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yeah I guess. Dilks noted there was some sort of rift. Either way, I'm not the only one saying USA hockey botched this though. They were supposed to be weak on D but loaded up front. Either way they should be solid but definitely head scratching choices for sure. Hopefully the can medal.

read a rumor that Kyle Conner has never been in good graces with USA hockey (i.e. Didn't play for the NTDP) so he was out. 16 pts in 13 games as a true frosh. 1st rounder who slipped to 17th overall.

read a rumor that Kyle Conner has never been in good graces with USA hockey (i.e. Didn't play for the NTDP) so he was out. 16 pts in 13 games as a true frosh. 1st rounder who slipped to 17th overall.

Yeah, he had a bad injury this summer and obviously isn't quite the same however he is still having an average year (which isn't bad by taking a peek at his numbers). Either way, how isn't he picked over this Eansor kid. Unfortunately I think there is politcs going on here.

Completely agree, very respectable journalists are calling the USA leadership out. The biggest mystery to me is this Eansor kid.

there is really no explanation. Kyle Conner is another snub, one of the best playerers in college hockey and he doesn't even make the prelim roster. Kid was the best ushl player last year. Feel bad for those kids. I also question USA hockey execs. Hopefully hanafin is able to play.

Got to be happy with Schmaltz and Boeser making the prelim roster however as a bigtime USA hockey fan I am extremely disappointed with the makeup of the roster. No Tuch, Roslovic, Conner, and Garland. But they bring in a bunch of former NHL players' kids to play (obviously not talking about Tkachuk, he's great)? Doesn't make a ton of sense. Glad to see Borgen get a shot though.

Do you think he actually meant that? From what I've heard Mcyntire was pretty set on going. It was also his time, he was ready. Same story with Schmaltz. Every good player loves playing in GF as they are pretty much celebs, but both of these players was ready. For their development, it was better for them to move up.

Bingo. Let's not hate.

Huh? How did you think about this from reading my post? Obviously winning a natty is the goal for a program of our caliber.

Ha, agreed. We lost a first round defensemen however we were way too deep as it was back there. We brought in two very good defensemen who would have no trouble cracking any other lineup in the country (probably top 4). We lost some older forwards who provided great leadership for us however we also brought in an extremely talented group of freshman (both older and younger). Now I am somewhat shocked that guys like Wilkie, Gersich and JJ aren't hitting the stat sheet a bit harder but that's fine for now. I also thought Pogo and LJ would provide more offense but that's also whatever for now. Boeser come's in as advertised and Schmaltz has taken steps to round out his game a bit. Both are first rounders and are dominating like they should be. Our team is better this year than last year's; hopefully they can make it as far or further when it comes tourney time. I'm hoping guys like LJ, Pogo, Gersich, Wilkie, Olson, and Simo find some of the offense they had in juniors. Other than Pogo last game they have been riding the coattails of that top line. These boys are really good, they need to get some confidence and show up.

Sitting on the bench? He plays just as much as Subban. Either way, Providence is not that great this year so I'm sure it's a different atmosphere than he's used to.

I think there is a small chance the nickname goes away over time. A good meaningful nickname should come about organically. The current students voted in FH and obviously the die hard fans aren't having it.

I don't think there would be any difference to me. This team's D-core is so good that other teams are having problems doing anything against them. They come out of the corners with the puck, their first pass out of the Dzone is awesome, they give other teams 0 time and space, and they are playmakers in the Ozone. I can't remember the last time I've seen this deep of a D core in college hockey, it's been awhile. Couple that with some offensive playmakers and a steady goalie and any coach is going to have a bunch of wins. If they can get some secondary scoring on a consistent basis they should easily have top seed come tourney time.

Terrible feed for me tonight.

schmaltz is a completely different player this year. He's on a whole different level than the others on the ice. Biggest thing I've noticed I his strength and 2 way game. He's one of the best defenders on the ice, super active stick.

Open seats everywhere in Minny. OSU 1 MN 0

Sioux 4-3

Oh boy, Malone fought Tootoo last night. Not good.

Big ice sheets you can trap; it is actually easier to play D. At least at the higher levels.

I too like the variety of rinks but not size. Olympic sized ice sheets need to disappear. Such a boring game to watch if you D up correctly (ex. most recent Olympics).

Yon has been picking it up big time over the last 10 games or so. Such a great idea to play that extra year of juniors. He'll come in ready to contribute next year.

This is going to pull gfhockey out of the woodshed.....but define "get it done:

Check my smiley. I have posted similar comments and other posters have been quick to get defensive and revert back to UND. Not saying you were doing this but it was the first response to my post. Just saying.

Blasphemy that DeBrincat isn't on that list.