yzerman19

I like how you put Lundbohm in there but not Hrkac, Parise, Duncan, Oshie, Toews...said with a smile

If we finish last can we get Jack Hughes? Oh wait, wrong league...

Absolutely correct. After the first maybe second rounds, they are guys that some scout saw a possible role player in and they are willing to take a bet in case they are a late bloomer. a 4-6 rounder is not "special" they have something of interest worth watching just in case.

Love it!

He's not skating a day in the NHL

Thank you. As a parent andSioux fan.

Play him...strip the A off his chest and put it on Senden or JBD

Don't end a sentence with a preposition..."the history and culture to which they are being exposed" would be the queen' English

Hot goalies

That's worse than us losing this way. I have an 8 year old. If someone told him to F off at a game, they would be in jail..or I would be

Sad to say, but if I'm Ottawa, I'm taking my first and second round draft picks, giving them a rookie max and sending them to the CHL

I haven't been in the fire Berry crowd....until tonight. Another loss, another failure to score, another absolutely garbage pp night. Sorry Bubs...

Did he comment on a fan board? Wow...

Not sure who is worth keeping upfront...Adams showed some flashes tonight....certainly Senden and Hain...Gucci...rest...pack your sh!t...go to the W

The boys have to make 'em and give 'em

Zero offense- sad

I hear you...Think about this: one of our supposed higher end forwards Colin Adams has the same number of points his Sophomore season as offensive dynamo Joe Finley had his sophomore season...I know Adams has a few games yet to play, but you get my point.

I used to get worked up over the losses, but I tuned in every single game...even before NCHC.TV...and before I had good wifi in my house...I had an old Dell desktop pc plugged into my basement TV. That was until 2011ish...

We had ridiculous skill players upfront for many years: Parise, Stafford, Zajac, Toews, Oshie, Nelson, Schmaltz, Boeser...you're talking about some of the best 200-300 offensive players in the world. Throw in Frattin, Malone, Vandevelde, Jost, Grimaldi, Knight, Rowney, Bochenski, Jewels, Murray, Porter...guys that fall just outside that high bar, but still play(ed) in the NHL. Then throw in high-end college players that just couldn't/can't get over that hump: Kristo, Duncan, Trupp, Gregoire... We haven't gotten those kinda guys lately...meaning since Jost committed. I'm curious if we're losing that ultra high-end to Major Junior more these days...I might have to do some research...see if it's pervasive for forwards across NCAA

Well, St Cloud and Duluth both have multiple players on their roster with World Junior medals...We haven't had a guy make a US or Canadian team since Jost. We just don't have the horses. Yes, we have the best stable, yes, we have a pedigreed tradition, just not the horses this year. All due respect to JBD...he is a thoroughbred (to keep the analogy going) trouble is he's just one, and on the backend there's only so much offense he can create.

I AM disappointed with the recruiting that has led to this state. Honestly though, who would've thought that Hoff, JJ, and Adams would all turn out to be underachievers.

Kawaguchi is the only UND player outscoring Chris Wilkie in conference play...

Because of the gaps in the lineup, Honestly, at this point, I'd put Kawaguchi with Senden and Hain...figure out who plays pivot. Thats our top line. Most years that would be our 2nd/third line. Gardner, Weatherby and Smith are my heavy line that sees real minutes. i guess Hoff, Adams and Bowen are scoring line 2. 4th line...Brayden, Upton, and Dunlop...might as well be...

nobody can be disappointed with this team splitting with Duluth. Not this year. I continue to believe that coaching is all that stood between our current position and a last place finish in the NCHC. The forward skill level is just not there, and is even worse without Mishmash and Jones...but who are we kidding, on a typical UND team, Even those guys wouldn't be expected to consistently put the puck in the net. They'd carry heavy minutes on the third line, maybe the second.

Hockey is getting better all over the country. ND is no exception. USA Hockey's approach is working. It might not win you hockey games, but it is definitely upping the skill level.