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I have actually heard the coaches are good, and this is from “hockey guys”. From an X’s and O’s Standpoint. I think the reliance on portal skaters is getting a bit out of control and I know for a fact recruits can get a bit skittish with Und given the short leash. Tough to develop if you don’t play. I heard this from an interesting source last summer (a kid who ended up picking UM) and I’m starting to see it the past two years with guys decommitting or not playing at all. I know why they’re doing this…because they are in a must win environment. This forum basically lays it out . I just think it’s backfiring a bit. Take your lumps with underclassmen but get them ready to be upperclassman. Sprinkle that in with blue chips. Get the most skill you can with your recruits and go to the portal if you absolutely have to.

Agreed. Their pipeline isn’t deep enough and some of the recruits simply aren’t ready. Hopefully they can bring someone in with at least two years of eligibility. Next year may be more of the same, but if they can start hammering the recruiting trail I think they can bounce back in two years

I somewhat remember though 90s teams. They were bad

I saw that, good for him. Needs to play hard the rest of the year and play another year. As for slipec, he probably should have played in the BC again tbh. I’m guessing he thought he would be playing with some of those big guns and it would help his draft stock. He’s not getting drafted now.

May be a tough situation with him. He’s struggled bad in the ushl. He does have one more year of eligibility though. I’m hoping it starts clicking soon. Maybe a year in the ushl will help. I noticed Slipec is struggling bad too. He’s a year younger, but his numbers are really poor.

This was a really tough sweep. Not making the NCAAs is one thing…to be one spot out of place is fairly embarrassing tbh. I was worried a couple months back, but I never thought we’d end up like this. Not sure how much improvement they’ll have next year either. Couple nice underclassmen but we’re losing our Dcore and goalies are still up in the air.

I do agree with that

Honestly trying to remember a worse Und team than this.

We need to beef our recruiting, I understand times have changed and the Big10 sure seems to be winning a bulk of the battles but Denver is still pulling in kids. I also think the focus on 5th year guys is hurting us bad too. I know a guy who sent his kid to Denver and he basically said if you play a skill game go to DU.

3rd time?

Bad players

I can’t believe what I’m watching

Who’s 3?

I didn’t know where to put this. I just saw Halliday was up for b10 National rookie of the year (30 pts in 28 games) Looking back at our recruiting, the collection of kids that didn’t make it to campus (or at least didn’t play for us) is amazing. Morrow, Rizzo, Halliday, Miller….am I missing anyone?

Well he does have D1 potential…just committed to something called Augastana

Agreed, he may have D1 potential. I guess my point was that just because he’s putting up video game numbers (on the rookie level) doesn’t mean he’ll end up playing D1, or should be on our radar or anything. His schedule is really bad, not drafted by any junior league, etc etc. Basically he’s beating up on terrible comp. But you never know I suppose. I’ve never seen him play.

Agreed. And he’s an old senior. Numbers are significantly skewed

That’s not the reason at all.

I can barely talk about the morrow situation without getting frustrated. That was a bad whiff.

The first handful of games his O game popped. I believe he was putting up point too. I’m talking real early, like the first 3-4 games. Definitely some defensive miscues in there. But to get benched the rest of the year when there are definitely others who are super easy to play against? Not sure he should have been written off that quickly unless there was an attitude issue. This is about development, he has basically wasted two years. He should have played USHL last year and this year is obviously worst case scenario. To not even get in games, given where our team is, basically is the writing on the wall.

I really hope I’m wrong, but I would be blown away if Johnson is back. He was so good to start the year too.

I noticed that. He had a G and A tonight…that’s a step in the right direction. Hopefully he goes on a heater here.

100% elite league numbers blended in.

#50 is more like it I’m thinking, some have Perron going in the first. I’m not so sure anymore, unless he’s current hurt. His numbers have taken a significant dip since his hot start. They moved Celebrini off his line i believe and every came to a halt. Hopefully he he picks it back up. on a more positive note, Emerson still cruising along. Slipec struggling as well.

A lot of people saw that coming a few years back with the recruiting trail. Only a matter of time. And it’s getting stronger.