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To be clear, I never said they were DOT. I said their talent level as a line was between Frattin, Malone and Trupp and DOT. I think they are slightly better than the former and not as good as the latter.

Exactly why he is moving to the dub. I also never said he was going to be a top 10 pick. I said he was positioning, which is exactly what he is doing. Agree about an average year in the BCHL not translating to a top 10- again, exactly why he is moving on. Without major junior experience, and with a mediocre BCHL season, it would be unlikely that he would make the Canadian WJC team- which, as a college player, would pretty much kill his high first round chances... Toews does not go #3 overall without his WJC performance.

Its about hockey and scouts- he is positioning to be a top 10 on central scouting going into next season (his draft year follows). This is all about maximizing exposure for the draft.

Interesting potential match-ups this weekend. Miami's top line talent-wise is somewhere between Frattin-Malone-Trupp and DOT...they are for real. Can Cags, Rocco, and ATambo keep up? I think the best will bring out the best in Rocco and Dranke. This is going to be trial by fire for our frosh dmen...we absolutely have to solve for the penalty problem of last weekend. Zane stands on his head and Rocco nets a hat-trick for the split.

My two cents- Couldn't be happier with the play of Rocco and Cags. We saw flashes of that chemistry and ability last year. I am pleased with ATambo's play as well. For a freshman, he was doing the little things right- he was going to the gritty areas- he had a nice presence and hands goal, and his drive to the net kept the goalie honest on Cags' backhand beauty. He is not strong enough yet, but the comparisons to Brock Nelson seem legit. How about Cags' spinoramma- i saw a guy do that exact move to the backhand and score last year- his name is Patrick Kane...just saying Luke Johnson- WOW! We stole one there. Of the freshmen, he looks the most ready (even though he clearly doesn't shave yet ) I think we landed a 40-50 point jr/sr there. Parks' strength on his skates is unequaled on the team. We just need someone to get open in the slot when he is grinding and puck protecting on the end boards- I think a St Clair might complement that well- I like this team's potential too- I'm with people on the line shuffle though... 1. Cags with Rocco and ATambo 2. Johnson with Parks and St. Clair- I think his grit fits here with Parks, and he played well with Rocco last year 3. Mark Mac with Murphy and O'Donnell- the 2013-2014 version of BOD is much improved 4. Pattyn with Rodwell and Chyzyk- Mitch Mac and Gaarder did not earn the right to start Friday IMO D pairings 1. Simpson and Stecher 2. Schmaltz and LaDue 3. Mattson/Panzo and Ausmus/Thompson (depending on the opponents physicality) 1. Zane 2. Clark

Why is Gaarder on the pp unit? Wtf

What causes excessive buffering? Is it my viewer by any chance? I am about as tech savvy as a mule- i used to connect via internet 5 years ago and it was a better connection than now...

I don't know how to delay it. My feed is choppy. it sucks ass. I have a Macbook Pro and pay $270 per month for cable and internet. This sucks. I have it plugged in directly and it just died. F You NCHC. F YOU!!!!!! my weekends are completely changed now. Thanks a f'ing lot.

can i view a little behind but prevent the no view do to buffering? This f'ing SUCKS!!!!!!

Mine failed in Minneapolis. Constant buffering, but i amo also awaiting a new modem from xfinity. Been waiting 3 months from that trainwreck of a company

USHL is better skill than D3-

Epic fail in Twin Cities...constant buffering...guess I will need a new hobby for the winter...

Vandevelde sent to the AHL today

http://www.uscho.com/2001/10/19/minnesota-facing-possible-recruiting-violation/ Article discussing the event in question- of course it makes tDon look like a Saint...

Lou Nanne "sick" over the Gophers not playing UND...Lou knows that watching a series between us is watching college hockey at its absolute finest... Say what you want homers each way, but rarely in the college game do you see the combination of skill, physicality, and passion that this series has brought. It is tragic not to play every year. Neither team "needs" the other for prestige or revenue, but college hockey needs the series- how many blue chippers that have chosen college hockey were sold on either UND or UMN based on a head to head? Prince Albert Raiders vs Saskatoon Blades or UND vs UMN at Mariucci or The Ralph...UND and UMN are not only recruiting against each other and the Boston schools and Michigan, etc but maybe more importantly against the CHL. Rivalry gotten "too heated" ala Big Joe and Wheeler, Tony Lucia, Kangas' cell phone, tDon's daughter, Hak flipping the bird, Frattin hit, nickname issue in scheduling, supporting smaller MN schools- all excuses- the series should've been locked down. If my source is right, which I believe to be the case, the sooner Guentzel takes the reigns at Minnesota, the better the program will be and the better college hockey will be. The Broten goal, the Wheeler goal, the Trupper goal, the Porter goal...Parise, Toews, Greene, Oshie, Martin, Ballard, Okposo, Wheeler...c'mon tDon...let the boys play some big time hockey!!!!!!

Have it on good account that UND officially offered to play Minnesota "anyway, anytime" over the next few years including 4 consecutive in Mariucci or a neutral site of Minnesota's choosing over the next 2 or 3 years with revenue sharing components of the deal favoring Minnesota. tDon vetoed.

Isn't Tambellini a center man?

I thought they played well together last year. Cags was definitely at his best with Rocco.

Playing center at the next level is hard...even Toews didn't play center much as a frosh. Tambellini and Johnson can get spelled by Mark Mac playing pivot early in the year. I think we're crazy if we split up Rocco and Cags or Mark Mac and Parks To me, Tambellini and Murphy round out those top two lines- Third line has Johnson, OD, and St. Clair written all over it, if OD can get his game back Energy will have Pattyn and Rodwell and then a dog fight for that final winger- Gaarder certainly has heart, and Mitch Mac can skate...Chyzyk has some scoring upside...then there's the new guys... After Simpson and Schmaltz, I don't have a clue at who will play on D two nights per weekend. I think it will be a rotation early.

My guess: Mark Mac, Parks, and Tambellini Rocco, Caggiula, and Murphy Johnson, St Clair, and O'Donnell Pattyn, Rodwell, and Mitch Mac/Gaarder/Chyzyk/Sanderson Not sure on D

Blais is a great coach Hak is a very good coach, the minute he wins a national championship he becomes a great coach rascists are degenerate F#*ks regardless of any other factors bar fights happen on occasion in college bar fights spurred on by racial issues are hate crimes teammates will back each other up Ponder is mediocre at best college kids drink college kids drink underage hockey players are generally fairly decent guys

As a little boy, running from by the park to the rink in thirty below with my dad. Archie, the Farce, wars with Wisconsin, wars with Minnesota, dead rodents, the Hrkac Circus, in heaven there is no beer, the concourse thick with cigarette smoke- what a place it was for me in the 80's

Its a business, and you can quit your contract anytime. Its called at-will employment. Your employer can end it and you can end it. Contracts are not indentured servitude. You can walk anytime and forego your comp. Would you rather have a $10 mil player who wasn't into it? I think it is more honest of Ilya to walk.

Man, back in those early years in Chicago, I LOVED JR. The man was a 50 goal player who hit everything that moved. He played TJ Oshie's college game in the NHL...which shows the incredible talent, athleticism, and strength he had

Let's do the following: Change the English Coulee to "The Jonathan Toews Coulee" and University Park to "Zach Parise Park"...maybe add a Travis Zajac pond and a TJ Oshie river walk while we're at it...then we will ensure the cup should one of those players win it.