fightingsioux4life
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25 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:
Replacing Schmaltz, fair. But he was bottom 6. So, I still don't think he would have been happy with bottom 6, which is likely why he left. I'm not arguing we couldn't have used him, by the way. I just don't think he would have accepted his role.
I agree with you. No point in hanging onto someone who doesn't want to be here.
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1 hour ago, nodakvindy said:
That's one indicator, I gave another. One that is an actual comparison between the two teams. I'd love to hang banner #9, but the NCAA is a small sample size. The Phillies have beaten the Braves in the playoffs the past two years, but you'd be hard pressed to find many people who would say the Phillies are killing the Braves. As much as people want to think you can time when a team gets hot, there is a degree of luck involved, be it play itself, status of injuries, any number of factors. Not having Sanderson available in 2022 or Pyke this year wasn't a bad coaching decision, just a reality of the game. You can talk about "next man up" all you want, but subtracting key players is going to hurt, just the way things are.
The "reality of the game" hasn't stopped Denver from going to 4 Frozen Fours since 2016 and winning two titles with the chance to win a third next week. Meanwhile, our favorite team has one NCAA tournament win during that entire time (vs. an Alphabet Soup school from the AHA). Those are clear trends over 7 seasons (not counting the 2020 Pandemic shortened season). That is "just the way things are" and it cannot be explained away by the usual alibis posted here constantly.
The problem with this team isn't lack of physical talent (you don't win 26 games without talent). The problem is from the neck up, the lack of mental focus after clinching the Penrose at home. That is the biggest task facing this coaching staff for next year. And whether it's fair or not, lack of national success will negatively affect recruiting if it continues.
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1 minute ago, scpa0305 said:
Hey we’re all disappointed. Don’t worry, we’re going to win one again. Some day when you least expect it
Like the 1997 team that was picked to finish 5th in the WCHA.
Or the 2000 team that didn't get on a roll until late in the season.
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1 hour ago, franchise said:
Looks like a solid addition for 2024-2025. If our portal additions are as good as they were in 2023-2024, we'll be in good shape.
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47 minutes ago, nodakvindy said:
Yet they only went 1-3 against UND this year, with the lone win in the fluky 3x3.
And which team is in the Frozen Four?
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1 minute ago, jk said:
But, hey, looks like we landed a defender.
Who?
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On 4/4/2024 at 8:39 AM, iluvdebbies said:
Can imagine the reaction here if UND just missed getting in and Brad Berry called for changes to the pairwise.
The PWR is about as objective as you are going to get in terms of selecting the 16 team field. Don't fix what is not broken.
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1 minute ago, The Sicatoka said:
Man, those images make my mouth water! I love chocolate.
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1 hour ago, tnt said:
With how much all these players want NIL money and leverage, he sure would be giving up a lot. If he stayed and became a free agent he could have his pick of teams, including the hometown Minnesota Wild who don't have a lot of cap room and would love a hometown kid with a rookie contract.
I hope Blake understands that it's entirely his decision and not a decision for the Hurricanes to make. Carolina can't do a thing about it if he tells them he is going back to school for his Junior year. What are they going to do, cut him? They can't, he hasn't signed with them yet. He has leverage over Carolina and he should use it by coming back for a third year of NCAA hockey and becoming a free agent next year.
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2 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
Compared to other items on my resume that job would be cupcakes and Kool-aid. And the cupcakes would have sprinkles.
Would the cupcakes be chocolate?
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2 minutes ago, Walsh Hall said:
Maybe you can start a campaign to have have him removed prior to his hiring just to get a jump start on the complaining. Poor Sicakota has no chance to live up to your standards.
They aren't just my standards, they are the standards of the program as a whole. Berry has told his team basically the same things. But you are one of several people who weren't all that upset about Bubba getting an thoroughly undeserved contract extension, so I am not surprised at this comment at all.
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Just now, stoneySIOUX said:
Them having Rizzo from 4 years ago does nothing to your premise that they are killing us in recruiting. They just aren't. They beat us to Pohlkamp likely because of Carle. Bubs is Canadian. He was never going to coach Pohlkamp.
Okay, fair enough. But seeing Denver go to their fourth Frozen Four since 2016 (with two titles during that time) while we haven't been back since is raising the frustration level for me and some others. Those results will sooner or later have an impact on recruiting.
