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I think we came up with an over/under on that.

With all these chippahs coming in, one I'm really looking forward to seeing what he can do this year is James. He's not a sniper, but he's a damn fine hockey player who can make teams pay with his legs and his hustle.

So the Pens wouldn't have had to give anything up for Parise and Suter, other than cash and/or draft picks?

I tend to think that way as well, but remember that these kids are extremely competitive, always wanting to be best of class. NIL is real money, but it is also perceived as evidence of class rank.

Yeah, my daughter practiced law there for about 6 years before moving to D.C. She is pleased that DC is more affordable. But man, Vancouver is beautiful!

That's it.

Back in the day, one of the bars in GF had rocky mountain oyster night. Looks like he's from dairy country though, so maybe oyster hors d'oeuvres wouldn't work for him.

I'm glad information like this is coming out. There seemed to be a sentiment among UND fans that recent recruiting successes were all due to Chyzyk magic. That was an important hire, but it's good to see Jax (and the other bench coaches, I'm sure) get some credit. Making the trip to Macklin is exactly what Hak would have done. That's grinder work, going into the corners, something they expect of the players.

Don't be shocked when she asks how that changes anything.

I wonder who oversees the hookers and blow.

Shorty goals and no-goal shorty breakaways? Under, by barely.

What's the over/under on the number of shorties James gets this year? Make that shorty breakaways, whether he scores or not.

When do most of the players show up at REA for "uncoached" ice and training time?

Maybe Wilbur is just beanless.

I'd guess that a lot of these chippahs are expecting serious money in the near future and have people around them, parents usually, who help manage. For 17 and 18-year-olds getting serious NIL money, trusts are probably going to become commonplace.

I'm as surprised as you are that I was at least partly right.

What do you know; my guy was at least partly right.

A guy who is no friend of mine told me he overheard some visiting Japanese tourists saying UND will be lucky if anyone shows up. He thinks they said that. He doesn't speak Japanese.

He's how old? Jeez, at that stage in life I was an immature child.

And D in college hockey has a bigger learning curve, so ice time is important

Yeah, didn't mean that as questioning your thinking, NoDak. Just impulsive, weak humor on my part.

I was gonna say: yesterday was nice, but today's been dead. Players won't play a full 60 if the staff doesn't. Hot shot recruits and trouble in the locker room?

When Granato began his short tenure with a bang, recruiting wise, Bucky fans’ hopes were sky high. Gotta play the games.

I knew when they hired Jackson that things wouldn't change much. Then going with Smaby instead of opening up for the best talent available . . . . Sigh. I guess we'll just have to enjoy the season as best we can.

If he jumps through all those hoops and goes the college hockey route, he would almost have to go to Mankato.