burd

I liked him a lot.

Dang. He was my blue collar man

Gornall gets the hatty tonight.

This team just isn't fulfilling Ogie's needs. Is there a trade deadline?

I guess burd needs to work on his delivery.

I'd be satisfied with a 500 season and maybe a tournament berth if we could just shed that image of being mean, dirty players. We are not savages.

One of the things I like to look at this time of year is their ability to handle adversity. It's early, and there are some encouraging signs, but it looks like this fanbase has some room to improve.

If he's got some Trupp in him, I like him.

Adams looks like a really nice player.

A lot of players there the gophers didn't want.

He was a goal tender in Dostoevsky's The Idiot?

Lumberdome with DU in January. 20 below. Only a couple hundred would be able to watch it, but if you're one of them . . .

What a stud.

My man Gornall will come in like a prairie thunderstorm and pour forth points upon the land.

We need to keep the elite players coming in, but I'm OK with having a couple of years of guys staying more than two years. I know these guys are all good enough to want to play hockey for a living at some level, but I'd kind of like to see how it would go with more players staying with the team/university culture a little longer. That said, I also know we wouldn't have won #8 without some high draft picks on the team.

From what I've read about Granato, he has integrity. It's hard to know what he is representing to these recruits.

If you mean it will be hard to keep all three there, you are probably right.

I have a feeling this group of coaches at UW will be recruiting successfully for a long time.

Even if that parent paid out of state tuition, he or she needs to take a look at what it costs to send kids to other colleges and Universities.

Gornall for Hobey

You have the right username, at least.

He's coming if rumspringa works out for him.

I"m not sure what you mean by the "vibe," but it sounds a little silly to me. But I'm a long way from the atmosphere there.

Yeah, I didn't mean to suggest I thought you were wrong. I agree that the competition is good for the team, and maybe he doesn't have enough competitive edge. Either way, I hope he gets his shot somewhere.

By all accounts, he has done just that up to this point. If he stays here, history says he won't see many pucks this year. Some would say staying is an indication that he is content warming the bench and argue he should have gone where he is being game-time tested on a regular basis. While I would also like to see him stay, I wouldn't blame him for taking an opportunity to play. He has proven his patience and loyalty in my mind.