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Mismash is going to be a 1st/2nd rounder, he won't be on the 4th. Also, Collin Adams will be good next year, so he'll play. Nick jones should also cut the lineup especially without pogo.

Agreed he struggled his first two years in the USHL....then scored a bunch in his last year.

Makes sense.

No he actually didnt. He said UND was one of his favorites IF he went the college route. Seth handled his recruiting very well. He didnt commit and back out at the last second like Miller.

His point (I believe) was that Jost should have came back for another year (where I dont disagree). My point was that Jost was better as a frosh (thus making him closer to NHL ready than Schmaltz).

Jost was a few clicks better than Schmaltz.....comparing their freshman year's.

Come on...let's get positive. We actually have a nice core next year. They'll be good. Other teams are losing players too.

It did for him. And I doubt you were on gersich's level.

Both top 6? Who's moving down? I mean I already thought it was crazy enough having Adams on the 4th. He's better than both those boys right now.

Please don't compare Bowen to Gersich Gersich has had all the accolades since he was 12 years old.

No way. JJ was a point/gm guy in the USHL. He was also hurt for a large part of the season. Of the top 6 I listed, who does Bowen play over?

He skates great, and brings it every time he plays. But he doesnt bring a ton of offense. Having a regular top 6 role (next year) is a large stretch considering the guys we have on the team.

Again first draft. I know bowen will cut the lineup. Just not sure who sits. This is Wilkie's year (if he stays). He can only play a top 6 or 9 role as his D game will never be that great and his shot is lethal. Definitely forgot about Yon (we're going to be very deep at LW....Kawaguchi technically plays LW too, but he also play C). If Pogo doesn't leave (which is slim to none), we are a lot deeper than most think. Remember, kids get better with time.

1st draft: Gersich - Hoff - Pogo (until he signs im assuming he stays) Mismash - Rhett - Olson JJ - Kawaguchi - Wilkie C. Adams - Simo - Njones - (Yes I know I'm missing Bowen in a 3rd or 4th line role, does he play over Simo? ) Wolanin - Peski Poolman - Shaw Johnson - Bast Cam Tomek

I've never been known for my defensive abilities. On or off the ice

Not a breat comparison, but guys like Brent Burns and Erik Karrlson do much more damage from the back end. I'm not saying Wolanin wouldn't cut it at forward, I'm just saying those fans that complain about his defense and praise his offense need to realize that in most (not all) cases his skillset wouldn't translate as smoothly by shifting positions. Plus going into next year, who is going to drive offense from the back end (which has made our team so good the past few years)? We typically have multiple defensemen who drive possission. I can think of Wolanin and maybe Shaw (assuming he steps it up this year, which I think he will). Peski, Johnson, CPoolman all showed they were ready however we need several mobile dmen....not one.

Haha that's a good one.

He's not a forward. He's an offensive defensive. There's a difference :). For developmental reasons, he needs to stay back there and work on defending his own zone. Also, just because he shows offense doesn't mean that would translate by putting him at forward. He's a guy that likes to build a rush (from the back end) because his top speed isn't high end. Kid should have a big year next year, if others pick up their games and give him support. This is an opportunity for some of the boys that struggled last year to get that oppurtunity to put up points.

Hak had multiple rebuilding years. However he was able to keep highenders for 2-3 years. The NHL is changing where younger players are thriving. Teams are more willing to let the kids play, thus signing them early. Hak always had highenders coming in every year, from a recruiting perspective so his rebuilding years were slightly masked.

Jost was awesome Friday night against the gophs

It's a tougher league than the CHL

F, just refreshed my twitter feed. Saw the bad news. That really sucks.

Wow I just read that on twitter too

Poolman can become a free agent this august and sign an entry level deal with any team that offers. Or he could come back to UND, hopefully have a huge year and sign a normal deal with any offering team August of 2018. Yeah, I'm sure Winnipeg is going full court press right now.

So it sounds as though poolman had surgery and is out 4-6 months. The more I think about it, why wouldn't he come back and play next year? After next season he'd be 24 (considered a 25 yr old for NHL free agent rules) and bypass his entry level altogether. I guess the risk would be if he further injured himself. His other two options would be to sign now with Winnipeg (ELC) or go free agency and sign on 8/15 (ELC). Interesting options. bob McKenzie was talking about Poolmans options.