burd Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 18 hours ago, Irish said: This shows the importance of having some high end studs in our line-up. See Pinto last night. Last year we couldn't score to save our butts. Almost every time this is mentioned the automatic reply is "Boston University". If we are to win #9 we need some NHL talent on the roster. And the Goering for Shaw swap is a winner too. And let's not overlook the effect players like Pinto have on their teammates. Every time a Pinto, Boesser, Scmaltz, etc hits the ice the other side has to account for him at all times. This takes away from coverage or schemes that would otherwise have been on teammates, especially on the PP. Guys like Gooch benefit from that, even if they do not share a regular shift, but especially when they do. Duncan would probably not have been left to score all those goals from his office spot had the opposition not had to cover T & O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneySIOUX Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 21 hours ago, Irish said: This shows the importance of having some high end studs in our line-up. See Pinto last night. Last year we couldn't score to save our butts. Almost every time this is mentioned the automatic reply is "Boston University". If we are to win #9 we need some NHL talent on the roster. And the Goering for Shaw swap is a winner too. How about the stud that is a Hobey candidate? This was a massive contention for a lot of fans last year that our players hadn't developed and that was a knock on Bubbs. Well, maybe.... shockingly.... guys needed to develop? Guchi, Adams, Weatherby, Peski, Smith all have taken big time steps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 4 hours ago, burd said: And let's not overlook the effect players like Pinto have on their teammates. Every time a Pinto, Boesser, Scmaltz, etc hits the ice the other side has to account for him at all times. This takes away from coverage or schemes that would otherwise have been on teammates, especially on the PP. Guys like Gooch benefit from that, even if they do not share a regular shift, but especially when they do. Duncan would probably not have been left to score all those goals from his office spot had the opposition not had to cover T & O. Duncan had help with the Hobey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvdebbies Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said: Duncan had help with the Hobey. 4 hours ago, burd said: Duncan would probably not have been left to score all those goals from his office spot had the opposition not had to cover T & O. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 7 hours ago, stoneySIOUX said: How about the stud that is a Hobey candidate? This was a massive contention for a lot of fans last year that our players hadn't developed and that was a knock on Bubbs. Well, maybe.... shockingly.... guys needed to develop? Guchi, Adams, Weatherby, Peski, Smith all have taken big time steps. You are correct about the big steps - which pretty much solves the development question. Looking at last year it was pretty evident there was a scoring talent deficit. Glad we are back on track. We seemed to be caught short after the flight after our Natty. We need a combination of role players and high end studs. It is our formula for success. Glad we are back on track. The answer when we talk about recruiting NHL talent can't be "but Boston University". 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegas_Sioux Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 22 hours ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said: Duncan had help with the Hobey. No kidding when his speech was on of the 3 best players in the country. I don’t know if I was the 3rd best player on my line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, Vegas_Sioux said: No kidding when his speech was on of the 3 best players in the country. I don’t know if I was the 3rd best player on my line. That was gold, Duncan knew how fortunate he was. This can only happen with having BLUE CHPPA players on the team. UND works hard at bringing in high end players. A prerequisite to bringing home the hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboys5xsbs Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 3 years later and nothing has changed. On the verge of completely missing the playoffs again. Berry needs to go. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightingSU Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 7 hours ago, cowboys5xsbs said: 3 years later and nothing has changed. On the verge of completely missing the playoffs again. Berry needs to go. Yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I don’t mind a couple sub par seasons we are used to them now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldguy Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 If this team does indeed miss the playoffs for a third time under Berry, having been ranked top 5 preseason, then I say get Berry out of here. Good guy, but I would expect to be fired if I underperformed like that. The Natty is starting to look like an anomaly, and the norm seems to be missing the playoffs now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 20 minutes ago, Oldguy said: If this team does indeed miss the playoffs for a third time under Berry, having been ranked top 5 preseason, then I say get Berry out of here. Good guy, but I would expect to be fired if I underperformed like that. The Natty is starting to look like an anomaly, and the norm seems to be missing the playoffs now. 3rd time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 We need to beef our recruiting, I understand times have changed and the Big10 sure seems to be winning a bulk of the battles but Denver is still pulling in kids. I also think the focus on 5th year guys is hurting us bad too. I know a guy who sent his kid to Denver and he basically said if you play a skill game go to DU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: We need to beef our recruiting, I understand times have changed and the Big10 sure seems to be winning a bulk of the battles but Denver is still pulling in kids. I also think the focus on 5th year guys is hurting us bad too. I would rather move away from 5th year guys and bring in talented recruits that can progress for a few years as well. That said, if Frisch and Caulfield decided to come back for a 5th year next season, the team would be better IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Ranger Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 28 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: 3rd time? Unfortunately yes it would be. Two years in a row we missed 17-18 and 18-19 seasons when we should have been crushing recruiting coming off a natty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skateshattrick Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 23 minutes ago, brianvf said: I would rather move away from 5th year guys and bring in talented recruits that can progress for a few years as well. That said, if Frisch and Caulfield decided to come back for a 5th year next season, the team would be better IMO. I don't disagree with you, but it is a mixed bag. There have been hits and misses. Conner Ford was a really good pickup last year because UND needed a center that could win faceoffs, and Jandric has been a very nice find, and arguably the best defenseman on the team. I'm not sure that Senden and Hain have hurt UND, although it is debatable whether they have helped. Farmer has been disappointing, but Sidorski is better than I expected. I would also welcome Frisch back and really hope he comes back because they will lose most of the D corps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 8 hours ago, brianvf said: I would rather move away from 5th year guys and bring in talented recruits that can progress for a few years as well. That said, if Frisch and Caulfield decided to come back for a 5th year next season, the team would be better IMO. I do agree with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sweethockey Posted February 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2023 A national search for a Head Coach would be good about now. 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkman Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Replace him with who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 26 minutes ago, elkman said: Replace him with who? Are you implying Berry is the best we can hope to get? I think the job is way more attractive than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxforce19 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 30 minutes ago, elkman said: Replace him with who? Do we really need to have this discussion? He’s not being replaced anytime soon because he literally just got a contract extension. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 14 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said: Do we really need to have this discussion? He’s not being replaced anytime soon because he literally just got a contract extension. If next year's team has the same issues, it may be time to consider a buyout. We do not want to end up like Wisconsin. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 As in chaves words sit back and watch things happen and hold steady about the philosophical approach 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 11 hours ago, gfhockey said: As in chaves words sit back and watch things happen and hold steady about the philosophical approach He's not going anywhere. Gobc can't afford the buyout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, jdub27 said: He's not going anywhere. Gobc can't afford the buyout. I thought the GOBC could finance pretty much anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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