AJS Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Good luck to Shane, he signed and won't be on the team next year, not sure why it's necessary to continue with the "rumors". Not that they aren't valid, but what's the point now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 31 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said: I've heard the rumors and the team seemed to play pretty well and cohesively (MM is this a word? ) despite them. Yes, that critical 6 game stretch in February against the bottom three teams in the league...in which they won two games...was certainly a cohesive, well-playing team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsioux Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 2 hours ago, UNDBIZ said: Sounds like Gersich is reporting directly to the Caps rather than the Bears. Nice negotiating by him and his team. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 33 minutes ago, fsioux said: 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. Agree that it should be a big recruiting tool. Gersich leaving has been speculated on since the beginning of the year. A bigger question is what is our plan to replace his scoring. This didn't happen out of the blue. I'm not sold on counting on player development to take up the slack. We should have some big scorers in the pipeline every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Berger Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, Irish said: Agree that it should be a big recruiting tool. Gersich leaving has been speculated on since the beginning of the year. A bigger question is what is our plan to replace his scoring. This didn't happen out of the blue. I'm not sold on counting on player development to take up the slack. We should have some big scorers in the pipeline every year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaroundsioux Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Dave Berger said: Doggone it Dave! Stop trying to inject facts and reality into this whinefest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlop Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 For those assuming that the sophomore class will just automatically develop by next season.....Shane Gersich never progressed from his soph to junior year. I wonder if he realizes that the puck bunnies on the AHL circuit are fewer and more worn out than what he had access to at UND. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, TheFlop said: For those assuming that the sophomore class will just automatically develop by next season.....Shane Gersich never progressed from his soph to junior year. I wonder if he realizes that the puck bunnies on the AHL circuit are fewer and more worn out than what he had access to at UND. LOL he stopped playing with two NHL players. Do you even LIKE this team? Try a positive thought every once in awhile. We've had proven success of developing NHL and pro players over decades. Your example seems to be an outlier and a kind of silly one, I might add. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 23 minutes ago, Dave Berger said: Which underlines the need to reload every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlop Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said: LOL he stopped playing with two NHL players. Do you even LIKE this team? Try a positive thought every once in awhile. We've had proven success of developing NHL and pro players over decades. Your example seems to be an outlier and a kind of silly one, I might add. If he's truly an NHL player, he should have made those around him better this year.....just like Jost and Boesser did to him. That didn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Just now, TheFlop said: If he's truly an NHL player, he should have made those around him better this year.....just like Jost and Boesser did to him. That didn't happen. Ok, so your point was that our sophomore class won't develop because Gersich didn't. I'm sorry, but that has nothing to do with if Gersich is "truly" an NHL player. And btw, sounds like he'll TRULY be an NHL player this weekend. Assuming that an entire class won't develop based on the premise that one player didn't have a breakout year is just nonsensical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post franchise Posted March 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said: LOL he stopped playing with two NHL players. Do you even LIKE this team? Try a positive thought every once in awhile. We've had proven success of developing NHL and pro players over decades. Your example seems to be an outlier and a kind of silly one, I might add. He did say the puck bunnies at UND are better than what he'll find in Hershey 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, franchise said: He did say the puck bunnies at UND are better than what he'll find in Hershey Hahaha this is probably true. I shouldn't discredit this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsioux Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 33 minutes ago, Dave Berger said: 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90siouxfan Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 25 minutes ago, franchise said: He did say the puck bunnies at UND are better than what he'll find in Hershey wait!!! what is better than a chocolate bunny? asking for a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franchise Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said: wait!!! what is better than a chocolate bunny? asking for a friend. 2 chocolate bunnies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald joker Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 52 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said: LOL he stopped playing with two NHL players. Do you even LIKE this team? Try a positive thought every once in awhile. We've had proven success of developing NHL and pro players over decades. Your example seems to be an outlier and a kind of silly one, I might add. He wasn’t being negative, he was being realistic. I hope Gersich makes it too but I just don’t see it happening in the NHL, hopefully I’m wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 51 minutes ago, Irish said: Which underlines the need to reload every year. You act like you can just snap your fingers and it's done. BU has a ton of talent they plugged in, but let's face it, they just got hot at the right time, and UND was hurt by teams that did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Emerald joker said: He wasn’t being negative, he was being realistic. I hope Gersich makes it too but I just don’t see it happening in the NHL, hopefully I’m wrong. On this instance, sure. But again, the guy had two NHLers around him. Besides, his point was that our Sophs may not progress because Shane didn't either. That's the main point that I think is silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, tnt said: You act like you can just snap your fingers and it's done. BU has a ton of talent they plugged in, but let's face it, they just got hot at the right time, and UND was hurt by teams that did that. I don't think you can snap your fingers at all - I think it takes a lot of hard work and good player evaluation by the coaching staff who need to sell our program. We do have some things to help us sell however. We have the strongest fan base in the country both at home and on the road. We have the finest arena and live in an area where hockey is king. We have a proven record of developing NHL players and lots of NHL alumni to sing our praises. We have a proven record of championships. We are the team of Parise, Oshie, Toews, Stafford, and Boesser. We should be in as strong a recruiting position as any team in the country. Again, I think it takes much hard work, but that is a large part of our coaching staff's jobs. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stoneySIOUX Posted March 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2018 15 minutes ago, Irish said: I don't think you can snap your fingers at all - I think it takes a lot of hard work and good player evaluation by the coaching staff who need to sell our program. We do have some things to help us sell however. We have the strongest fan base in the country both at home and on the road. We have the finest arena and live in an area where hockey is king. We have a proven record of developing NHL players and lots of NHL alumni to sing our praises. We have a proven record of championships. We are the team of Parise, Oshie, Toews, Stafford, and Boesser. We should be in as strong a recruiting position as any team in the country. Again, I think it takes much hard work, but that is a large part of our coaching staff's jobs. This board is CONSTANTLY overlooking the stud defensemen in our pipeline. With Tychonick coming in next year alone, we'll have a top 5 class. Adding in the BCHL MVP doesn't hurt, either. This whole saga has come about from one poor (obviously by our standards and nearly our standards alone) season. Just 1. If this continues next year, then start to think trend. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I’ll be blown away if gersich ends up being an nhl player (maybe bottom 6 role)....but this forum is way too negative on the guy. He’s not a scholar, he stayed for three, he wants to play pro hockey. Go let him play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux rube Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 per @SchlossmanGF Early NHL signings last three offseasons 10 — North Dakota 8 — Boston College 5 — Minnesota 5 — Michigan 4 — Boston University 4 — Lake Superior State 4 — Minnesota Duluth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxforce19 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 44 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said: This board is CONSTANTLY overlooking the stud defensemen in our pipeline. With Tychonick coming in next year alone, we'll have a top 5 class. Adding in the BCHL MVP doesn't hurt, either. This whole saga has come about from one poor (obviously by our standards and nearly our standards alone) season. Just 1. If this continues next year, then start to think trend. If this team would have snuck into the tourney like the 2014 team and won 2 games to get to the Frozen Four like that team, we’re not even talking about what a “poor” year it was. Agree on the d-men recruits also. They rarely get talked about. Tychonick is just the beginning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 18 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said: If this team would have snuck into the tourney like the 2014 team and won 2 games to get to the Frozen Four like that team, we’re not even talking about what a “poor” year it was. Agree on the d-men recruits also. They rarely get talked about. Tychonick is just the beginning. The 2015-16 NCAA title team also had a group of stud defensemen. So we shouldn't overlook it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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