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Now that Blake is gone, maybe our other forwards will step up and pick up the slack.

I count 7 freshmen and 5 sophomores. Looks like we will take our lumps early and (I hope) make a run late in the season.

If Michigan and/or the Boston schools don't lose anyone early, I will be apoplectic.

I imagine with Blake gone he'll have an even bigger role to play in 2024-2025.

So how many holes do we have to plug before October?

I wonder if they promised him playing time with the big club?

Hindsight is 20/20.

That doesn't mean it's going to work out like he thinks. He is now just a piece of meat to be used however the Hurricanes want. I would have held their feet to the fire and demanded a rookie maximum contract. He had all the leverage and he gave it away. He needs an agent that knows how to negotiate contracts. I hope he is successful, but I am a skeptic at this point. He is not Jonathan Toews.

Why would he take that low-ball offer when he had all the leverage? Someone was giving him bad advice. I would have told the Canes either the rookie maximum or nothing.

He's gonna need that good luck. Or he could surprise me.

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Or UNO is ordered to drop their hockey program because it costs too much?

Those people are unhinged.

Fair enough. Class of 1998 and 2000. Love UND and always will. Long live the Fighting Sioux/Hawks.

Okay, now listen to this: It is totally fair to point out our postseason meltdowns. If the coaching staff is offended, then they need to get into a different line of work. My position is it isn't a lack of talent, it's from the neck up. Berry and his staff need to figure out why this team loses its edge after clinching the Penrose. And if that makes me "entitled", then so be it.

They use back channels. I don't know the identity of this person either. Unless something is official (from the player himself or Schloss), I wouldn't put 100% stock in it anyway. Blake was supposed to have signed with Carolina on Monday and we are still waiting for it to happen.

Kentucky has high expectations of their MBB program, just like UND has high expectations of their hockey program. Calipari's one-year freshmen NBA Lottery Picks weren't yielding the results they had hoped, which is probably one reason he is no longer there.

An anonymous source has told me that Berg isn't signing, he is 100% coming back. On the subject of Whitelaw, he has some ability, but is not well-liked by teammates.

There may be some big portal additions in the coming weeks and months. Even if there aren't, this team may be better if everyone chipped in on the offensive end and not just one or two guys.

Too early to give up on next year's team. Let's wait and see how the team looks when classes start in August.

Maybe they are still negotiating? If they low-ball him, I'd tell them to go pound sand.

Grand Forks has never been a "large market" compared to other places. And yet, we have 8 NCAA title banners hanging in REA, along with 21 conference title banners. I think these private schools can sell their excellent academics to potential recruits. That is especially attractive to kids that know they are unlikely to make hockey a career.