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We lost to Canisius, sure, but we also beat Duluth, SCSU and WMU after Christmas. So, since we're not very talented, that many agree with on here, Bubbs must be a pretty good coach to beat these teams, I'd think.

Ok... I'll just let it go. It's a difference of opinion. I'm just asking for you all to ask... is it really that bad? I don't think it is. I think this team has a serious influx of talent that it needs coming in the next two or three seasons.

It is absolutely not. It is a terrible weekend. If it's a matter of perspective on what you'd consider "off the rails", I guess. Off the rails, to me, would mean that one weekend wouldn't decide whether or not we make the tourney.

All things that completely suck. No doubt. However, it just feels consistently blown out of proportion like the program is completely off the rails. One bad weekend away from this conversation absolutely not happening. That's why I am asking for people to have a little perspective.

This. The NCHC win percentage is high and it would be stupid to schedule a tough Non-con. UND knows this and is consulting with people to make sure they get it right.

All-in-all... This team is one bad weekend from being a No. 3 seed in the NCAAs. In Fargo. In a "down" year. Let's have a little perspective, shall we?

First part, so, we'd being in a older transfer or recruit on the fence, who is likely not lighting up the world. We have to teach him new systems and play and get him acclimated to his new team and teammates. For what? The idea that he could be better? And if he's not? More criticism. Yes, I have watched Miracle recently hahaha. It's not obvious, whatsoever, IMO. You'd take those guys off this roster and they aren't being replaced with high impact players (ala. Boeser, Schmaltz, etc.). They are being replaced by guys of the same ilk. Without names and only speaking in hindsight about who those recruits could have been, this conversation is just one about us not liking how many goals we score.

Ditto.

I definitely think the local point is a big, big part of it. I think Hoff was, whom I thought, the guy who'd be the jewel of that class. I think it was just a miss. I've been saying it for a long time and I honestly think it's very much that simple. The Sophs and Freshmen are leading this team, in general.

I think part of the idea of not string together back-to-back wins against good teams is because they are good teams. They make adjustments. Would it be nice to sweep SCSU, WMU and Duluth? Of course. But, you're saying that in a vacuum like if we had played the exact same game from the night before, we'd automatically win. That Duluth came on Saturday was a one-shot game. Canisius is, unfortunately, going to likely be what a lot of people remember about this team. It's fair, too. They didn't show up. All the good will from the rest of the season in terms of hard work fell flat on it's face that weekend in Buffalo.

I wholly agree with this, but I would like to know who you think we would have replaced guys like Johnson, Yon and Rieger with? Or anyone, for that matter. Our recruits are the guys we wanted in the program and they fit into specific roles. Those names were not recruited here to be finishers and top end guys. I don't understand the connection to "cutting dead weight" and us being 2-3 players away.

I'd say they're certainly pretty consistent, however. At least generally. Regardless, I think we should be very excited about the next few years of recruits.

LOL well, they are usually rankings, so I can see whom else is on those rankings.

I disagree on Bowen, but the other two, I wouldn't bat an eye if they were gone.

We're talking just a couple years, though. We've missed, no doubt, but it doesn't feel like it's forever. Our current pipeline has those types of names, IMO.

I'm on the 75% talent train. As I was referring to on the other page, guys like Adams need players around him and when he gets that, he could absolutely fly. Shane Gersich is a good example, of this. This team needs and influx of talent and we are getting it, on the forward side, this summer.

Adams needs to play a Top 6, but our centers are better suited for bottom 6 roles. Both Rhett and Jones can play Top 6, but Jones is more suited for the top line and Adams isn't top line forward material, yet. More centers, pleeeeease.

UGH, Adams. He showed, again, this weekend that he has skill. It's really simple... he needs players to set him up, however.

These classes don't happen every year. It's just not the norm to have two first rounders in a draft class. I don't see the hole being deep at all. I get what you're saying with dead weight, I just want to see if guys like Bowen, Smith and Hoff can make a jump. I don't really care to shed a lot of the roster, honestly. Who would you like to see get cut? What else would it take to right the ship, in your opinion? We've seen a development in the Sophs this year and our freshman from the start of the year. Another step makes sense. Impact freshmen seems like the remedy, IMO.

I think Smith should get one, but those two are so far and away.

I get ya, man. I may see it a bit differently than you, but we still want the same thing -- for our team to win! I truly believe we're close and I really hope and think this freshman class coming in turns us in a really excellent direction.

I think we'll be Top 3 or 5 for the next three years in regards to the incoming classes, from everything I've heard and read about our recruits.

I guess I don't wholly agree with the premise that Colton isn't a natural leader, but I certainly agree that this team hasn't gone to that next level with him at the helm. Maybe next year? Senden is so impressive. I think he gets an A next season. Saturday was annoying because we immediately started to go to the box and kept going to the box. This took us away from 5 on 5 grinding possession play that we outwork most teams with (and do so to Duluth on Friday). We could never build momentum because of stupid penalties. Ugh.

I'm just saying that we get that you think that.

You already said this lol. Well, close. You said 8. We get that you think we suck.