2023 Early Departures & Portal Transfers

[tnt]

2 hours ago, SiouxForever said:

Relax... if 28 comes back great BUT if he doesn't, the team will be fine -  it's not like he's going to put up 15-20 goals next year.

13, I admired his play +  tenacity etc. but he has not overall effect on the team next year if he is cut... big deal. #21 should have been this/that player all year and has more upside and offensive game. 

I get that he isn’t make or break, but Caulfield did put up 11 goals his Junior year and 10 this past year, despite not doing anything for the first third, so 15 goals is not out of the question.  On top of that he kills penalties and is very responsible defensively.  Give me anybody that puts up decent offensive numbers and plays well defensively and I would take them in a heartbeat.  

[jk]

I might be imagining things that don't happen, but I would guess Anaheim would have a pretty good idea of what it will take to sign Caulfield before trading for his rights.  Not tampering or anything like that, but agents and GMs have a way of getting their messages across.  So I'll be surprised if he doesn't sign.

[jk]

As for portal signings, UND may have gotten one of the top two available players at each position so far.  

At forward, I can run with the current group.  If they have to add another one or two, whether that's Albrecht or a minor portal grab to get the numbers up, that's fine.  But I can draw up awesome lines from the current roster.

At defense, UND appears to need one more player who can anchor a line.  Then you can go with two portals and four frosh, with another frosh in reserve.  And probably add another portal to get the numbers up.

In goal, either Hobie or a portal to be the backup, but largely set here.

The last few days have set the team up for an exciting year.  Exciting (scary) early and hopefully exciting (we are winners, mf'er) by the end.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

35 minutes ago, jk said:

I might be imagining things that don't happen, but I would guess Anaheim would have a pretty good idea of what it will take to sign Caulfield before trading for his rights.  Not tampering or anything like that, but agents and GMs have a way of getting their messages across.  So I'll be surprised if he doesn't sign.

That was kind of my thought too

[farce poobah]

3 hours ago, SiouxForever said:

Relax... if 28 comes back great BUT if he doesn't, the team will be fine -  it's not like he's going to put up 15-20 goals next year.

13, I admired his play +  tenacity etc. but he has not overall effect on the team next year if he is cut... big deal. #21 should have been this/that player all year and has more upside and offensive game. 

I think #28 - if he leaves - is a bigger loss than your comments suggest.   He led the team in plus-minus.  He scored 10 goals this year (after being snakebit for half the season), and I think 15-20 is a very realistic target for his production next year.  Plus, I'd expect him to wear the "C", maybe most important.

[petey23]

2 hours ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

No way Omaha fans are going to be bitter about this

Just tell them that Berg was the player to be named later in the Tychonick "trade"

[Cratter]

Be nice to your opponents. They're your future teammates! 

[The Sicatoka]

18 minutes ago, petey23 said:

Just tell them that Berg was the player to be named later in the Tychonick "trade"

In that scenario Omaha got taken. 

[BusinessSiouxt]

33 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

In that scenario Omaha got taken. 

Not so sure…

JT 8/18-26 +8

CB 10/14-24 -5

[Sodbuster]

So, why did Cameron Berg enter the portal?

[The Sicatoka]

6 minutes ago, Sodbuster said:

So, why did Cameron Berg enter the portal?

Why did Savage or Howard? 

[brianvf]

10 minutes ago, BusinessSiouxt said:

Not so sure…

JT 8/18-26 +8

CB 10/14-24 -5

You’re comparing a 5th year player to a sophomore. 
I’d wager that Berg easily surpasses those numbers next year. 

[BusinessSiouxt]

2 minutes ago, brianvf said:

You’re comparing a 5th year player to a sophomore. 
I’d wager that Berg easily surpasses those numbers next year. 

I’m comparing two players on the same ice against the same opponents. Both played PP and PK.

[brianvf]

35 minutes ago, BusinessSiouxt said:

I’m comparing two players on the same ice against the same opponents. Both played PP and PK.

Well, in that case...

Tychonick - 10-24-34 +2
Berg - 18-29-47 -1

Those are their combined stats for the last two seasons, both playing for Omaha.   

Berg is going to end up being a great pickup for Berry.  Still two more seasons to develop into a solid center for us.

[BusinessSiouxt]

9 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Well, in that case...

Tychonick - 10-24-34 +2
Berg - 18-29-47 -1

Those are their combined stats for the last two seasons, both playing for Omaha.   

Berg is going to end up being a great pickup for Berry.  Still two more seasons to develop into a solid center for us.

Yup, cuz as we’ve read on this board for the past 3 months… we’re a DEVELOPMENT MACHINE! 

[runaroundsioux]

11 minutes ago, BusinessSiouxt said:

Yup, cuz as we’ve read on this board for the past 3 months… we’re a DEVELOPMENT MACHINE! 

 

[tnt]

6 minutes ago, runaroundsioux said:

 

Yes, which one of the Ottawa picks with ties to North Dakota isn’t in this picture.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

As expected, Gleason to UST

[brianvf]

36 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

As expected, Gleason to UST

That's a good get for them.  He always seemed like a quick shifty forward.

[scpa0305]

Caufield signed 

[SiouxFanatic]

10 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Caufield signed 

It would’ve been nice to have him back but he played 4 years so can’t fault him on striking a deal to go pro. Good luck to Judd!

[The Sicatoka]

 

[SIOUXELEVENS]

So if Albrecht comes back we still need 1 F or 2 if he doesn’t and still need 2 D men

[The Sicatoka]

We need two defensemen.

We are “one for one” on forwards meaning “as they go, we need” to stay at fifteen: right now we need a replacement for Caulfield. 

[SIOUXELEVENS]

They could bring constantini or portz back