Kevin G Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Wilbur said: The problem is those two need a lock down center like Jammer to play with them. They don't have that and they are a 4th line IMHO. In that role--as a shutdown 4th line--Senden, Hain, and Jammer would be terrific, IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvdebbies Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, Kevin G said: In that role--as a shutdown 4th line--Senden, Hain, and Jammer would be terrific, IMO. If they play against the other teams top line, they will be playing more than 4th line minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin G Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 1 minute ago, iluvdebbies said: If they play against the other teams top line, they will be playing more than 4th line minutes You're right. I guess I meant that in a more limited role, that line could be an effective line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweethockey Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, tnt said: I struggle with Moore because last year he was a pleasant surprise, and with a large turnover on defense next year, we could use him to regain his form, unless of course this year is his true form. Personally I think the whole team needs a reset in the off-season and it starts with the work ethic over the summer. Sometimes Moore has just looked apathetic on the ice, oblivious to any consequence of his lack of judgement, and that includes bad penalties. Agreed on the reset.. Remember last fall? Judd won the Ironman? Reflect on that! I would be more optimistic if we cleaned house and went back to developing young talent. Total rebuild, we have a crappy front half of the season next year- so be it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin G Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, Sweethockey said: Agreed on the reset.. Remember last fall? Judd won the Ironman? Reflect on that! I would be more optimistic if we cleaned house and went back to developing young talent. Total rebuild, we have a crappy front half of the season next year- so be it. This. IMO, we have to be willing to take some lumps as we develop talent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kab Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Please don’t make it 6 OTs in a row just win in 60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin G Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 IIRC, UND's number of regulation wins at home against ranked teams this season: zero. Please correct me if I'm in error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 19 minutes ago, Sweethockey said: Agreed on the reset.. Remember last fall? Judd won the Ironman? Reflect on that! I would be more optimistic if we cleaned house and went back to developing young talent. Total rebuild, we have a crappy front half of the season next year- so be it. Guess I don’t see a total rebuild as necessary. St. Cloud was disappointing last year, but they brought in Anhorn and Basse and kept around some veterans and although they have fallen off since Anhorn’s injury they are top ten pairwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin G Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, tnt said: Guess I don’t see a total rebuild as necessary. St. Cloud was disappointing last year, but they brought in Anhorn and Basse and kept around some veterans and although they have fallen off since Anhorn’s injury they are top ten pairwise. Goaltending and defense might take some time to round into shape, but UND should have a terrific group of forwards to build around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 45 minutes ago, tnt said: Guess I don’t see a total rebuild as necessary. St. Cloud was disappointing last year, but they brought in Anhorn and Basse and kept around some veterans and although they have fallen off since Anhorn’s injury they are top ten pairwise. We need to move on from the five and six year players and get our incoming recruits to campus. Time to start developing our own talent again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: We need to move on from the five and six year players and get our incoming recruits to campus. Time to start developing our own talent again. I agree for the most part. If anyone comes back, I think it needs to be only for impact players. For example...getting Frisch back would be an enormous plus for our backend next season. And, I think we're a better team next season if Caulfield returns too. Rather than pickup two portal goalies, I'd like to see Hedquist come to campus and one portal goalie...have those two rotate until one moves into the #1 spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/dylan-james-shows-nhl-elite-speed-in-two-goal-game-against-omaha Quote "I felt fast today," James said. "Hopefully that will stay the same tomorrow. More confidence at the end of the season. You're playing to win. We just need to keep climbing the ranks here." James has been at his best in recent games. He generated three Grade-A scoring chances against Colorado College last Saturday, but was unable to finish on them. "He's playing with confidence," UND coach Brad Berry said. "We all know he has NHL elite speed, right? At the end of the day, as a freshman coming in here, sometimes, it's a little overwhelming just getting acclimated to the game, knowing how much time you have when you have the puck on your tape. Sometimes, the game overwhelms a young guy a little bit, because it's so tight-checking in our league. "But now he knows when to chip a puck. He knows when to hang onto a puck. Man, he's a threat off the rush going around defenders. Now he's starting to play with confidence." Quote Jackson Blake