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1 minute ago, stoneySIOUX said:
Aren't we talking portal and recruiting? Are you referring to Rizzo?
Yeah, that's the guy. The guy that's been out with an injury for Denver for a few weeks now.
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Just now, stoneySIOUX said:
They are absolutely not killing us in recruiting. They also got one guy this week.
Don't they have a couple of guys who were committed to UND?
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2 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
And I say "disasterous" is a mischaracterization of "post-Penrose". We had a team slump at the worst time + goalie illness + a Pyke injury. Disaster? No. Misfortunate? Quite.
I've defined what I'd call disasterous: A disasterous March would've been losing to WMU (1, 2) then UNO (8, 9), then swept by Miami (15, 16), thus missing the Frozen Faceoff and likely falling out of the NCAAs.
Whatever adjective you want to use, the month of March was not good. You can spin it however you want, but the coaching staff needs to figure out why this happens after we clinch the Penrose. The main issue is from the neck up, not a lack of physical talent.
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Just now, The Sicatoka said:
I would not trade Strathmann, Boisvert, and Swanson for Pohlkamp plus 2 current DU recruits.
Now make me the General Manager and Senior VP and Managing Partner of UND Mens Hockey.
You sure you want that kind of pressure in your life?
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20 minutes ago, RhettRingers said:
You have to remember there was a lot of teams that contacted him when he hit the portal. We have the best facilities in the world, but we are competing against B1G $$$ and Hastings who has made it clear those are the type of guys he wants on his roster.
Last time I checked, Denver is not in the B1G. They are a small, private school. Yet they are killing us in recruiting and the portal.
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34 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
You're definition of "disaster" is interesting.
A disasterous March would've been losing to WMU (1, 2) then UNO (8, 9), then swept by Miami (15, 16), thus missing the Frozen Faceoff and likely falling out of the NCAAs.
Everything that happened after clinching the Penrose. Is that precise enough for you?
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2 hours ago, burd said:
Exactly, Wilbur. We can be fans of the game and program without letting results make or ruin our day. Small stuff/big stuff.
That doesn't mean you won't be available if they're in a pinch for a tendie, though, right?
Nobody is saying it should ruin somebody's day or life. But I don't think pointing out that March was a disaster for this team is out of line. Because it is true. And pointing it out has nothing to do with anybody's kids or whether or not our families are more important than the results of a collegiate sporting event. We get emotionally invested in this team because we are fans. And I don't think there is anything wrong with that.
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10 minutes ago, .357 said:
Playing in front of the best & most numerous fans in hockey-crazed GF and the best college rink in America wasn't enough to sway his decision. Nor did UND's "culture" or tradition win him over. I think it highlights that he trusts Carle more than the UND staff to get him to the next level. I don't blame him, it sounds like he made a practical decision based on comparisons between the two schools over the last 6-7 years: one coach excels in the regular season; the other, the playoffs. If I were his advisor & not a complete UND homer like I am now, I would have also tried to steer him towards DU. Future head-to-head battles w/ DU over star players may play out the same way as Pohlkamp if Berry doesn't fix his mindset & start bringing home some titles. The precedent has been set.
Shhhh, don't bring inconvenient truths into this (sarcasm).
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Just now, stoneySIOUX said:
There's a significant difference between acknowledging problems and saying things like "nothing good happens here anymore"
Okay, how about "nothing good in the past month"?
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Just now, planetearth said:
I think it’d be for the best if you went back to the “guy clutching head” avatar.
Nope. That was retired in 2016. That's never coming back.
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1 minute ago, stoneySIOUX said:
Nah, I'm good. Don't feel like I need to get into a pissing match about how depressed I am about the program.
I don't want a pissing match. I just think acknowledging there are problems is not a sin.
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Just now, stoneySIOUX said:
Logic says there's something between the two that would be a little more rational. Just saying.
Name one good thing that has happened for this program over the past month. And the Penrose Cup was in February, so you can't count that. Just saying.
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2024 Early Departures and Transfer Portal
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I agree with you except for the NHL part. I imagine a lot of coaches have lost their jobs because a few millionaire players complained loudly enough.