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I do agree with a couple points you made. 6 and 18 were misused a bit, more so 6. However who knows what type of kids they were. Also, as someone else pointed out, 18 did get looks at top 6 here and there and didn’t produce. Curious how other players had such long leashes while still not producing. I do agree on your form in the road comment. This program has to win to recruit…we don’t have the campus the programs do.

Bite your tongue

yeah, he did get a few looks early on. Unless they are high end, underclassmen can be hit or miss at times. Curious how constantini will do moving forward. I really dislike the portal. Oh well. Emerson should be close to a top 6 lock. He’s really good.

What!!! Edit- I thought Moore was 24 there for a second Constantini was a head scratcher. During his frosh season I was impressed, really impressed at times. This year he was buried a bit in the lineup and never worked his way back. I track numbers pretty closely and I’ve yet to see a free fall in production like his (that I can remember).

Well they gave the kid 5 games…in the playoffs. That’s a fairly stiff penalty from what I’ve seen historically.

His play picked up tremendously the last handful of games or so. Coming back is not a negative. I’ve said it all along, he has things he needs to work on and the A is a much tougher league than NCAA. Coming back he could continue to develop and he’s really not old at all.

Because he didn’t get a game that first year? Didn’t he have to redshirt?

Nope, transfer portal is here to stay. Covid was just a “gas on the fire” type activity to the portal as certain players have that one extra year to play with.

Isn’t it 1? He never played college puck that first year of the pandemic (19-20) he was playing a full year in the USHL. I guess I don’t fully understand the Covid year rules.

Hopefully a good recruiter that is a bit younger.

Alex cambell entered the portal…I believe he’d be a good fit to our team. Skilled forward.

He already committed to brown a week ago or so

Jack hughes (not that one) in the portal…he’s an interesting one too. But again, east coast kid so guessing we have no chance

Interested in Prokop?

100% agree…either MN or Michigan. BC or BU would be enticing as well.

Yeah, savage has more than a year of eligibility and has been in a really bad spot. If anyone here has watched the WJCs you’ve seen Red’s value.

He’s going to BC

Red Savage in the portal.:.Bubs should be on this one. And yes, I know what I said yesterday about the portal but this one is a must

I didn’t see the transfer portal as a negative going into this year, but I do now. The chance to get an old skater for a year is enticing, but I think it’s a significant negative long term and will hurt our recruiting of higher end players.

Reading the schloss article this morning makes me hate the portal even more. Talking about picking up 1-2 D and potentially a F…are we trying to hide the fact we’re pushing out good young players? Develop the players we have. Open spot on the top pp for a transfer? We’re bringing in multiple skilled Dmen…we have Moore who should get that opp. Not sure what’s going on anymore.

My point is that he wasn’t one of our best forwards. He definitely works hard though, I agree with that.

Berry has to adapt to the newer style of play. Plain and simple. He has to let the skill players play and deal with some of the D breakdowns/learning curve. He has a couple skill guys coming in, they both have to play. If we stick with this chip and chase style of play I’m afraid he won’t make it another year or two.

You mean he works really hard…I wouldn’t say he was one of our best Fs. Fs need to be productive, he really isn’t whatsoever.

27 in between 17 and 9 was a serious head scratcher. Basically punted any chance of an even strength goal. Just helped 9 and 17 defensively. If that’s not playing not to lose I don’t know what is. The entire lineup construction was so we didn’t lose. Crushed offensive though.

The only overage F I’d bring back is Judd. If we keep 13 Bubs will play him over a younger player. Let’s start developing our own. It’s already hurting our recruiting.