Goon
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13 hours ago, SiouxFanSince1990 said:
Gator is actually delicious. Live a little.
It tastes like chicken. I ate it once at Faneuil Hall Boston and it was delicious.
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11 hours ago, tnt said:
Any thoughts on Cooper Simpson?
He was at Breakaway hockey with my brother-in-law and he said that he's the real deal.
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2 hours ago, Sodbuster said:
On TV?
It should be on Flo Sports.
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Forwards - Matthew Tkachuk (FLA), Nathan MacKinnon (COL), Artemi Panarin (NY), David Pasternak (BOS), Connor McDavid (EDM), Brock Boeser (VAN), Mikko Rantanen (COL), Leon Draisaitl (EDM), Jason Robertson (DAL)
D-Men - Charlie MacAvoy (BOS), Cale Makar (COL), Devon Toews (COL), Adam Fox (NY), Miro Heiskanen (DAL), Erik Gustafsson (NY)
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14 hours ago, SiouxFanSince1990 said:
So Ludvig was pushed out then?
He informed the coaching staff that he was going to sign a professional contract.
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17 minutes ago, Benny Baker said:
At the time, Denver Post reported the reason for Gwoz's firing was both lack of postseason success (5 first round losses in 6 season despite 12 consecutive 20+ win seasons) and inability to reach an agreement on an extension.
His firing was suspicious at best, if you take the line that Mike Chambers went with.
QuoteIf Gwozdecky’s program was not meeting the DU athletic department’s expectations, she should make that case. If the administration doesn’t think the coach is worth whatever salary he was seeking in a new contract, it can defend that choice also. (It should be noted that Gwozdecky’s base salary of $221,000 annually places him well below the median for NCAA hockey coaches, according to data reviewed for us by Dan Fulks, director of the accounting program at Transylvania University, and an NCAA consultant.)
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22 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:
Sickies was a huge loss. You can look no further than to St Paul for the reason why.
I love Bernie's, but I miss Sickies Garage, I eat at the one in Fargo, when I get a chance.
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In Greater Grand Forks, 20 restaurant closures over past three years, but statistics don't indicate trouble.
QuoteA number of local restaurants haven’t been so fortunate. Since the spring of 2021, as many as 20 – and possibly more – restaurants have closed in Greater Grand Forks, including the March shuttering of the trendy Vinyl Taco on South Columbia Road.
Vinyl Taco’s closure came suddenly. It was open to customers in the first days of March, but by March 7, a sign on the door offered a blunt one-word statement: “Closed.”
Judging by other recent closures, Vinyl Taco’s demise shouldn’t necessarily be surprising. Others include Mama Maria’s (March 2021), East Grand Forks Burger King (2021), Sickies (August 2021), Scotty’s Deli (January 2022), HuHot (January 2022), Wild Bill’s Sports Saloon (May 2022), Denny’s (March 2022), Joe’s Diner (September 2022), Famous Dave’s (February 2023), Big Foot Barbecue (May 2023), Pita Pit (May 2023), Grand Forks CherryBerry (July 2023), Rhombus Guys Brewing Company taproom (July 2023), Burger King on Gateway (2023), Red Shed Smokehouse (September 2023), Boardwalk Bar and Grill (January 2024), Mo’s Cafe (2024) and La Cantina (spring 2024).
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4 minutes ago, brianvf said:
Yeah I could see him being satisfied with the regular season. Certainly not any of the postseason.
Sorry for the confusion: he was not satisfied.
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37 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:
This is my concern as well. This is the point I have been trying to make over and over.
Really, then you haven't been listening to Brad Berry. He's "NOT" satisfied with the results of the last season. He was on the next Tuesday with Tim Hennesey after the season was over, and said as much.
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15 minutes ago, RhettRingers said:
And what did they do? Gwoz wanted an extension but they instead fired him and hired Monty, who at the time was 43...can't keep relying on tradition to win recruiting battles. The player commits to the coach. Maybe for once in the history of our athletics we look outside of the program for a head coach.