has a shot to win the NCHC's scoring title. He enters the final night of the regular season with 29 conference points. He's tied with St. Cloud State's Jami Krannila, one point behind Denver's Massimo Rizzo. For the second-straight game, UND's faceoff numbers turned around big-time at the end of the game. At one point, Omaha led in draws 20-10. But UND finished the game going 25-12 in the dot over the final 34 minutes. UND heavily relied upon its top four defensemen. Tyler Kleven, Chris Jandric, Ethan Frisch and Ryan Sidorski were all over 22 minutes. Farmer was at 13:23. Cooper Moore was at 13:14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, brianvf said: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/dylan-james-shows-nhl-elite-speed-in-two-goal-game-against-omaha Rizzo? #wedidntwanthim 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 19 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: Rizzo? #wedidntwanthim Wait, I thought he didn’t want us? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 49 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: We need to move on from the five and six year players and get our incoming recruits to campus. Time to start developing our own talent again. The last time we had an off season, we did a combination, getting Westin Michaud and then bringing in Pinto. If we go totally young, you would be the first calling for change when the growing pains last longer than envisioned. Remember the growing pains Minnesota had with their young defensive group when we put one on them years ago at Thanksgiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, tnt said: The last time we had an off season, we did a combination, getting Westin Michaud and then bringing in Pinto. If we go totally young, you would be the first calling for change when the growing pains last longer than envisioned. Remember the growing pains Minnesota had with their young defensive group when we put one on them years ago at Thanksgiving. No, I would not be the first to be calling for changes. A young team struggling is normal, a team with a bunch of veteran players struggling is a lot harder to accept. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 11 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: No, I would not be the first to be calling for changes. A young team struggling is normal, a team with a bunch of veteran players struggling is a lot harder to accept. If you don’t use the portal some, like Denver has, you are going to have holes in your lineup from year to year, and you won’t be making the tourney every year, which you have stated time and again should be the expectation. Portals don’t always work out, but then again freshmen sometime take two years or so to make an impact. Would rather fill a hole here and there with someone who has already made an impact at the college level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin G Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, tnt said: If you don’t use the portal some, like Denver has, you are going to have holes in your lineup from year to year, and you won’t be making the tourney every year, which you have stated time and again should be the expectation. Portals don’t always work out, but then again freshmen sometime take two years or so to make an impact. Would rather fill a hole here and there with someone who has already made an impact at the college level. A successful program can do both things: develop freshman talent and use the portal (not often but strategically). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodakgirl93 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 46 minutes ago, Blackheart said: Wait, I thought he didn’t want us? He indeed left us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Just now, nodakgirl93 said: He indeed left us. We’re we trying to convince him to play another year of juniors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodakgirl93 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 8 minutes ago, tnt said: If you don’t use the portal some, like Denver has, you are going to have holes in your lineup from year to year, and you won’t be making the tourney every year, which you have stated time and again should be the expectation. Portals don’t always work out, but then again freshmen sometime take two years or so to make an impact. Would rather fill a hole here and there with someone who has already made an impact at the college level. The portal is still relatively new. Most players transferring had to sit out a year before the covid thing happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodakgirl93 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, Blackheart said: We’re we trying to convince him to play another year of juniors? Rizzo or Spicer? Rizzo was already on the incoming freshman list and had hockey gear with his name and number. He was all set to come to campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin G Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Just now, Blackheart said: We’re we trying to convince him to play another year of juniors? No, not according to the best info I've found. The coaches fully expected him to arrive on campus in the summer/fall of 2021. Even had equipment with his name on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 He scored in the title game last year against Mankato. Shi+! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 1 minute ago, nodakgirl93 said: Rizzo or Spicer? Rizzo was already on the incoming freshman list and had hockey gear with his name and number. He was all set to come to campus. Why did he break up with us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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