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Whoops, my bad.

Am I missing something here....we could have used Brock that year.

Having a more experienced Rocco on a more experienced Sioux team would help greatly.....from a depth perspective. That depth would greatly help our natty aspirations.

I agree, I think he will most likely sign. I am indifferent as to whether he is ready to play pro hockey. The AHL is a very tough league, the nhl is a whole different monster. Most likely, Rocco will have a very productive career in Europe. That is not a knock, I have friends who play in Europe and make a very nice living financially.

They have already mandated half shields for incoming players. Full masks, given they are designed similar to how they look today, will never be mandated. I could see someone developing something that protects the face while also not limiting a players downward and peripheral vision.

You have your opinion, but from the guys I play with you would be in the minority. These injuries simply do not happen as often as people think. I saw way more injuries simply from blocking shots than orbital fractures. However, I honestly do not think this rule will ever pass.

Agreed...once you are 18 the mask goes away. Many of these players go on to play (very) low level hockey for at least a few years. In none of these leagues do you wear a mask. In every Int'l competition they take the masks off....it simply makes little sense.

No I am not...I am saying the punishment (by Hak) should be drastically less when compared to a more severe crime (extremely similar to the court system).

I'm not saying what they did was ok and you are taking it to a whole different level. Even the law categorizes crimes differently. I am not even saying they shouldn't get skated. I'm saying this is not a big deal so people like us don't even need to be talking about it. These guys shouldn't miss anytime. They should get a warning.

I know but not only are they kids, these charges are so minor (literally ). I think they are making a big deal out of nothing....there are no Aaron Hernendez's on this team. The local media simply has nothing else to write about. I mean, they didn't get caught stealing crab legs or anything.

Wouldn't those injuries be covered in their parent's health insurance? These are hockey players...I'm guessing they did not come from lower class families. Also, many people act like these injures are occuring all the time. I have used a half shield for the past 11 years and have one cut on my lip. Many times the players don't end up going to the doc for cuts. Only critical injuries would require you to see a doc....and those injuries are extremely infrequent.

http://www.uscho.com/2014/04/28/overtime-visors-among-topics-for-rules-committee-in-naples-meetings/ I sure hope college hockey wakes up and implements the 3/4th visor rule like the rest of the world. Everyone actually IN the game (coaches, players, etc.) are for it.

Agreed, two of my buddies went and played for the Goofs, my friends and I would head down to the Cities all the time and party with them. Believe me, these guys party and they have great benefits due to their "hockey player status". I was actually partying in Blarney's the year before they all got busted (yes, I was underage as well). This college and we're dealing with kids that are doing the same things we all did.

To me...this is a non-issue. Boys will be boys...they got minors, who cares. We all did. If it is true they tried to bolt, I still don't care as we all tried to bolt when the police showed up to a party. Again, this is a laugher as what else to the GFPD have to do, seriously. I bet this made the front page of the Herald didn't it? Now if one of the was blasted at the wheel, got into an accident and hurt somebody....entirely different deal.

Oh....I thought you were talking about this years incident.

What are you taking about "at chorney's house"?

Offseason...go figure. Is it me or are the gf police really cracking down the past 10-15 years. When I was in high school the und hockey team partied real hard....especially the Canadian guys. When police showed up at the hockey house they never got in trouble.

This kid was real good, awesome skater. Does anyone know if this was the kid that pulled the full speed spin o rama in the the title game (could have been the semi game too)? I've been trying to find it on YouTube.

No news huh?

I was...he put up good numbers this year, could have been the line he was on. Thanks for posting.

Very true....every squirrel finds a nut once in awhile. Guy is frustrating though....highest paid 4th liner in the league. Minny is going to fill that cap reduction nicely this offseason.

Dave, I know what you're doing. you come on this board to get a rise out of people....I get it. Yes they got hot at the end of the season, much of that probably had to do with them being a "put together team". Anyone who watched the playoffs that year realized that they were the better team in everyone of their series. That's all I was trying to say. I was more noting that the difference between a one and done format vs a seven game series is that the better team comes out on time much more often (almost always...real time). It had nothing to do with their regular season. The regular season is just a tool to seed for the playoffs...once the playoffs begin you pretty much throw out the regular season.

Agree on the skating piece....how does heatly still have a job, I'm a better skater than that guy.

That's a stretch, Elliott is solid but got much easier matchups being a backup for almost the whole year.

I definitely don't think the guy sucks....however that trade was a huge head scratcher. Both Elliot and halak were doing great for the blues. They gave up a ton for him.