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Cleveland entered the transfer portal and thought to himself—CC doesn’t play dirty enough for me. Where can I go and be a goon and fit right in?

You are not wrong and your point is well taken, but Darren Patterson is really not comparable. He had a history of fighting and bullying, there were photos of Patterson wearing a shirt that said "Talk !@#$, Get Hit", and he was arguably the instigator because when they were both kicked out of the Ho-Do, he walked towards the victims and hit them both. I'm very familiar with that case because I was involved in the civil lawsuit.

Puerto Rico is a US territory so it is not considered "international" any more than traveling to Hawaii

I agree and that was my point. Chris Vandevelde was a very good college player and a prolific scorer for UND despite the fact that he only had 16 goals and 20 assists (36 points) his second year in the USHL in 56 games. That is much less than a point per game. Grant Slukynsky is another example of a late bloomer that blossomed at WMU. Pilgrim was a prolific scorer in high school, and there is no reason to believe he can't be at UND. At the very least, give him and the coaching staff the benefit of the doubt on this one. UND did not recruit Jason Shaugabay, and how did that one turn out?

I didn't mean to pick on you because I like your posts and you provide a lot of good information regarding recruits. Generally, I don't like negative posts directed at recruits or even current players in a public forum. I would hate to see any recruit decommit based upon what they or their family reads on a message board and I fear that could happen.

I really dislike posts like this for a couple of reasons. First, these kids and their families read these message boards. Second, and more importantly, you have no idea because his scoring may be based upon team philosophy, the players around him, whether he plays top 6 and specialty teams, etc. Chris Vandevelde played 2 years in the USHL. His first season he scored 5 points in 7 games. His second year, he scored 36 points in 56 games. After a slow freshman year adapting to college, Chris put up 32 points his sophomore year, 35 points his junior year, and 41 points his senior year. He was also an assistant captain and one of the best young men I have ever met to play at UND. How do you know Pilgrim will not be Chris Vandevelde? How about trusting the coaching staff rather than cherry picking stats?

Because he is calm, doesn’t give up rebounds and can play the puck

Comparing a terd sandwich with a bag of terds. Not much difference

Disagree. He has been very solid

Still want to bench Laurila? That was a great play

I like Homer but he reminds me of Clark Saunders. Makes a lot of nice saves but lots of rebounds

"Anything less than a sweep is unacceptable!" @Goon

I went there! It is Cox Park

He is wicked, wicked bad. 😀

There is no amount of alcohol or drugs that would make me appreciate Geno. He is a complete homer/cheerleader and very strange. I honestly don't know how he has a job. He is one of the worst color commentators I have ever witnessed in any sport.

You beat me to it. Teams have to have the ability to win 2-1 games, and often, the team with the hot goalie wins as shown by Matt Davis and Hampton Slukynsky.

Why is Verhoeff not on the PP?

Weak goal

I know. Ironic. He has played awful tonight but gets the goal

Strinden is an absolute liability tonight

Too many passengers. A lot of guys are playing well but a few are awful

What do you mean finally? He is one of the best coaches in the NFL. Much like Mike Vrabel, he won't be unemployed long.

You mean to pour into the lake or even a toilet. Even when it is 100 degrees, and the PBR is ice cold, PBR is never good.

2 lower bowl tickets for sale for either or both Friday and Saturday, January 2 and 3, against Mercyhurst. Section 105, Row K, behind where UND shoots twice. $30 for the pair for either night. Text me at (701) 371-0195.

I'm a Lions fan so I feel your pain