franchise Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 18 hours ago, tnt said: He's not exactly ripping it up in Minnesota High School hockey with his size. Will be interested to see where he lands and how much he produces his first year. Looks like that assists are harder to come by without a line mate burying 50g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 18 hours ago, tnt said: He's not exactly ripping it up in Minnesota High School hockey with his size. Will be interested to see where he lands and how much he produces his first year. Agreed. I would expect him do be doing much better than he has so far. He was injured, maybe that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90siouxfan Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Past success is only a partial indicator of future progress, but it is all they got... that said it is eye brow raising that the development of players at UND seem to be less than average... is it an anomaly or a trend. Just hope no issues like Lucia / Snow and a public embarrassment are on the horizon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Mr. Donovan made his choice. Let him go his own way and live with it. Move along. Nothing to see here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Baker Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 46 minutes ago, SiouxSherm94 said: He was committed here through late November. Yup. Was wondering why his name was included in the of UND commits on Dave Berger's January 21, 2019 tweet at 1:24 p.m. that UNDBIZ imbedded into this thread just 23 hours ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, Benny Baker said: Yup. Was wondering why his name was included in the of UND commits on Dave Berger's January 21, 2019 tweet at 1:24 p.m. that UNDBIZ imbedded into this thread just 23 hours ago. Looks like someone pointed it out to Dave on the twitter and he acknowledged the "oops." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Baker Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, UNDBIZ said: Looks like someone pointed it out to Dave on the twitter and he acknowledged the "oops." Yup. I read that after I pointed it out yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonH61 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, UNDBIZ said: Looks like someone pointed it out to Dave on the twitter and he acknowledged the "oops." Yeah I caught it right away so I pointed it out to him thinking maybe he'd delete the tweet and re-post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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spfreak Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I just read an article about the WHL draft (James went in the second round). He states that he has always wanted to play in the "dub." I get the sense that this is a leverage type of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 49 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said: Here's his Elite Hockey Prospects page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlop Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 18 hours ago, franchise said: Looks like that assists are harder to come by without a line mate burying 50g He'd really struggle trying to get assists on this UND team where the leading scorer only has 6g then. Better off for him to find another place to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 11 hours ago, spfreak said: I just read an article about the WHL draft (James went in the second round). He states that he has always wanted to play in the "dub." I get the sense that this is a leverage type of thing. Timing to me in these type of situations is very important. If he had committed to UND prior to the WHL Bantam draft, then after the draft gave that quote, I'd definitely say you'd be onto something with your leverage comment. Then it would make sense his NCAA commitment was just to scare off teams he wasn't interested in, making the odds better whichever team he wanted would draft him. Who knows, you could still be right, refusing to play for team X and almost forcing their hand to trade him type deal. Overall, I'll never hold what's said in a press release after the Bantam draft as any true indication in these type of situations. What do you expect the kid to say? "Boy, no idea why they did that, just wasted a pick?" The good news about these type of situations as well, is we'll get a clearer view sooner than later based on his decisions on where he's going to play in the next couple years. Not fool proof, but seems to be a very good indicator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 43 minutes ago, AJS said: Timing to me in these type of situations is very important. If he had committed to UND prior to the WHL Bantam draft, then after the draft gave that quote, I'd definitely say you'd be onto something with your leverage comment. Then it would make sense his NCAA commitment was just to scare off teams he wasn't interested in, making the odds better whichever team he wanted would draft him. Who knows, you could still be right, refusing to play for team X and almost forcing their hand to trade him type deal. Overall, I'll never hold what's said in a press release after the Bantam draft as any true indication in these type of situations. What do you expect the kid to say? "Boy, no idea why they did that, just wasted a pick?" The good news about these type of situations as well, is we'll get a clearer view sooner than later based on his decisions on where he's going to play in the next couple years. Not fool proof, but seems to be a very good indicator. Agreed. Also, good players like to play with good players. James committed now hopefully Bubs snags a few other skilled players to come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 58 minutes ago, AJS said: Timing to me in these type of situations is very important. If he had committed to UND prior to the WHL Bantam draft, then after the draft gave that quote, I'd definitely say you'd be onto something with your leverage comment. Then it would make sense his NCAA commitment was just to scare off teams he wasn't interested in, making the odds better whichever team he wanted would draft him. Who knows, you could still be right, refusing to play for team X and almost forcing their hand to trade him type deal. Overall, I'll never hold what's said in a press release after the Bantam draft as any true indication in these type of situations. What do you expect the kid to say? "Boy, no idea why they did that, just wasted a pick?" The good news about these type of situations as well, is we'll get a clearer view sooner than later based on his decisions on where he's going to play in the next couple years. Not fool proof, but seems to be a very good indicator. And sometimes it works the opposite way. I remember Nolan Patrick saying he always wanted to play for the Fighting Sioux, yet when push came to shove, he ended up playing for Brandon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 38 minutes ago, tnt said: And sometimes it works the opposite way. I remember Nolan Patrick saying he always wanted to play for the Fighting Sioux, yet when push came to shove, he ended up playing for Brandon. He was a bit too talented....and had the size as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Pinto traded to Tri-City: https://www.lincolnstars.com/news_article/show/988088 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 29 minutes ago, brianvf said: Pinto traded to Tri-City: https://www.lincolnstars.com/news_article/show/988088 Makes sense all around for both Pinto and the Lincoln organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodbuster Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 9 hours ago, scpa0305 said: Agreed. Also, good players like to play with good players. James committed now hopefully Bubs snags a few other skilled players to come in. I think he's a can't-miss prospect, as we share the same birthday (different years, of course). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big A HG Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Sodbuster said: I think he's a can't-miss prospect, as we share the same birthday (different years, of course). Pfft....I share a birthday with the best current NHL player and best current MLB player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Pumped about the players we have coming in next year. No super high end guys, although I think Pinto may sneak into the first round if he dominates in TC. But a nice collection of skilled guys. Need a few more similar classes to turn this thing around. We have several commits who I doubt will ever make it on campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 32 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: Pumped about the players we have coming in next year. No super high end guys, although I think Pinto may sneak into the first round if he dominates in TC. But a nice collection of skilled guys. Need a few more similar classes to turn this thing around. We have several commits who I doubt will ever make it on campus. What makes you think this? We've only had a couple that I can remember over the years. Who are you thinking could bolt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said: What makes you think this? We've only had a couple that I can remember over the years. Who are you thinking could bolt? I took that comment as won't make it to campus, because of that players development (i.e. Costello). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Always find it strange when Schlossman isn't able to interview a recent recruit. Definitely not on Schlossman, since you know he tried to reach out, but disappointed we don't have the story. Always like reading the quotes / hear which other schools were interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlop Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, stoneySIOUX said: What makes you think this? We've only had a couple that I can remember over the years. Who are you thinking could bolt? The current team would have benefitted if more hadn't made it to campus unfortunately. Just be glad Cakebread and Mattson didn't make it to campus. This team would be dead last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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