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I guess I’m more curious about next season too…however my hunch is the last spot will be a depth add…senior like the last one.

Can’t lose this one. Would be nice to add a Nodak native.

Blake just signed a really nice deal (team friendly if you ask me).

It started way before last year

Ya…pissed I was going to watch them this weekend

Agreed. Although very high end…he seems to be more of a late bloomer (if that’s what you want to call it ) as compared to a guy like Mortone. Played on all the same all star teams, but was more buried in the lineup. I’m guessing he shot up in height the last 1-2 years. 6’2” 179 is really slight. Might get to 6’3” and def needs to put on weight. As it relates to us..curious how good his English is? That could factor into things. I can’t remember him talking during the draft. In this day and age they usually all speak English good.

Same thing tbh

I’m hoping they go in a different direction for their last spot. We could use one more offensive player.

Those guys were solid adds though…nothing against Young at all…but he knows what’s going on here.

I have no info…but I would agree.

Bingo

Yeah, depth add. Which is what I figured would come in. Dad played in the show for a while.

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I would really like him…more of a Sioux guy. He works super hard.

I’m sure we tossed out a line…but he follows psu, msu and Mich accounts on insta…guessing we were 4 out of 4. Were always in the running as many of these scouts/advisors know of our rink, past players, etc. This is all new for them but they def know Parise, toews etc from back in the day.

Would completely agree…other than puckpreps throwing our image in their posts about him…I don’t think we were ever really in on him. Huge get for msu….game changer. Schloss tweeted they have 9 players taken in the top 2 rounds of the draft. That’s nuts.

There were some “other events” that happened too

Probably true…but the smaller schools will have age on their side. In a one and done tourney, that matters. The Canadian u20 squad has consistently lost games to the usports all star teams the last few years getting ready for the world juniors. It’s not lopsided like it used to be. They go “semi” back and forth

I could have sworn I read Desnoyers to BC or he’d remain in the Q for next year

…and we’re talking about 11s…boy I’m starting to feel old

I think this might have been the worst selection in recent memory. All the good MN kids were cut. Vandertop was near the top in points and he got cut. Weird deal. They will get absolutely slaughtered by Canada this year.

It was this year or never. He was drafted too high.

I’m thinking they’d bring in Simpson before Schultz but you never know. I wouldn’t be opposed to that too. Both are more offensive in nature/proto top 6/pp guys. They obv wouldn’t see those roles at UND next season. Which is why juniors is the ideal location. I actually think Swanson will have a great year. He needs to be top 6 from day 1, until he shows he’s not there yet.

I honestly think Mortone is a total long shot. I’m assuming the back up plans know they’ll be back up plans. That’s fine. Our current roster is solid.

Agreed. He’s going after a couple of guys and I’m sure there’s a backup plan and those guys are waiting.