stoneySIOUX

You can be seriously concerned about it. Enjoy!

In a season that required us to win one more game, yes, I am honestly saying that. He wasn't some throw away. He was a Top 10 overall draft pick. I'll ask again... Do you not think Tyson Jost gets that team into the playoffs? 16 goals, 19 assists as a freshmen.

So, you're honestly saying that Tyson Jost, a player who showed he can consistently score goals on a team that struggled to score goals last year and is now playing in the NHL, leaving a year earlier than likely expected had no bearing on the team last season? Honestly?

I'm thinking he was referring to our level of play that night? I mean, I'd say it was up to a national title level.

Yes. EDIT: In my opinion.

Knew they sounded familiar!

I never said that, and nice pivot lol. Where are those places? haha.

So, because you don't like Pooly's style, we're sinking into some sort of abyss. See what I'm saying?

Based on UND missing the playoffs by one game and a rough 1/2 of this season? I just don't understand where this is coming from. Look at the pipeline. Look at the current roster (other than some of juniors). We aren't a talentless group that's failing to recruit.

Not trying to be rude, but these are just straight up ad hominem attacks on Bubbs. We get it, you don't like that the team isn't winning. But, you saying his management of the program is poor is not founded in any truth. He isn't the "rah, rah" guy or the steely-eyed glare guy, so you don't like him. Or, we're not winning, so you don't like him. Just speak it like it is instead of making stuff up.

Keep the conversation relevant to the thread, please

All fair points, man. I'm just suggesting it's a slippery slope.

*sigh* SO many wide shots lol.

C'mon! That was funny! It's been a really crappy season and this weekend really frickin' sucked. Let's just take some levity.

More of a symptom of our defensemen than the system.

Completely fair. I'm still uneasy about it. But, at this point, it might not be a terrible idea. Idk.

Good start. Uh, I smoke originally, buddy. Well, if nothing else, that was pretty dang funny and SiouxSports could use a little funny, these days!

It shouldn't be, but I'm guessing from a perspective that a kid maybe is really good and thinks "Man, if I slump, I'm gone", wouldn't be too appealing. Of course, it could work the other way and it could motivate them. Just thinking out loud.

For sure. We've had a lot of pipes this year, too. I feel like we had at least 5 this weekend. This would make our Corsi numbers even more annoying.

10? Heck, one year a go I didn't.

Pulling an offer from a commit is fine. I'm all for that if they are showing regression. Still not sure I agree with it for current players. I'm all for a wake up call, for sure.

Part luck, part all of that haha. I'd be interested in a "missed net" stat.

I've wrestled with this one before, too. It's such a hard line to balance. Say we yank a couple under performing schollies and a player or two leaves, what does that say to our recruits? Sure, it could mean that we don't accept under performance, but it's also a commentary that if you don't produce, you're gone. This could cause pause to good recruits. It sucks that a guy like Donavan is leaving because he knows he doesn't have a spot, next year. But, yanking schollies doesn't feel like the best for our program long term.

That, or guys who have put the puck in the net before aren't putting the put in the net. We have SOGs, but not a good scoring percentage. Probably a mix of both factors.

Sweet. Thanks for doing that. Maybe I'll get bored at work today and run a bunch of scenarios lol.