In addition to speed and skill could we get some better hockey IQ as well. UND had way too many bonehead mistakes that ended up in the back of the net. You watch these games today, very little to virtually none.
Sadly based on the rules at the time it was the correct call. With that being said UND had the opportunity last year in the 5OT to benefit from the new rule but couldn't
but let's say this company is a top 5 Fortune 500 company and the those two employees brought in come from middle of the pack Fortune 500 companies. Expecting the same results isn't fair to those 2 new employees right out of the gate.
The recruiting philosophy has changed from go after the blue chip 1-3 rounders to 4 year role players with an occasional blue chipper mixed in. As one of the top programs in the nation we should have the mantra of we don't rebuild we reload.
This team absolutely over performed. To see where they ended up to where they were in middle of January is an absolute achievement. They were a few horses away from being able to really make a run. It ended up being a great season in which a banner gets hung.