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I hope you were honest with him and explained Gopher Hate. Tried to explain Gopher Hate.

To be fair, scpa, it's pretty obvious to the rest of us that you've had a head injury of some kind.

I've found Slap Shot to be a good poster on USCHO and here. But of course you need to take into account the diminished capacity gopher fans must have to support the team they do.

What is Bottineau called now? It was the School of Forestry when I grew up.

Winger? D? We gotta know. Wait . . . not another nutcase goalie?

Congrats Wilbur. Wilbur or Wilburette?

I'm guessing Hak had a pretty good idea what Rocco was going to do. Rocco's decision, so no one can be certain, but . . . .

Definitely agree those three played at a higher level.

I think you are flat wrong in accusing him of any amount of disloyalty. Oshie, Toews, Parise, and on and on--all disloyal? I'm grateful Rocco chose UND, and I hope he has great success at the next level. We were lucky to have him.

Gotta agree

Or learn how to use their ability to disappear for 60 minute stretches on Saturday nights.

Beck Ola. Good album.

I agree that they don't have another guy who, by himself, can make things happen. Keeping him here would be a big deal.

Is that you, Mrs. Gilberts?

Rocco should pay heed to the thoughts of another "7-foot white kid with limited athleticism." Good article, though. I'm sure Rocco has plenty of former Sioux who might say the same thing.

I did not get to see Dillon much in person--in what phase of the game did his modest foot speed show the most. I mean, there's that area below the dots where dmen need three-step kind of foot speed or quickness when they have the puck and when they don't. And there's the neutral zone down to the dots on defense where they need more up-ice (down-ice) speed. Does that make any sense?

When details of the extent of Lucia's illness came out later, it was obvious his condition played a significant role in the team's struggles.

That's actually a fair point, wolf. But that was a well prepared team that went to regionals and played the gophs in philly. And it was Hak in net--you just can't tell with all the equipment they wear.

I think Mariucci has been trying. If he's the same guy who got banned on USCHO, he's a saint on this board. But he is, after all, a gopher fan, so you can only expect so much.

You can say all you want about draft picks, but this team did not excite because they did not have exciting offensive talent outside Grimaldi, who is more a playmaker than a sniper. There was excitement at the end of the year because, IMO, Hakstol did a wonderful job getting them to the FF. Next year looks a little different, but you never know.

Good assessment

I don't take it the wrong way, Yzer, you make a very fair point.

You forgot about the part where he wins the Hobey after leading UND to #8. OK, that's not a stretch.

Toews didn't dominate every shift. Rocco has been performing at a high level in the defensive zone and on the PKI as well. He'll score a bunch, but his primary offensive asset will be playmaking.