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Don't worry....he must be a gopher fan right?

I thought the US outplayed RUS for all but a few shifts and then the last 10 minutes of the game. The refs were extremely inconsistent, however, the US should have capitalized on some of those early chances. That RUS goalie played very well.

I was very irked at the time....and through the entire year. After I heard some things about him from some kid that played on his development team I knew he would have never been a "Sioux-guy". I differ from your stance on one and done guys as they truly are a marketing tool for the program, however, they must be team players while they are here. Miller would have never been a team player because he plays for himself only.

Edit: no I am not a fan of his but it makes our program better when high profile players consider us....either way we always have stacked teams.

Ok we need to let the miller bashing go....in all I think we're better off without him. I heard from a great source that at some US summer camp he was cocking off about how he would sign with any team if given the right deal. He wasn't coming all along. He didn't even play for his ohl team this year because he thought he was too good....hes playing in the ahl as a result. Hopefully he plays good during this tourney because the US needs all they can get this year with the lockout loading the Canadian and Russian teams.

True. Gopher fans like to think they are better because a large % of players come from MN while ND fans think they are better due to more championships.

I totally agree....it's so good for the community. Anyways, I'm hoping for a better second half out of Johnson.

Nope whipping out his goofer and taking a leak in front of 100 people....including two cops. And yes, he was crushed.

After seeing him play....I would be blown away if he wasn't an impact player. He is way too smart on the ice, plus he has a long way to go as far as maturing...from what I can see. I really hope he plays juniors for the next two years.

Haha yeah right...I saw him play a few weeks back, he is awesome. Three things I noticed: 1. Kid has sick vision; 2. super dangles; 3. the sauciest passes I have seen in high school since some Baron kid that played for LOW.

No way!

yes.

See my previous posts...they have also been up and down for the past 10 years...but yes you are correct, they did have those back to back ones.

This may run some people wrong but he has actually stepped it up over the past month. He actually should be still playing in the OHL but decided to play up.

Haha I like it. My great grandfather played for one of those amateur teams in the early 1900s and they actually used to beat und quite consistently.

A blend of all things you mentioned...and if indeed MN's blended totals are top 3 I will change my stance on them.

My age doesn't matter....I was talking about the past ten years. If MN were easily top 3 they would have more national titles.

That is what I'm wondering too. He had a great junior career but he didn't do anything for SCSU....that's why I was wondering why Hak would take him. He did have great chemistry with his bro in juniors, but that was in juniors. Some people may think SCSU didn't give him a chance but if he was that talented one would think he would have played. Hak must know something, but 11pts in 42 games is borderline 2nd line D territory.

MN produces the most kids....it does not have the best program (top 5 I mean). It should be up there but it isn't. They have historically not built the right teams...as far as makeup. They should always be great...but they're not. I believe they are a very good team this year....but the past ten years I would not say so (can't remember which years they went back to back). After those Nat'l titles their teams were always under-achieving. After Pots and irmen left they were not even making the post-season or were losing the first game. With the stock pile of kids they have in that state that play hockey there is no reason they don't compete every single year.

Forgot about them.

Yup, you'd just add of the titles.

I would agree with this exactly. ND is making a push but I don't think they are above the programs you've listed.

I think I would also take the 5x3, unless I had some stud that scored a high clip in shootouts.

Kristo AND Knight in Hobey consideration by the end of the year???

If I were to name the #1 college hockey program in the country (un-biasedly) for the past 10 years I would honestly have to say BC, however, I would rank us as #2 simply because of how far we get each year, the talent we produce, fan base, etc. I think your inner troll is coming out.