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If these really are serious questions ... why didn't you pose them directly to Lee? It is easy to throw them out here on the boards anonymously. I think Ottowa knows what they are doing and they see a lot of potential in him.

Great analysis of the game. It is refreshing to read a post that breaks down the game with intelligence while remaining respectful of the players.

The over/under on Lives-to-play-hockey-06's height is 63 inches. I'll take the under.

Interesting follow-up ... "On a related note, Lightning Head Scout Jake Goertzen, when asked to give the scouting staff's impression of Lightning draftees at the recent prospect camp (aside from Kevin Quick, who was singled out for his good play by General Manager Jay Feaster), gave high marks to goaltender Karri Ramo and defenseman Matt Smaby."

What a great interview. It seems like Hakstol is opening up more and more every day. His comments about players like Smaby, Zajac, Stafford, and others, shows a very personal and thoughtful connection to his players. And his understanding that even great young players make mistakes, shows that he is truly maturing as a coach. What an exciting year this is going to be for everyone - coaches, players, and fans. Go Sioux!

The Sioux won for you today Robbie. We wish you the best with your upcoming surgery and a speedy recovery. We are looking forward to seeing you out on the ice next season.

I agree all the way - but a lot of people fail to see that part of the game.

Jordan Parise has proven (this year and last) that he came to UND on his own merit. Congratulations Jordy and keep up the good work.

BDB - You can sure dish it out, but it is hard to swallow when the focus is on you. How does it feel to publicly defend yourself? Thank you for proving my point. It is ironic that you are responding to a post that may contain an inaccuracy, may present opinion as fact, may exaggerate, and is essentially a personal attack. I suspect you feel unfairly characterized by my post. You do this day in and day out with players, coaches and recruits. How does it feel when the tables are turned? In my opinion, you have reached an all time low by going after players' physical characteristics. I'm sorry you didn't catch the sarcasm in my post - I wasn't seriously threatening you. I thought you were an expert at sarcasm, after all you do it on these board all day long. By the way, there is a lot going on behind the scenes that you have no clue about. Hakstol has had a full plate this year. Dean Blais would have also. Sometimes something as big as someone dying in your family may affect your game.

hmm...it apparently isn't sufficient to characterize some members of the current crop of UND defensemen as "stupid", there now appears to be good reason to include incoming recruits and potential recruits in that category, as well...all in the spirit of doing what's best for UND hockey...nice going BRINGDEANBACK, you've raised the bar to breathtaking heights when it comes to public ridicule of athletes who don't measure up to your expectations...may I suggest in your campaign to invite only certain types of players to wear green, you focus next on physical attractiveness, and begin to work the word "ugly" into your astute analyses of players...then a really awful defenseman could be labeled both ugly and stupid, and those of us who care about the Sioux would be put on notice that its time to pile on that particular player... In fact, it would be a beautiful and wonderfully constructive thing for the Fighting Sioux if, at the next home game, you stood up with signs that read "UGLY" and "STUPID" and led those of us less sophisticated hockey fans in cheers directed personally at those players who fall short (or should I say "tall) of your requirements for intelligence and physical beauty...yes, and if that tactic proves as successful as I'm sure it would, we could then take it on the road whenever Shattuck happens to be playing...from there, bantams is fertile territory...after all, a kid can't ever learn too early that he is ugly and stupid, can he? ... ahh, BDB, I want you to know that you are my hero...a real ballsy fella who anonymously launches personal attacks on young men who are undeserving of wearing the green....I would love to meet you in person some time and tell you how much you mean to me...and then I would knock you on your fxxxxxx axx...go climb back down your rodent hole.

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I want to publicly thank people like ... redwing, dagies, jk, sicatoka, superman0099, farce poobah pcm, kr and others ... for their contributions to these boards. They know hockey and enjoy the game of hockey. They love a good discussion and like to argue about the players, coaches and other teams. They get mad, pissed off and even frustrated at times. But what they do most is ... they show respect for the Sioux players as people. They continue to believe in them even when they struggle on and off the ice. As Lammy's brother showed all of us who read his article, we have no clue what some of these guys might be going through personally. I hope the Sioux find their confidence and soul as a team tonight. I hope the players who are struggling can find their confidence as players tonight. I hope the fans can rally like they did the last 10 minutes of the game last night and help move the spirit of this team forward. Go Sioux!

You guys are right - tnt, bringdeanback and schmidtdog ... I withdraw my original post. The players, coaches, recruits or anyone who knows anything about hockey would not be influenced by anything you say.

Are you comparing people on these boards to Gopher fans? Shame on you. To be honest, current players and future recruits could give a rip what you think. With that said ... All this cheap talk about Hakstol and the players ought to be real good for guys like Toews. I wish him luck next year because the minute he has a bad game or a makes a bad play some of you guys are all over him - which is something Gopher fans do.

All this cheap talk about Hakstol and the posts slamming players ought to be real good for future recruits like Toews.

My thoughts are ... give the negative BS a rest for the night.

I agree with Mory00 - some of the posts on our discussion boards are embarrassing. We have some of the finest hockey players in the nation/world on our team. It is one thing to have discussions about the game and also have high expectations for the team. It is another thing to harshly and unnecessarily criticize players and the team. There have been far too many posts like this. No single player/goalie is responsible for a team's loss. The players themselves, more than anyone, know when they make a bad play or have a bad game. We have an incredible group of young men on our team who are very talented, otherwise they wouldn't be here. They will have good games and not so good games. I suggest if you want to trash individual players and the team you got www.prideonice.com and click on the Gopher Hockey Message Board - they like to trash our players and team. Your comments might be better suited for Gopher "discussions."