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From what part of EP and what time of day?? Seriously...people...20 minutes is a close approximation. From the west side of EP in rush hour traffic, it is probably 45 minutes. From the east part during normal conditions 25 sounds about right.

He's already wealthy...so the incremental $70 million isn't really all its cracked up to be- If I've got $100 million in the bank, I'm more concerned about doing what I want to do than making another $70 million. Especially if I wasn't super competitive and cup driven- which has always been a knock on Kovi- top 0.01% offensive skill set...not really all that interested in hockey. Add being ex-pat vs at home and things start to make sense.

I throw up in my mouth every time they spell North Dakota. Same when Duluth does it. Result of too many suburban twin cities kids going to UND and UMD. Stealing Sweet Caroline from SCSU who stole it from the Boston Red Sox is just gross. At least we haven't stole Ole, Ole Ole from the land cows. I actually support REA and Sioux hockey standing out from the rest of the University- after all the venue and the team are really in a different stratosphere than every other team...

Anyone else notice that his "Bieber" jersey is up in Toewser's stall...

I think he's getting at the fact that pro hockey that isn't the NHL is not all its cracked up to be. Making $60-$100k while rarely sleeping in your own bed, taking a toll on your body, and always being a minute from being out of a job is not exactly the stuff dreams are made of...especially as you look at 30. Getting a degree that can afford you a professional job- science, business, engineering- much better, unless your Toewser of Parise

Agree that the USHL has really become a great league, and I think it is a great way to develop while still retaining college eligibility. CHL is still the best place to develop, but you are, as stated, really betting it all on hockey. Unless you are a 2+ point per game player in Midget AAA and a point per game player in Tier 1 International play, you'd be crazy to throw away your college eligibility IMO.

He's a top prospect and would be an awesome get. He went in the first round of the W Bantam draft...that's serious potential Ryan Gropp is an exceptional hockey player," said Sosa, the former Thunderbirds radio color commentator. "Everybody in the business knew that [Gropp's] family was very educated and really believed in university education. On top of that, the father played university hockey. Given those facts, it was probably reasonable to expect that Ryan would choose the NCAA route." The Thunderbirds ended up liking Gropp so much that they decided that drafting him with their first-round pick was worth the risk -- a risk that's taken with every single choice in the Bantam Draft. One can view a similar situation with current Chicago Blackhawks superstar and former University of North Dakota center Jonathan Toews, who was drafted by the Tri-City Americans first overall in 2003.

Then you have to factor in role playing now and potential as a future role player. Many scorers in junior are pegged for role player jobs in the show, and you can even go in the first round if you are projected to be an excellent checker. I've heard from a number of guys who were 40 goal guys in junior and 20 goal guys in college how quickly you realize who the Ovechkins and Stamkoses are when you get to camp. Look at a Dave Bolland for example, he had 57 goals and 130 points in the O, but he's never had 20 in the show.

I can't keep the rules straight- I'm simply an advocate of allowing two-line passes. They've been in and out and college is different than pro

4 X 4, no red-line, 10 minutes would be awesome

Mark would be a force if he were 6'2 210...unfortunately he's 5'11 165. O'Donnell has to produce early and often or he could find himself as odd-man out of the top 9

But Drake and Rocco were out together often at the end of last year...

I'm curious if you split Rocco and Cags for a reason? I felt like Cags was a different player when he was out with Grimaldi last year

So...upfront I like: Mark Mac with Parks and Tambellini Rocco with Cags and Murphy Johnson with St. Clair and Chyzyk/O'Donnell Pattyn with Rodwell and Mitch Mac/Gaarder/Jim I think those top two lines will produce...chemistry with the center and one winger already exists, then add two frosh BCHLers On D Simpson and Schmaltz Mattson and Thompson LaDue and Ausmus/Panzo I'm a little worried about how we'll play in our own end...not a real big/strong dcorps...

The range and the like is not where the current big divide is...they've been Blue Dog since before the term was popular. For generations republicans and democrats disagreed only on a few issues. The chasm that exists now is truly about urban collectivism vs rural individualism

The division isn't ND vs MN it truly is rural vs urban. The conflict between urban values and mindset and rural values and mindset is manifest everywhere- from this article, to the presidential election and politics in general.

More like a Gibson's porterhouse!

It is more than a pile of metal, but I get what you mean. It is about what the cup symbolizes for those who've earned the right to have their name enscribed.

Here's the best part: The captain of the 2013 NHL champs and the captain of the 2013 NCAA champs have something very much in common: THEY ARE THE SAME BIRTH YEAR!!!!! Jonny Toews April 1988, Andrew MIller September 1988

So, not to be a jerk, but pot and kettle occurs in your post as well: you're not your...sorry, couldn't help myself

I agree that Wayne wouldn't score 90 goals in the current NHL, but I firmly believe in his prime he would be 50-60 goal 80-90 assist guy in today's NHL. That blows everyone away...remember, only Steve Yzerman, Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky, Bernie Nichols and Phil Esposito ever scored 150 points in an NHL season. Jagr and Lafontaine each came really close...Wayne did it 9 times.

I've never heard anyone say Wayne is overrated. Wow- that's just crazy. Not only was he the most prolific scorer in terms of both finishing and playmaking, but also his teams won championships.

Yup, Wayne wasn't drafted...he was actually playing pro at 16 in the WHA. Think about that... Also think about the fact that his worst season, the last one in his storied career, he still scored 62 points. A highly regarded center like say, Jordan Staal, has never scored more than 50 points in a season.

There is some real competition at that #3 spot...Toewser has 1000 point and multiple cup potential, Pat LaFontaine was highly skilled, Scott Neidermeyer among the best dmen...

Anybody been watching the choices pop up on NHL.com? Criteria is that the player had to be drafted, in the first round, at a certain number. Example, Ken Dryden was a dominant goalie and was selected 14th overall, but in 1964, that was the third round...NHL.com has been doing it in reverse order and has made it to #21 and Kevin Lowe. Here are my picks for #1-#20...clearly there is interpretation here, so we can have a fun little discussion. 1 Mario Lemieux 2 Marcel Dionne 3 Denis Savard 4 Steve Yzerman 5 Scott Stevens 6 Paul Coffey 7 Bernie Federko 8 Ray Bourque 9 Brian Leetch 10 Teemu Selanne 11 Jerome Iginila 12 Marian Hossa 13 JS Giguere 14 Brian Propp 15 Mike Bossy 16 Dave Andrychuk 17 Zach Parise 18 Ken Daneyko 19 Keith Tkachuk 20 Martin Brodeur I debated hard between Scott Stevens and Jaromir Jagr at #5...tough to call that one in my opinion. I also debated Mike Bossy vs Joe Sakic at #15, but the Islanders dominance with a healthy Bossy and his 50 goals every year put him in.