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Why thank you for the condescending tone, sure gets my respect rolling for you. Also, thank you for the definition of a fan forum. With the understanding of how a fan forum works, I would also understand that many of the posters have no idea what they are really talking about, so I'm going to place you in that category. Constructive criticism of players and coaches would be one thing, but what you and several of your fire Hak buddies don't grasp is that it's not actually constructive. You rant about their coach, wanting him gone because he hasn't won the big one, but you can't actually point to what he did or didn't do to cause the losses. The frozen four in 2011 our team outplayed Michigan. 2014, we outplayed the Gophers, 2015, we outplayed Boston. None of which is on the coach. It's terrible, terrible luck. But a very vocal few don't seem to grasp that, and I'm sorry but you're in that. If you'd like to continue, we can make condescending messages back and forth in private, I don't want to dumb down the group anymore than it already is.

I guess I was never in the foregone conclusion group. So coming from that viewpoint, it didn't give me any information. There were always two options after this season, either Zane comes back, or he signs with Boston, and that's what Brad's tweet says to me, not trying to read between his collective lines. Guess it's in the eye of the beholder.

I don't think many of us care at all which professional team he signs with. I took that as, he's either coming back, or he's signing with Boston, which really took me nowhere.

Thank you Brad for zero information.

Weird, that was not the way it came off at all on the tour.

Although located on the campus of the "University of North Dakota the arena and land itself is owned by The Engelstad Family Foundation and rented conditionally to UND each year for $1. This setup was created to give the Engelstad family control and final say regarding the facility." Weird, that took like thirty seconds of searching.

Why, when I took my buddy from Chicago, on an REA tour last year did they say that the land the REA sits on was on a 99 year lease?

That's your response to hearing that the players are affected by what's said on this forum? Is that they should stay off? Man, that's crazy. I would love to interact with these guys and hear their thoughts on the game if they were up to it.

The land is leased, and not from the University. I can't remember who exactly, but UND itself owns nothing in the Ralph.

Yes, my bad. I swear I had BC in there.

Not saying he couldn't, but teams have more at stake with drafted players and are going to give those picks a chance long before an undrafted prospect. I just don't know what the chances are of a team giving him a crack at the bigs quite yet, probably sign him to the A and "develop" him. If that were the case and it's me, I'd rather develop at UND than the A or E.

Outside of BU and UND, no one has been there more than twice. But parity probably doesn't exist.

Crazy, but I'm sure Starman has no idea what he's talking about. (rolls eyes)

Because it'd serve us right.

Hasn't Drake essentially said he's playing four for the Sioux in the past. O know that article out of Toronto said he quoted himself as a four year player.

Seniors: Drake, Jordan Schmaltz, St. Clair, Sanderson, Chyzyk, and Zane. Juniors: Stecher, Thompson, LaDue, Murphy, Ausmus, Johnson, Hrynkiw.

I bet if they meet up in the A or ECHL, there are some fists that are thrown.

So, is it safe to say the quality of those entering into college hockey has improved?

Surprised they didn't say "intent to blow the whistle".

Wow.

Ouch, only four seconds between those two goals.

Imagine a line with Oshie and Toews as seniors, and still having the pony line. Still having Rocco this season, Brock Nelson on last year's team. Actually, that's making me a little sad.

And quite frankly, you were the one making the flagship comparison, not me. You can't reverse course in the middle of the discussion by implying that I don't think the rest of the sports matter.

Not pooh poohing, their success. Just saying the comparisons aren't the same.

What would the dynasty look like if the boys were playing DIII hockey? I only state that because the quality of players at the true pinnacle of college football is very different than those that play at UND and Bison level right now. I realize the Bison have come in and beat some FBS schools, bit they aren't exactly playing Alabama, Florida Ohio State, LSU, and USC.