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That's great.

Wasnt Hoff - Olson and Bowen together at the end of last year? Against BU? Olson was putting up a decent amount of points at the end of the year with Hoff. Can't remember who was on the other side.

Neither do I.....but who does he play over? Maybe Jones or Smith. From what I've seen Jones is a more talented hockey player and Smith brings that bottom 6 grinding (and is big). The only way Simo play is because he's a C.

This was tough. Mismash - Rhett - Pogo Gersich - Kawaguchi - JJ Bowen - Hoff - Olson Adams - Jones - Smith Yon, Simo, and Gornall all played decent in stretches last year. our bottom 6 is very tough to predict. There could be a ton of shifting around. I don't see a guy like Adams sitting at all though. Even Jones is a workhorse although he has struggled with the college game in his past so who knows. Deep forward group. Wolanin - Peski Poolman - Shaw Johnson - Bast Cam

So far....Cam J. (TB), Peski (OTT), Wolanin (OTT), Hoff (NYI), THome (CBJ), Gersich (WASH), Mismash (Nash), Smith (TB) all are at NHL development camps.

Click on the Recruiting link and BU goes to #1.

I believe he didnt have enough credit to graduate from high school. Sounds like he's going to the CHL. If I was the coaching staff, I would be looking at that situation hard....given he has the right team first attitude.

I'm not overly sure. UND has always went a few high enders mixed with solid over agers (Denver employs this strategy as well, more so with the over agers). What I believe is changing is that more players are starting to be produced outside of the typical hockey markets (CA, ILL, St. Louis, etc). These types of kids (and their parents) are simply not as familiar with UND. Don't get my wrong, I love the Caggulia's and Stechers out there. And many posters have responded that they would rather have those types of guys....me too. However those two were diamonds in the rough. If their draft year's were re done they would be 1-2 rd draft picks. However, there is some luck involved in pulling in those types of undrafted kids. Believe me, if Berry had some magic potion where he knew which undrafted kids were going to bloom into NHL regulars, he would definitely not be in Grand Forks, ND.

Yeah you're right. My original post was never meant to bash the incoming group. I like them. They are just a bit older and more unheralded. Some question marks. I still think this year's team will be very solid. This is how most other college teams have had to recruit because high end kids (excluding over agers) were always going to MN, UND, BC, Mich, and BU. Times are changing. What I kind of worry about us after this coming year. If we lose some guys (gersich, Rhett, wolanin mismash, etc) we're going to be thin. Next year's incoming class is not supposed to be too good. Guys like mattson, senden, and keane have struggled mightily in juniors. More so Jackson and senden. Maybe they'll be decent role players but we're going to need top 6 players. I'm sure Berry and co have something up their sleeves.

Yeah, but both ladue and poolman were drafted. And both those boys shined in the toughest junior A league in NA.

In all seriousness I like our incoming class this year. I've just noticed our total number of drafted players has been decreasing. Recruiting has been getting tougher and tougher as other schools build their programs. BU (7), UMD (4), PSU (4), WIS (4). Were usually up there. Of the 60 NCAA players we only had one. Just a an off year. Shocked that someone didn't take peski or kawaguchi with a 7th rd flyer

Ya let's only pluck undrafted kids that will go straight to the show

When is the last time we only had 1 draft pick? Down year? Recruiting needs to pick up (that sounded bad, stay more consistent).

I believe he said he was "most likely" going to MN. Just an odd interview.

I was waiting for someone to post that. He'll be there.

UND for sure probably MJ

That's a huge blow to them. They've lost quite a bit.

Oshie is a UFA....I believe vegas can't go after those guys (unless the sign them obviously).

I thought it was all but a lock he'd end up at UND?

Agreed, we can't miss this kid. It would be more embarrassing than losing Potulny and Irmen.

yeah, he actually had an off night in the circle....which is extremely rare. But to the OP's point, there is so much Crosby does that doesn't really hit the typical stat sheet. But, he hammers the stat sheet too. Which is why he's top 5 ever.

As noted above, Crosby led his team in points per game (one off of Malkin's lead) and had the toughest D responsibilities.

That's a laugher. How many times this playoffs has Crosby absolutely spoon fed Guentzel. Dont get me wrong, I absolutely loved what Guentzel did, definitely helps the college hockey idea. But to say this guy was taking over games is ludicrous. Most of what he did was a direct reflection of playing on Crosby's line. But again, loved how the kid performed. It was honestly either Malkin or Crosby. I'm sure many folks thought Malkin should have won it. Had he won I guess I would have understood. The big difference was defensive responsibilities. Crosby's line plays against the other team's top unit almost every game (other than away games where the home team can better match lines). I don't have a problem with Crosby winning at all. Kind of obvious to me.

He's night and day better than he used to be when he was younger and he's perfect off ice. This guy takes so much shi!t on the ice, I'm fine with him pushing back here and there. When he was younger he was constantly whining to the refs, he's so much better now. All players whine to the refs.

I believe that game last night solidified that Crosby is the best player in the world at the moment. Blown away how good he played last night. I still remember hearing when he came to GF for his visit. Boy would that have been cool if he would have played here. He receives a ton of criticism on this forum however I think folks should just sit back and appreciate the player we are watching. He's generational for sure.