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i dont think the gophers should be ranked 2nd... but minnesota won their only game they had over the weekend. why would they not stay put??

im not sure if the sioux were in on jack glover and ryan collins- two ntdp defensemen- but they both committed to minnesota.

im sure proving you wrong is at the top of his to-do list.

budish does need to develop more to make it to the nhl. that being said, nashville scouts at mariucci last year were overheard saying they like his development and his strength on the puck. he wasnt drafted to be a scorer.. thats just not what he is. his role is working in the corners and finding open linemates.. hence the assists

are you sure he said that? i hope that is the case, but its the first ive heard of that...

any idea on the u18's lines?

i think most gopher fans liked lapanta. i think it was mostly the older, die-hard fans that go online that didnt like him and missed the old crews (mazzocco/"burgundy").. there arent that many college hockey fans that go onto online message boards- so it doesnt take many for it to SEEM like most a team's fanbase thinks one thing or another. most young minnesotans like lapanta.. for his hair alone if nothing else. if minnesotans didnt like them some lapanta- he wouldnt have gotten the promotion to wild broadcasts

johnson and thompson are in the usa top prospects game a week from tomorrow. any idea if the game is on NHL network? id heard it was- but i dont see it on the directv guide.. or on the nhl network website.

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im sure most gopher fans would gladly point out the irony in that statement

i dont know if its fair to say issues in july without seeing either goalie play. definate goalie questions though

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so the concensus is that dell is coming back?

i dont like the argument that kids should be able to play ncaa after playing major junior. major junior is professional. you dont go from being a professional to being an amateur. college hockey programs need to reconsider their approach to recruiting instead of reconsidering the rules of playing amateur hockey after beginning a pro career. the CHL is just plain beating some college hockey schools at the game of selling their route to the NHL. develop more NHL players and the kids will come to the ncaas. did UND work for toews and parise?? sure. but for every toews and parise that went to the ncaas- there are 3 crosbys taylor halls claude girouxs.. etc etc etc that went major junior.

how so?

bc from hockey east and notre dame/michigan state from ccha are weak non conference opponents? bc and notre dame might enter the year as their conference preseason favorites

its a bit of a misconception that the WHL is full of 16 year olds. there are 4 winterhawks on their team this year that are younger than jones..while half the winterhawk forwards are 1991/1992s.. putting them at around 20 or 21 years old. some of which are high NHL picks (bartschi/rattie..)

the winterhawks often draw 10K fans. the ralphs atmosphere is much better than the rose garden.. but if anything i honestly think visiting the city of portland would help win him over

i prefer college hockey over canadian juniors just as much as the next guy but to say portland is brainwashing kids to sign there is being a bit misinformed. portland is the premier team in the WHL. they have had very high talent the last few years (last year they had 2 of the top 5 nhl picks from the 2010 draft).. if he wants to go canadian juniors- portland is the perfect place for him. they also have mild winters (40s-50s).. which probably doesnt hurt recruiting jones from the sounds of it.

if anyone would care it would be defensemen. i wonder if it could weigh into the schmaltz brothers decision..

who is saying seth jones will go first over mackinnon?

one of them is a #1 seed and the other won the CCHA. the gophers are the lowest seed in the frozen four and from that perspective any gopher win over any of the three is an upset. unless i am missing something?

I agree the u of m made no attempt to schedule UND. the u of m's first priority was series with the other MN schools. after that there were 2 non conference series available. one was taken with notre dame- the second may be and/or already was taken with the rumored BC/BU agreement. either way- the u of m did not try and make it work with UND. its very very unfortunate

their advantage is that they are the better team, matched up with a worse team! now you want it at the favorites building. and then you want a 3 game series? come on. win 1 game against a worse team and move on in the tournament. if you cant do that- you dont deserve it.

bazin should win it