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1 hour ago, brianvf said:
I wonder how that will work. Q runs a fast transition game from the defensive zone out...from what we saw of Moore this year, he struggles with making good & quick decisions in those scenarios. We'll see if Pecknold can get him up to speed.
He’ll be just fine, really skilled player. I’m guessing confidence was slipping after he got sat a bit. Perfect spot for him. I’m guessing he has a nice year. Curious how good they’ll be, I heard they’re super old.
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13 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:
If 5 11 13 are all rostered they all do/provide the exact same thing.
You know who didn't? Portz and Constantini.
Part of me really wishes Constantini was back now that Judd is gone. Only an underclassmen, had two years to figure it out. His free was was really odd. When he’s moving he’s good.
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Solid replacement for Judd
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29 minutes ago, brianvf said:
These two are going to be fun to watch once they get to campus:
Yep both are really good. We need to get a few more however. We have just as many question marks as players at the moment. Good thing we don’t really need more F’s at the moment.
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4 minutes ago, crb1 said:
Well if true then good luck to Judd, nothing against him but I hope the jump to the NHL will give him that jump in his game. His time at UND was certainly interesting for me as he would show glimpses of his potential but then would go MIA for long stretches. All signs point to him signing.
Unfortunately he’ll has AHL/ECHL written all over him. He may get a game in this year however. I would assume that’s part of the deal.
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Just now, cowboys5xsbs said:
Well sounds like caufield is gone then
Yeah man. Program can’t catch a break right now. Would have been a really solid 2nd-3rd line option.
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36 minutes ago, Kevin G said:
Ah, I see. You're saying that they "pad" heights and weights, like a HS basketball roster. (My son somehow grew two inches the day they measured, or "measured," for the roster.)
I'm still really excited for Livanavage though. Guys like Lane Huston (listed at 5'9", 155 lbs) have shown that smaller players can excel in college hockey. (Not saying Livanavage=Hutson, but a boy can dream, right?)
Absolutely….I was blown away Livanavage didn’t get drafted last year. Not sure what the reasoning was because (as you noted) smaller players, including dmen, are getting drafted higher and higher as the game is turning more towards skill.
My only guess was that’s he’s significantly smaller than he’s listed as…or that his D is not good. He’s always played on juiced up jr teams so who knows how good his “D” really is.
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38 minutes ago, Kevin G said:
Elite Prospects has him listed at 5'10", 174 lbs.
Pretty average, no?
If he was 5’10” he would have been drafted last year
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50 minutes ago, SpudsSioux said:
I may be crazy, but I think Benoit is the guy that's going to surprise next year (the way Frisch did as a Freshman). Every time I watch him, he's just so steady. Makes great outlet passes, plays simple but hard. I could be way off, but I think his game translates well and could end up playing more than everyone thinks he's going to.
Def could be. Strathmann has to play…Livanavage is really offensive but tiny. Probably need him too. Wiebe needs to play. I actually got Benoit and Komzak confused. In theory komzack would sit before Benoit.
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Shattuck- Ryker Lee is someone we should be after. Snubbed from NTDP but is really really skilled/good.
Zach Nehring (Minot) seems like a solid shattuck player too, good size. Currently committed to Western.
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50 minutes ago, AJS said:
Reading one of Schlossman's articles, he put it that they'll need 1 for sure, possibly 2 depending on Albrecht.
I’m fine with the Berg kid taking a top 6 role, but the other should be a depth add that has multiple years of eligibility. I don’t want a 25 yr old taking a spot of a current/younger player.
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49 minutes ago, AJS said:
The reality is the portal situation actually is sort of bleak. Of course, there is high end talent, but how many? Four goalies that you would feel good about to varying degrees if you needed a starter. Five D-man that would fit the criteria of being considered "1st pair" on a playoff team. UND got one of the goalies and one of those defensemen yesterday. That's huge! Not playing with house money yet. My question is for where they are at, do they need another one of their portal D to be one of those 5 "1st pair" D-man? Tall task, but cannot overstate it enough how big yesterday was for next year's team.
