scpa0305

Zellers to BU

Strange you wrote this, I just popped into this forum to write the same thing. Someone needs to give this kid a chance…way too talented to just disappear

I think Strathmann is going to go bonkers this year. Hopefully he ends up being a late first early second

I’m obv not really speaking only to this year

We have some other recruits that I’m getting a bit worried about, struggling bad in juniors. The next year will be interesting.

Started the AJ really hot last year cooled drastically the second half of the year and did nothing in the playoffs. The AJ isn’t a very deep league. Pandemic was not good to some of these kids.

I don’t see him on Okotoks roster either. No sure where he’ll be playing this year. Should catch on with someone.

I don’t think he made their squad

Nick Pierre has kind of fallen in recent years but the fact he hasn’t been drafted is a plus. He can continue to develop in the ushl and come in as an overager fairly polished. I’m kind of hoping Bubs offers him a spot

He has no business playing college puck this year, I’m guessing either cc pulled a scholly or he’s betting on himself to have a big year

I think so…he’s struggled mightily in juniors. I’d look elsewhere unless something changes this year.

Really like the optimism. If they get close to what you’re preaching I’ll be a happy camper

He’s a stud too. He has to be a layup. Dad played at tech.

Agreed, this team will be really good. Not a ton of raw skill at the upperclassmen level, but hopefully there’s enough grit to score. Hopefully they play a possession game, last year’s dump and chase mentality was tough to watch at times.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/333842/ryan-sidorski

They’re another year older.

That’s an old/experienced group. I think this is the year Moore pops. Needs a look on the top pp though

Well clearly he's giving McLaughlin and Blake a long look up top. Blake is basically top 6 or potentially not in the lineup. Offensive wizard but definitely a liability on the D side of things. I havent really watched McLaughlin all that much. I think Kunz needs a long look to build some confidence. He's an offensive guy, needs a shot. Interesting OM is over both MC and JS...maybe they run more of a top 9?

To be clear I’m not saying Und hasn’t been recruiting well. At the end of the day, we’re up there for sure. I just miss those mid 2000s days where we’d reload every year with at least a couple blue chips. That trend has moved more to the Big10 (on average). Definitely doesn’t guarantee a natty, but better kids help. I’m sure Berry is just taking his time. Nice thing about hockey is there are always late bloomers, and we typically clean up in that department. also, im fairly certain we’ll start the year as a top 3-5 team in the country so we’re going to be good this year. MN is going to be tough, DU too, but this is a year I have natty hopes.

Well mcmorrow averaged over a pt/gm as a sophomore playing in arguably the toughest section in AA hockey. He’s also got picked up by the NTDP. Zellers isn’t playing NTDP and played U15 on a stacked team and was like 4th-5th in pts.. Again he may be trending right thigh, I believe he had a nice 5 nations tourney.

You’re saying MN kids who didn’t play SSM haven’t produced? I must be missing something.

But is zellers that big of a recruit? I mean I don’t mean to sound negative as he may very well turn out to be phenomenal, but I don’t seem to see it from a numbers standpoint. The one positive is that he seems to be trending up very recently.

Very true

Agreed….had we got this recruiting class we’d be over the moon (and we have and we were). In all seriousness, the Big10 is running now on blue chips and I kind of knew they would several years back. It was only a matter of time. But…you can beat that with late bloomers and over agers. Which is most likely Berry’s strategy at the moment. Every other NCHC team has to do the same thing.

That one game…sh!t we’ve lost in similar fashion what 3 times straight now? Come on, we’re all Sioux fans but saying something remotely positive about another program shouldn’t be a crime.