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The loss of N. Jones has been huge. There is not enough room for error on this team to have him gone along with the other injuries. Hoff back next week or is he out until St. Cloud?

I think the team overall is playing tight when it comes to scoring, trying to he too fine on their shots. Loosen up, relax, have fun and good things will come. Drawing comparisons to baseball, the whole team has gone into a slump and are pressing.

Thanks for the great updates so far for those of us who can not watch it.

Hoping that Hoff and Olson injuries are minor. We need Olson's leadership and Hoff has been playing well.

A little early to be making those assessments.

Saving our goals for when we meet them in the tournament. This team is young and will be a factor in March.

Thanks

Who scored?

So this is looking like one of those years that the Sioux will be fortunate to score even 2 goals in a game?!

Thanks for the update

Any update on Jones?

I would suspect that once again there will be a few teams in the NCHC that will be very good next year and that have a legitimate shot at a Natty with a few breaks. When it comes down to one and done, there are always upsets on the way and the best team does not always win it all. Long ways to go before next April and there will be alot of development of players during that period of time. UND has a number of candidates capable of taking that next step and I have no doubt we will be "In the Hunt" as usual next year.

I would suspect that maybe Chartrand is not coming back. His playing time has been non-existent.

City council doesn't know it yet, but name has been changed to Hawks Falls!

So things have changed a little bit with Borgstrom. A couple of weeks ago the hockey pundits made it sound like he was very likely to come back. If Montgomery does decide to leave, that will be a significant factor in some of these players decisions. You just won a Natty, new coach coming in with a new personality and possible philosophical differences. Life probably does not get better at DU than it was this past year. I have no doubt they will continue to field a strong team, however they are losing a significant number of players and talent even without early departures.

I suppose the NCAA will require Sioux Falls to change their name to something like "Hawk Falls"?

Have to believe there will be a number of other early departures from both DU and UMD in the next few weeks.

Smith really came on at the end of the year. His length and physicality was effective at the end of the season.

My thoughts entirely. At times I joke that we should decline the penalty.

I agree, Jones had a pretty good year and also has some college experience at Ohio State.

Agreed that legacy for 1 year and not winning a Natty, will be minimal. Hopefully his decision to go now works out the best for him in the long run. That being said, if he had returned, would most likely have furthered his leadership abilities and that could be a big benefit of his success at the NHL level.

Looks to me like depth will be a big asset next year. N. Jones should see significant minutes along with C. Adams.

Just take C. Sanderson off last year's team.

I wouldn't give up on Wilkie just yet. We have had a number of players over the years that all of a sudden blossomed in their last year or 2. Everybody was all over O'Donnell his first couple of years and he was a pretty important part of the team at the end. There are others. I would not be surprised to see Wilkie become a solid contributor. I also think that Januatuinen and Hoff have very nice careers at UND.

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