yzerman19

Stecher is outstanding. He can play on any Sioux team. The issue is he is undrafted and undersized...not promising for the NHL. If you asked me to rate our dmen this year it is very different than my NHL prospect analysis. UND best dmen this year: 1. Stecher 2. Ausmus 3. Schmaltz 4. LaDue 5. Poolman 6. Mattson 7. Thompson 8. Panz

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I will reverse the order and add my 2 cents: 1. Jordan Schmaltz 2. Zane 3. Parks 4. Nick Schmaltz 5. Gage 6. Mark Mac 7. LaDue 8. Pool man 9. Thompson 10. Jewels Honorable mention: mattson, OD, Johnson

I know...but as a Sioux fan with a BSB and MBA from Carlson, I enjoy poking the bear... So, I am the hypocrite- grew up in GF, did CSOM for multiple degrees, but bleed SIoux green...

Ever been to a game at the John or the X? Every time a Gopher gets touched they scream for a penalty. Its like the fans think it isn't a physical sport and every Gopher opponent should just play like its 4th grade gym class floor hockey... On a side note- every former Gopher player I have ever met has been the complete opposite of their fan base. I'm long-time pals with a couple of them who are stand-up guys

Maybe GFHockey should send him a w2! GFHockey- you up?

uggghhhhhh....

No, he wasn't academically strong enough to actually attend the U of MN-TC...those are my favorite Gopher fans...the ones who live and die Gophers, but either A. Couldn't get in or B. Didn't finish... 2 years at Anoka Hennepin or Normandale, but Gopher fan all the way!

I don't know who Chris Dilks is either...

On the roster, McKee looks like he's a giant defenseman, not a forward. Only point being, usually it is tougher to replace a dman than a bottom 6 forward

Some guys just play a lot better from the blue line- they can see things developing and opening up. It isn't that easy to switch positions- especially at this level. Plays look different and so do lanes from up high vs down low, puck possession is also very different.

The night to sit LJ has passed...he will be in the lineup. I agree that the Poolman experiment upfront is over. He brings nothing but a banger body to that first line...I might actually put Chyzyk up on that first line...he is playing pretty good hockey... Chyzyk with Mac and Parks LJ with Jewels and Schmaltz Olson with Pattyn and St Clair OD with Gaarder and Poggo I really like those dpairs you put out

Bubba's interview says it all- "chip it out, hope for numbers going the other way" Hope? Hope? Nice strategy...genius...

Replay didn't look like it was tipped

Only reason LaDue would leave is if he really hates school...he would be in the east coast league

Maybe the company they work for in Fargo has invented the time machine?

LJ needs to sit

yep- we develop NHL superstar forwards and cup of coffee dmen...

moment of silence would be a great show of class and sportsmanship condolences...things like this remind a person that hockey is just a game

Especially considering the draft status of some of those d-men...Lee and Finley were both #1s...Chorney was a high #2 and a captain of team USA at the WJC..Smaby was a #2...I have called that into question myself... excellent two-way forwards...you bet...some forward grinders who develop over 4 years and make it...yup...d-men...well...Greene... Especially odd given Hak and Berry are both dmen.

By the way, I am not trying to pick any fights...both elite programs with great success stories at the next level...It feels good to get a blue chipper that MInny is hot after...last one like that did okay for us (ZPar)

2013-2014 Gopher scoring leaders in NHL (Kessel, Okposo, Wheeler, Vanek) combined +/- minus 3 Sioux scoring leaders in NHL (Toews, Oshie, Parise, Zajac) +/- plus 58 Team first!

This is the right way to think about development... Toews, Kessel, Parise, Vanek...these guys were going to be stars int he NHL no matter what team they played for

Okposo (Tavares was hurt for a big stretch)and Wheeler have to be up there...maybe Vanek too?