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They used to be on the Fighting Sioux Sports Network with Pat Sweeney on the call.

I think this addition gives them the flexibility to do that with him or Shaw or maybe even both if Ladue doesn't leave early.

I think it is more designed to give them more depth and options whether guys leave early or not.

I see what you're saying I thought you meant that there aren't a lot of NHL players that are former college players but you were meaning more with how many college players there are not too many make it to the NHL and stay there.

What? The number of college hockey players in the NHL has consistently been rising the last few years and may be at an all time high this season.

Can Chartrand even play another year of juniors? He will be 21 in January I would be very surprised if he isn't on campus next fall even if it is more as a depth guy rather than a regular in the lineup.

USCHO only drops the Sioux down 1 spot to #3 in this weeks poll thought it would have been more.

If they actually decide to go the college route I would think we would have a pretty good chance however I there is a pretty good chance the go to the WHL.

Yes I was factoring in Chartrand, Evers, and Shaw all being here next year and then adding maybe one of the EGF kids or some other USHL guy too if they want an 8th defenseman on the roster if we do lose both Schmaltz and LaDue.

I would think Chartrand would come in next year as I believe he will turn 21 in January. A couple other names to keep an eye on and see how they play in the USHL that could be brought in next year if needed are Colton Poolman, Tye Ausmus, and Eddie Eades.

Schlossman said he in the Herald chat that he would probably expect Chartrand, Evers, and Shaw to come in next year with the losses of Mattson, Schmaltz, and possibly LaDue so if we lost all 3 that would leave us with Ausmus, Thompson, Stecher, Poolman, Chartrand, Evers, and Shaw but I still wouldn't be surprised if they added a older USHL type guy as a depth defenseman to give them 8.

Yeah I wasn't real concerned with how Teddy performed today as I felt it was more a result of the play around him. Lots of drops from receivers, little separation from receivers, very poor protection, and lack of a consistent running game will make any QB look poor. I was impressed with the Lions D and there d line is very good which it should be with the high picks on it but I was surprised by how well they were able to cover Vikings receivers as that is usually their big weakness. I agree with Teddy being the future at QB and they will have to start building around him with many areas that need to be upgraded in the offseason OL, WR, RB(if Peterson isn't back next year), LB, a safety to start opposite of Smith, and maybe another corner as well.

Believe they missed 3 field goals and only lost by a field goal so that was a big part of it I thought I saw they were like 4-12 on field goals coming into today's game.

It has been posted in the college hockey thread I believe.

I thought BSU looked much better than the squad they had last year. I still probably wouldn't bet on them going down and beating the Gophers on the big ice sheet but I wouldn't be surprised if they are able to really test them at least one of the nights and I think they could finish in the top half of the WCHA this year.

Vikings offense has been beyond bad today. Teddy has 3 picks today though only one is really on him, receivers with some bad drops and having trouble getting open, but worst of all the OL looks like turnstiles and could very well be the worst in the entire NFL.

Watching on TV Olson was pretty good. He did a good job playing physical and causing turnovers and had 1 pretty decent chance to score but I believe he whiffed on the shot. One of his first shifts he caught a BSU player with his head down along the boards and absolutely ran him over with a hit that kind of reminded me of the one Malone put on that Denver kid a few years ago.

Wild win 3-0 over Colorado. Parise scored the empty netter with 3 seconds left and Roy tried to throw his fighters out there for the last faceoff and the ref wouldn't allow it and sent them off the ice to the displeasure of Roy.

Wild up on the Avs in Colorado 2-0 in the 3rd. Erik Johnson got a major and tossed for an elbow to the head of Erik Haula kinda looks like Roys biggest adjustment from Thursday to tonight was for the Avs to take as many runs at Wild players as they can.

I thought they both looked pretty solid Olson delivered some big hits and created a some turnovers that lead to chances. Poolman was pretty smooth jumped up in the play at times but mostly made good simple plays. I expect to see guys like Poolman, Olson, and the rest of the freshmen get better adjusted to the speed of the game over these next few weeks and when that happens a couple could be real difference makers.

Some thoughts on tonights game: -Glad we don't have to deal with WCHA officials throughout the year thought they were bad tonight both ways. -Zane was solid as usually is the case. -Much better compete level tonight but still inconsistent at times and too many easy giveaways. -Liked how everyone who stepped into the lineup tonight played pretty solid. Really liked the physicality that Olson brought tonight and think we need that added skill set to our forward group every game. -Continue to be impressed with the improvements Ausmus has made to his game over the summer. -Lot of things to work on going forward but always good to get a win on the road.

Pattyn-MacMillan-Parks Caggiula-Johnson-Schmaltz O'Donnell-Gaarder-St.Clair Chyzk-Simonson-Olson Mattson-Poolman LaDue-Schmaltz Ausmus-Stecher McIntyre Johnson

I would also add that I believe Hak puts a lot of responsibility on the captains in making sure the team is ready to go. I really didn't think we would have one of these no compete games especially in the season opener with a guy like Pattyn as a captain. IMO a lot of making sure the team is ready to play is on the upperclassmen and leadership as well as the staff.