SIOUXELEVENS Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Do we have room for both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Baker Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 35 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said: Either Wood or Wilkie. They are both down to us and Bucky. Snuggerud coming back means Gophs don't have a scholarship for Wood. Good point. But can’t a program push a current player to the portal? Thought I saw someone on here implying Hastings was pushing Lucius to the portal. Wasn’t Collin Adams’ scholarship pulled for a year? In other words, if Minnesota wants to find a way to get Wood scholarship money, they can. Or maybe their NIL pays his tuition. But yeah, would be great for UND to land Wood and/or Wilkie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFanatic Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Well that’s too bad. Rich get richer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, SiouxFanatic said: Well that’s too bad. Rich get richer. Haha welp. Nevermind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFanatic Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 11 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said: Haha welp. Nevermind! I really like the recruiting class coming in and while Wood would have been a very nice addition, I still like UND’s chances to contend next season. Could really use a FO guy like Wilkie from the portal though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXELEVENS Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 0-2 on high profile players, dam it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, Brett0909 said: Respectfully disagree (in part), but it’s cool that we have both sides of the debate here. If we were to talk to the other teams fans or coaches in all those same games, or take off our green-tinted glasses, they’d point out their own bad luck/bounces and be just as right (several waived off goals, their own key injuries, things that came to light after the season ended, TWO empty netters to tie it, UND having home ice and/or crowd advantage, talent, facilities, resources, all the bad calls or breaks other end that we didn’t notice because that’s how sports go, etc.). Cherry picking the things that weren’t perfect for UND and connecting that to defend the ongoing string of losses can mostly be chalked up to we were unlucky a lot continues to imply these things are just happening to one team. They happen on both sides, but are now a TREND for UND, not a bad luck bounce. I can almost guarantee Berry and the staff aren’t sitting around moaning about 8 years of bad bounces that always go against them (and if they are, count me in the fire Berry crowd). Michigan came out FLAT. UND had an incredible opportunity to capitalize for a big chunk of that game, against a team that even when they’re not flat, aren’t a world-beater by any stretch. And in my book, had the easiest 1 seed to go through this year, despite blowing the end of the season and a home crowd and #1 seed that were almost guarantees at one point. But they managed again to find a way to lose, instead of win. UMD, Notre Dame, etc. as have been pointed out…we had more than our share of breaks. BU? Well, that one just flat out sucked and UND was as close to deserving a win in a game they lost there as I’ve seen. Would have been the best game/crowd atmosphere I’d ever been to if a bounce went the other way, and I’m onboard with that just being an unlucky one. BU would argue playing in Fargo in front of a packed and RABID UND fan base when they were the higher seed was pretty unlucky I bet, and no doubt influenced their play. I’m not sure what the answer is here, but do believe the coaching staff has to figure something out vs “have better luck next year”. And I’m also pretty sure (and hope) they would say the same thing. Exactly - we just aren't getting it done. According to many posters we are the most unlucky team in the division and Denver is the luckiest. I think there is more behind this. Coaches need to figure it out real soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Assume Croal, Boisvert, Swanson: I see two F openings and maybe a third depending on Blake. Littler? Klee? Portal? Might be smart to try to balance the one man F class that is Perron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Wood doesn't have Maurice Richard's speed or Ovie's shot. Not much of a fighter. Meh, another project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Sicatoka Posted April 7 Popular Post Share Posted April 7 If your expectation is natty or bust you’re in for more pain than joy no matter who your team is. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 5 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: If your expectation is natty or bust you’re in for more pain than joy no matter who your team is. How about if your expectation is to win some games in the regional and put yourself in position to win a natty instead of flaming out in the first round - or even making the tournament? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Of all the devils, the one that catches men the most and keeps them from being happy is the one of "what could have been and it wasn't." https://x.com/father_rmv/status/1776882689129185579?s=46&t=w6SNtLC6_RTUAb-VeXN0CQ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 10 minutes ago, Irish said: How about if your expectation is to win some games in the regional and put yourself in position to win a natty instead of flaming out in the first round - or even making the tournament? Those folks were deeply unhappy under Hak, and there were a lot of them. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 4 minutes ago, burd said: Those folks were deeply unhappy under Hak, and there were a lot of them. And even less happy now - absolutely no tourney success. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 5 minutes ago, burd said: Those folks were deeply unhappy under Hak, and there were a lot of them. Many of them are the same folks that are deeply unhappy under Berry. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 The Wood loss hurts a bit, will hurt even more once Blake signs. Some UMN fans are already proclaiming the Wood/Moore/Snuggerud line to be as good as the Knies/Cooley/Snuggerud line, which is laughable. UMN still won’t have very good forward depth next season, even with the Wood pickup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Baker Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 minutes ago, Irish said: And even less happy now - absolutely no tourney success. Correct. Look at where things are trending for the program. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxforce19 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, brianvf said: The Wood loss hurts a bit, will hurt even more once Blake signs. Some UMN fans are already proclaiming the Wood/Moore/Snuggerud line to be as good as the Knies/Cooley/Snuggerud line, which is laughable. UMN still won’t have very good forward depth next season, even with the Wood pickup. I wouldn’t even put Snuggerud and Wood on the same line. They both essentially do the same thing. But I’m not sure what kind of playmakers Minnesota has on their other lines. But I also don’t really care because it doesn’t affect me lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeytherapy13 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 44 minutes ago, brianvf said: The Wood loss hurts a bit, will hurt even more once Blake signs. Some UMN fans are already proclaiming the Wood/Moore/Snuggerud line to be as good as the Knies/Cooley/Snuggerud line, which is laughable. UMN still won’t have very good forward depth next season, even with the Wood pickup. I wish I could agree with you but I’ll argue that if Pitlick stays, the gophers might have one of the deepest forward groups in the country, if not the deepest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxweet Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, SIOUXELEVENS said: 0-2 on high profile players, dam it. Any surprise, nope. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeytherapy13 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, SiouxFanatic said: I really like the recruiting class coming in and while Wood would have been a very nice addition, I still like UND’s chances to contend next season. Could really use a FO guy like Wilkie from the portal though. Yeah I’d rather have a faceoff specialist like Wilkie. We have guys coming in that can score and make plays. We badly need a reliable winner in the dot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 13 minutes ago, hockeytherapy13 said: I wish I could agree with you but I’ll argue that if Pitlick stays, the gophers might have one of the deepest forward groups in the country, if not the deepest. Depending on who leaves Mich & MSU, I don’t even think they’ll have the deepest forward depth in their conference, let alone the country. We’ll see I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsh Hall Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, Irish said: How about if your expectation is to win some games in the regional and put yourself in position to win a natty instead of flaming out in the first round - or even making the tournament? The same folks complaining now did the same for Hak. He apparently couldn’t win the big game and needed to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFanatic Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 One and done for Bradly Nadeau. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 That’s CAR going rookie max to someone not named Blake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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