It’s embarrassing that I have to write this, but we absolutely need two more good D. One solid old dman and someone else that, at the very least, can plug and play. The frosh D are all good (maybe Benoit sits a bit) but they will struggle a bit. Injuries happen too.
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5 hours ago, brianvf said:
Let's get some more good news tomorrow.
How about Palocsik & Warren for D and then Larson & Berg for F and we call it a day?
It'll also be interesting to see where some of the six UND portal entrants end up...so far no news on any of them landing anywhere.
Don’t we only need 1 F?
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8 hours ago, Mhockey said:
I can imagine they laughed as hard as I would if they told me that Close is a better goalie
And then they’d laugh back and say who cares about the goalie position
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56 minutes ago, Kevin G said:
Any particular reason you prefer Warren? (Honest question; I know zilch about either guy.)
Much better pedigree, 2 years younger and has played over 120 games in a significantly tougher conference. Not a righty though, they may be going for a righty.
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16 minutes ago, mn_sioux said:
Schloss mentioned Palocsik (Dartmouth)and Warren (BC)
Really hoping it’s warren
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1 minute ago, stoneySIOUX said:
Patience....
Well we’ll see how it goes. Bigger boy…so so numbers the past year playing in the WCHA. Older guy. Kind of what I thought would be coming in
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Crazy thought…but what if someone like 9 takes off? I mean ridiculously skilled, probably needs two more years before the NHL…why go through a rebuild? I can think of one program that could be in his ear.
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1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said:
I agree with you. However, it is early in the portal vetting process and we don't know which players the coaches are pursuing. The sausage-making process never looks pretty, but the end product is far from being determined.
The fact the portal has to be our savior is embarrassing at this point. We either aren’t giving our recruits a fair shot…or we’re recruiting the wrong kids. What is it? The “miss” rate is clicking a bit high from what I’m used to.
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4 hours ago, AJS said:The Moore optics aren't good, but if you could buy stock in next year's team, I'm going all in. Why? The Portz domino was an important one to the talent of next year's Forward group. Schlossman's article on Moore was the first time I've seen it written that Albrecht might not return. In my ideal situation, 13 goes as well and you pick up two forwards from the portal. 15F with 5 and 11 being the only "depth" guys.
I don't like that Moore left, but there's nothing that can be done now. Is there an argument to made that with 5 Freshman coming in, you need the three remaining to be solid two-way guys? I could see that. Interested to see what they do in the portal. If they nail these (potentially) 6 portal guys, watch out.
Agreed. But the point most folks are missing is Nodak used to be a sure fire program as far as recruiting goes. This past year was the first time I’ve heard negative things (from a recruit standpoint) about going to Und. And I’m talking high end kids. Most folks on this forum are speaking in terms of pro hockey where guys come and go and you build through free agency (which work at the pro level). The problem is, for those families with high end kids, college hockey is only the next step in the development. Right now is the message is there is zero room for error and you’ll be replaced by a 25 year old portal guy. Honestly it would be super tough for me to send a kid to this program. Really hoping things turn around quickly.
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1 hour ago, SiouxScore said:
Looks like I missed a lot during the day today.
Don't mind losing Moore or Portz for a couple reasons. Moore was a liability in his own end and didn't bring consistent enough offense to see past that, however losing every defenseman on the roster is a little concerning. With Portz I liked him as a player but he is the style of player I feel we need maybe 1 or 2 of and we have had like 4-5 at least the past couple years.
If Persson was on campus that is solid, I would much prefer Haider if I had a choice but Ludvig would be a solid 2nd choice.
Please see 3 posts up
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14 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:
Do you suppose Moore considered himself and "offensive" defenseman... I think he was touted as one when he arrived. and with that mindset it didn't appeal to him to be the patriarch of a young group, forcing him to be the stay at home, responsible defenseman.
What?
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We’re all fans of the program (obviously)…but looking at the folks that are attempting to spin this all in a positive light is hilarious. I wear green coated glasses but this is something entirely different hahaha
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2023-24 University of North Dakota Hockey Season
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Man, I really thought we would be in on Colangelo bummer