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Both are so much better than how they are currently playing.

Yeah....definitely. Either way we will play good tonight.

No but Grimaldi should never be on a third line. Last week they were short shifted twice because they got a faceoff in the Gophs zone. Why would you short shift one of the most offensively gifted players in the country...oh yeah, because he is on a line with Pattyn (no knock, he's just your typical bottom 6 forward).

I believe it was his second....but yes, he seemed pretty happy.

Not necessarily.....the theory of spreading out your talent to have a more balanced attack doesn't always work as you are throwing different types of players together. The key is to score as many goals as you can while giving up less. By keeping your skilled players on a line with grinders I think you are decreasing your odds of scoring goals. Long story short....Grimaldi needs to play with better players. At least give it a shot, see what happens.

Good explanation....I get it.

Completely agree....Rocco is very good by himself but he will be great if he is actually playing with skaters at his skill. His line last week was all him and Caggs....Pattyn brought energy but there was absolutely no finesse passing. Only end to end play.

Yes, that is what they're doing, however having one top threat (Rocco - Knight - Kristo) would create scoring oppurtunities every time they hit the ice. More and more NHL teams are loading their top lines. UNDs third line should be a high energy line; line the other team doesn't want to see out their because of how hard they are going and hitting.

Nice, wish I could, I have a rule of only one league per year. Good luck.

Totally agree Rocco should be up top...MItch looks more than one step behind on that line. Regarding Pattyn, he definitely isn't as skilled as the others and should be playing on the 4th line, however, I don't know who would play center? From what I have seen (and due to his size) Rocco will, and should, be a wing. It is nice to have a center's skill set in case they need a center or if one of their men is kicked out of the circle. He is too small to play center.

Frattin was called up by the Leafs today....I'm glad he deserves it.

No, probably not. You never know though, kids "figure it out" at different times. Doing well in ND high school hockey means nothing when it comes to making the jump to the NCAA ranks. He'll play in the USHL, most likely, to see how he matures.

Haha

Agreed, Mitch wasn't getting any playing time there anyway.

Yeah I get that....I have Greaser buddies that are goof fans....but I don't see them posting on here too often.

Still odd. I have gopher buddies But they would be hanging all around Vikings forums instead of Packers forums...there are only so many hours in a day.

I still think it's odd you hang out on your rivals forum.

Luke Johnson just got in a fight, didn't see if he lost or not but the guy he's fighting is much bigger.

I actually wouldn't risk $10....that's a 12 pack for Friday's game. Sioux aren't going to get swept (knock on wood). Besides the last 10 minutes of Saturday's game, I thought we looked fine. The gophers played there best hockey on both Friday and Saturday night (strong goaltending, capitalizing on a high % of oppurtunities, etc.). We're making our push here on out. Our team is very good.

I'm a UND fan and I agree with that post. He reminds me a lot of David Backes (although Backes didn't have the talent surrounding him). If anyone can remember, Backes had some nice games against UND also.

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I also don't agree why so many goof fans hang around here....I hear some of you guys mention some GPL site...why don't they stay on that site. What is GPL?

Budish is slightly shy of a point per game (.92 PPG)....that's not terrible. To play devil's advocate, how many Sioux players average a point per game. I know you're all die hard Sioux fans, but please, don't have these Goofer trolls hanging around this forum think you're an idiot too.

I wouldn't bet the farm on 8-10 years....but I also believe he makes it to the Show, as previosly mentioned. He's 6'2 225+ with decent hands and a hard shot.....that's pretty much an NHL 3rd/4th liner.