Agreed. He's young, he'll most likely play 2-3 years in the A before he gets his shot. He's a great skater, once he puts it all together I could see him getting an NHL shot in the next few years.
true, however by not losing underclassman some recruits will be forced to play another year of juniors which for almost all, except the obvious, would be a good thing. They will be much more ready to contribute when they show up
Tough question. I was exaggerating a bit, clearly he couldn't play his his arm was barely hanging on. I just know he was pretty dinged up, he took a big one against Harvard.
Definitely could be. I always pegged him being more of an offensive player, but you never know. Another poster said that while his numbers were not great he was playing well. The BCHL is a ridiculously high scoring league. I was thinking another year of junior may help him get the minutes he needs but if we need bodies they'll obviously have to bring him in. Yon went back another year and while he didn't tear up the USHL (which is a much stronger league compared to the BCHL) he did have a fairly good season. 20+ goals I believe. He should come in and add some nice depth next year.
I heard he was pretty close last year. I just assumed with the poor statistical year this year he would rethink things and come back to improve his stock.
His stock is as high as it gets. He was arguably the best player on the best college team in the country. He got exactly what he was looking for at UND....time to let him go after it. He'll do fine. He should be similar to Krug or Spurgeon. His skating is ridiculous.