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They only look like Hobey Baker or Richter Award potential winners the weekend that we play them. Maybe we are playing against Ryan Miller's clone who I believe was the last goalie to win the Hobey Baker.

We make everybody's goaltenders look like Hobey Baker finalists.

Should make for an interesting 2nd period, as we have had our struggles there too. Sioux win 2-1 tonight, lose tomorrow 2-0.

As has become way to common, we make opposing goalie look like Mike Richter award finalist. Teams with struggling goalies have to be licking there chops when they see us on the schedule.

It's always tough sledding in the NCHC. Just ask Denver. UMD does not have what I would say "has everyone back". They have 6 seniors and Kuhlman and J. Thomas were key contributors. With Anderson going early they have to be holding their breath on Tufte. That being said, I am sure they will not be pushovers but numerous teams in the NCHC could very well have better years with UND being one of those teams.

Probably need to start going around to all the hospitals and dropping off UND stuffed animals to all the kids born.

He needs to save some of that for this fall. Looking forward to seeing him play. Also seeing how much Hain has improved since we saw him last fall.

I read this to be $10,000 for 4 seats or $2500 per seat. This price is still ridiculous for a Natty game yet alone a regular season game.

On the college commitment page that I referenced, DU has 10 recruits for this coming fall. Not sure of their quality, but hard to expect DU will be as highly regarded this coming season with all of their potential player losses. If Montgomery has any aspirations of going to the NHL, now may be the time to explore any opportunities.

Has anybody seen Carter Huber play? His coach at Okotoks sure speaks highly of him. That is the same team that Bernard-Docker is playing with and he is projected to go as high as 2nd round in the NHL draft.

Don't see 2 freshmen on that 2nd line with Rhett. JJ and Adams are definite possibilities.

I guess Air Force must have caught St. Cloud.

I am confident that Mm, Adams, and Guch, will see their stat lines go up appreciably next year. I also see Bast being a significant contributor to somewhat pickup what we are losing with Wolanin's departure. I think a possible surprise next year will be JJ. He was missed some games with injury.

Don't necessarily think that is a bad thing. Need to get control of the team and doing it to start the year hopefully sets the tone for the season. Need the team focused and that the goal is #9.

Although it would be great to keep these guys longer, that is not realistic. I would think that having the larger numbers of players not only leaving early but playing successfully in the NHL, is a valuable recruiting tool to get targeted players to commit.

Suspensions imposed by the coaching staff, league or NCAA?

This is sometimes used as the carrot to get these guys to sign. Particularly with teams that are having down years. Hopefully Shane goes on to a successful career. Based on rumors for most of the season, it sounds like he has had his mind made up for quite awhile. I sensed the same thing from Luke Johnson his last year at UND. Interesting that both were 5th round draft picks.

Adams leaving or staying is going to depend upon what the coaches tell him where he needs to do to improve his game and how much he buys into it. The talent is definitely there for him to be a major contributor and if he is committed to what the coaches tell him, I see no reason why he will not get plenty of ice time next season. In some respect, I would see the say thing happening for MM. Once the light bulb goes on for these 2 freshmen, I see both of them being major contributors in the future.

Hoping it works out well for Shane. Maybe the Caps system is more conducive to his style of play. Living in AZ, I remember how much hype there was here for Hextall when he signed early with the Coyotes. That didn't work out very well but hopefully Shane's career goes well.

If Gersich returns the line of Gardner, JJ, and Gersich looks like a #1 line on most teams. Line of MM, Gooch, and Jones has alot of top end ability.

Huber will be in the mix.

Every persons situation is different. I just think players need to be cautious and not over anxious to grab the bonus when they may be better off in the long run to be patient. If you are a first or second round pick, it is unrealistic to expect that person to stay 4 years. Borgstrum to me looks ready. Not so sure on Tufte. Many who thought they were ready found out too late that they weren't quite there yet. Maybe they are content with playing 4-5 years in the AHL.

In the grand scheme of things, it isn't really that large. Need to look long-term. At this point, barring injury, a player should improve in each year. Unless you are a high draft pick, I would think a player would be better potentially being a free agent where he can pick the team that gives him the best opportunity and also potentially create multiple teams that would like his services, thus creating somewhat of a bidding war. Most people however are too enticed by the cash that they are offered today.

Need somebody like Kristo or Luke Johnson.