 for a while, because he didn’t appear to be getting back in the play.

If that is the plan, is it possible the Lindberg brothers are looking to go somewhere together like the Slukynsky brothers? Not trying to start a rumor, because maybe Lindberg is fine with another year in Fargo.

Plus you got the coveted defenseman from Colgate.

To me getting portal players or CHL players will depend on what a team’s current roster looks like. If you are really young, you might dip into the portal for guys that have already proven themselves at the college level. If you have experience you might want to go after high end CHL talent. Either way, you might only have the guys for a year or two.

I’ll reiterate what someone else said, Denver has won their titles based mostly on one position — goaltender. Denver had 26 shots in a double overtime game and 7 shots midway through the third in the Championship. Capitalizing on the chances they did have and goaltending were the key, so it wasn’t magical coaching by Carle in that situation, but he does seem to make the right moves most of the time. Who knows what happens if Miller doesn’t get injured and Carle was forced to put in Hicks.

To be fair, nobody on CC put up eye popping numbers, but like UND, balance can be a good thing.

Yeah, just wondering though if he would be a fit for net front, or if he would be a one-timer guy on the power play.

What is Belchetz’s game? With the loss of Klee and Littler, would he be a good option for some net front presence, especially on the power play? Lost a bit of size between those two. If we can’t get the Ruck twins, I wouldn’t mind Belchetz and Command along with 2 experienced portal guys, as long as they are coming for the right reasons and add to the team culture we had this year. With so much turnover, it is hard to know if new guys will fit in with the chemistry already built.

Replace Miami or St. Thomas with Western Michigan. Ferschweiler will find guys to fill spots and will somehow get them playing the right way.

Those models could be changing, as guys that used to stick around, don’t always do that now even if they are playing. Hagen Burrows from Denver even entered the portal. UND would have liked to see Klee, Littler and Strathmann give us that senior experience down the road, but they have different plans.

Air Force, Bentley, Lindenwood and Anchorage. They only have one or two series a year against elites too.

…and some thought Emery wouldn’t make progression like he did.

I think he mentioned giving it another whirl in Calgary next year since it is in his backyard.

People looked at Tyler Young and Ollie Josephson as depth guys, which they were to some degree, but both added a lot to the team. It is more important that the players coming make sense to the coaches rather than the fans. You don’t win without the Connor Ford’s and Nic Jones’ type guys.

Heil stopped 61 of 63 shots in the two games last weekend. Ashton Schultz had 2 goals 2 assists in two games.

Didn’t Klee say the great thing about them making the Frozen Four is that they could hang around together for another couple weeks? He probably knew it was the last he would be hanging around them. Will there be developing players like Frattin and Malone that will hang around long enough to grow into the stud roles?

…and Troy Stecher.

Get swept by any on top of the NCHC schedule, and tournament chances could take a huge hit.

Would team chemistry have been bad again though. When one guy doesn’t have the same mindset, it can be a problem. Still think it was addition by subtraction.

Would be nice if an endowment was set up specifically for NIL, with the understanding that we aren’t just going to pay players to come here if that is their sole reason for coming. At some level they need to want to be here for the development model so they aren’t going to just be selfish teammates looking out only for themselves.

Another good thing about making the Frozen Four is hopefully UND has more get togethers that have contributions that will be specifically for NIL. Hopefully those promotions are well attended in Vegas.

I don’t question Penn State can get players that can produce offensively, but the expectation on the defensive end to transition to the NHL is another thing. You have to be a big producer at the NHL level for them to look past defensive shortcomings.

When I see elite players like this following Penn State, I wonder if they are looking for a payday, because other than a place to play against college competition, I don’t view Penn State as a program that gets players ready for the NHL.

Wouldn’t surprise me to see Mathis Preston go with his buddy to Denver, but maybe he is still weighing offers.