Funny you should mention Monty, he's been the Bruins head coach for two season and has won 112-32-20 (.743) the last two season and some in Bruins nation want him fired if his team is bounced in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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Back in 2010, @redwing wrote this blog post on Goons World and it kind of seems like we've been here before. Some of the same themes have reappeared.
QuoteIt’s hard to take. It’s unimaginable that this team… MY team… OUR team… could falter like they are right now. There are no stats or records that can be put forth to change the reality that this part of our game isn’t working, that part of our game isn’t doing well, and so on.
Brad Schlossman’s blog covers the fact that I’m portraying here. We pine for Blais. We think he’s the savior and Hakstol is the mule. One commenter on his blog states that “before our very eyes, UND is turning into St. Cloud State.” Well, let me tell ya folks, unless the NCAA is going to take away 7 National Championships and all of our NCAA tourney victories, that’s patently untrue. Also, they talk about Hakstol as a recruiter being a problem. Funny how he recruited such guys as Matt Greene, Matt Smaby, had a hand in snatching Johnny Toews, Zach Parise, and all those players we covet so much. Blais didn’t recruit everyone on his teams. Hakstol got the job based upon his ability to recruit, not just coaching ability. If you want to know how important that ability is, ask Scott Sandelin. It’s arguably why he’s still in Duluth after a few down seasons. We talk about how Hakstol should at least show some emotion on the bench yet, when other coaches do so, we berate that coach for being such a fool (see Gwozdecky, George). (Link)
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From the Athletic, Sacha Boisvert. EJ Emery wasn't included in their top-40.
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7 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:
The forum on May 7th is a must-attend for those who can make it.
What kind of questions do you ask? I doubt he'd say that Berry would be in any trouble if Bubba was given an extension. I am more concerned about the state of the football program. Think about this, our O-Cordinaro, a UND grad left for a conference foe. We lost his replacement to NDSU. This program is a dumpster fire. We can’t win anywhere but at home. That concerns me more.
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This guy looks legit.
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23 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
All or just North American.
Doesn't hurt that he's 6'2".
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18 hours ago, SiouxScore said:
As of now I'd go
Swanson-Berg-Perron
James-Boisvert-McLaughlin
Kunz-Wilkie-Strinden
Schmaltz-Jamernik-Croal
Livanavage-Zmolek
Wiebe-Emery
Strathmann-MacDonald
Jubenvil
Hedquist
Sounds like Sacha Boisvert "could" be a first-round draft choice.
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11 hours ago, Blackheart said:
Mimosas?
Blackberry Mimosas.
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27 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:
Didn't a few of them respond to @MafiaMan sliding some of them DMs on the IG and/or hitting them up on Snap during period intermissions??
I believe that happened.
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27 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:
That's the one tangible thing I think UND could be better at, a stronger goalie pipeline.
I think that one area UND could improve in.
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3 hours ago, sagard said:
This is my second 20-year drought between Gophers titles, so it's pretty comical to hear you all complain about 2016. Any least you all didn't lose to QU.
Sounds reasonable.
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34 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said:
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Players and their parents shouldn’t read any fan board. Same goes for any sport football, basketball, etc. That’s player orientation 101.
What a waste of their time unless we really are the experts we all claim to be and maybe they should listen. Easy way to deal with criticism is to not read it!
Cam Johnson said he saw everything that was written about him. There's that.
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6 hours ago, siouxweet said:
I will stop you there if/when Berry leaves it will not be filled by someone outside of the program.
And in two years, some of the fans here would be calling for that coach to be fired, too. You can bank on it.
We went through this every year Hak was coach, too. Before Hak left I went on Jared Thomas’s show and he asked how long before the program fires him, and moves on from Hakstol? I said, Hak will move on at time of his choosing. Which he did.
I said, “the university isn't going to fire him.“
Just for the record, players and their families read the message board.
Regardless on how the season ended, I'll follow them no matter what happens. I’d be more upset with the current state of the football and basketball programs than hockey.
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Where to eat in Grand Forks.
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Same, I wouldn't eat that crap. Yuck.