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My logic is based on market value and St Louis' comments about discussing something with " some term to it"

I love Travis, but his contract will likely be less than half of Zach's. I am very curious what the Osh gets- I'm guessing something in the 5 year 20 million range

Agree, Zach will play wing

I need a helping of that crow too. The Wild might've just gotten interesting to me... Other Minnesota sports franchises should take notice of the big-time free agent signing- you have to do it to compete

Neither team played with class. Period. I actually like the Pens more than the Flyers too. Your accusatory tone is amusing. Defensive are we?

Yes, UND plays MN in the Twin Cities on Hockey Day Minnesota

He is a class guy. NHL players spend 3 months a year in hotels- I think it is very cool that he is talking it over with his fiancee- after all, she is the one who has to live wherever too.

If the Wild had talent, they would make the playoffs. Heatley was once great, but his best years are behind him. Setoguchi is mediocre. Clutterbuck is a glorified grinder. Zucker and Granlund are unproven. I'll give you Koivu, but that is it. I live in the Twin Cities, love hockey, loved the Stars back in the day. Despise the Wild- have left tickets that I've been given on the fridge, because I'd rather do almost anything than watch their awful brand of hockey.

The only thing that I can see keeping Zach out of Pittsburgh is the way they played in the playoffs against the Flyers- not very classy, and Zach is a class act. Pitt is an immediate contender and has Mario in the owner's suite (both huge positives). Zach would likely be playing on Sid's wing (also very attractive). Minnesota would be a disaster for him professionally. Who wants to play in that system and with that lack of talent? Remember, Zach already has plenty of money. This isn't about greed, it is about the right fit. Making decisions based on $ is usually a bad call. Chicago could be an interesting place for him to land. Chicago is a contender, and a great city to live in. I love the Hawks, so I'd like to see him land there and skate with Toews and Hossa. I hope that he makes the best decision for him. He has earned the opportunity of a lifetime, so good for him, couldn't happen to a nicer guy!

It is good form no matter what. Sioux family! Er...UND family I mean

I don't like 3 games in 8 days vs Anchorage, with a flight to Alaskato boot. Recipe for at least one loss to a team that many other likely TUCs will sweep, thus hurting our Pairwise

I don't think Derek would crack that line up regularly...he would be the next guy out there though IMO

Imagine the team that almost was last year: Knight with Gregoire and Kristo Grimaldi with Nelson and Miller Rowney with Hextall and Parks Lammy with O'donnell and MacMillan Would've been sick, and I bet if Brett and Jason could do it over, they'd have stayed

Are you really intimating that you'd rather have Pattyn, Seinkbeil, and Gaarder on the ice than JT Miller? Sorry, but as lovely as it sounds, the talent gap there can't be overcome with hard work.

Ask your wife

I Remember Frattin going bar up on a clean look and Genoway hitting the goalie in the under carriage as he fell down out of position. That team should've won it. The team with Stafford, Zajac, Toews, and Oshie should've as well. Woulda shoulda coulda- we're due.

You don't think he has AHL potential? I think he could get an AHL job- although that would probably only be $800 per week too.

Sure can tell its the off-season here in UND hockey land. I think the divide on this issue is analogous to the global political debate. It is about freedom "from" vs freedom "to"...some people are always going to support things that can potentially protect the masses from negative outcomes, others are in favor of people having the choice and having to live with the consequences. I am in the latter category. It manifests itself in my political ideology as well as my opinion on this matter. Let people who are over 18 make their own choices and live with the consequences. Choose cable TV over health insurance- get sick- well, pay the piper. Choose to go half shield and get your jaw broken and subsequently wired shut for two months- suffer. I don't need someone telling me I have to do anything- give me access to the options and the information to make a good decision, and let me live with my choices. If the risks of playing without a cage were so great, don't you think that NHL owners and GM's would push it? They are the ones making money off the players, and they are the ones paying the medical bills if something goes haywire. They don't push it, because the fight isn't worth it...the juice isn't worth the squeeze. I respect the science out there, but I have questions related to the links that Ive seen posted. Concussions occur no matter what you have on your head. Yes, the risk of a broken nose or jaw or the risk of a facial laceration are higher, but those aren't life altering injuries.

Here is where the seatbelt analogy breaks from this argument: Money Seatbelt laws are not about preserving the safety of drivers, they are about preventing potentially huge medical expenses from having to be absorbed by insurance companies- usually auto, but also medical. The likely medical expenses from a hockey injury are dwarfed when compared to the likely expenses of a major auto accident. Also, junior, college, and pro players are all covered.

The study is interesting, I only read the abstract, but I wonder if they somehow adjusted for a very important variable in the concussion- the type of collision that led to it. You can't assume that the impacts were all the same, thus the chance for concussion being equal. I'd also be curious if the amount of ice time was equal among those wearing half-shields vs those wearing cages. I haven't been commenting on the vision aspect, but as someone who's worn both, I prefer the half shield... I also prefer riding a bike- motorized and pedal without a helmet and prefer a few other activities without all the "safety" equipment Sometimes it just feels better, and you accept the risks...

Couldn't agree more. He will score goals this year

He (Rowney) miight be top 6, but he's The number 3 center. That, and I'd rather have 3 scoring lines than two. I mean, you could move Rowney to Wing on the first line and have Rocco center Parks and MacMillan and rock two sick scoring lines, then have a third line with potential ala ODonnell, Rodwell and someone else ...I dunno, too many question marks

No doubt- I got that part too

United could be a loose reference to how we move on from this as well...