Popular Post The Sicatoka Posted April 10 Popular Post Share Posted April 10 14 minutes ago, Walsh Hall said: Why do you say that was a lowball contract? The signing bonus can only be 10% of the total contract which indicates this is essentially the max. I believe all ELCs are two-way deals. Rookie max is $950k. They paid him like a fourth rounder at best. See Nadeau's deal for what Blake should've demanded: https://www.capfriendly.com/ 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxweet Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 24 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: Agree. Maybe his dad is having financial troubles and this helps bail him out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 52 minutes ago, AJS said: They don't seem to have a choice. They do appear to have only 3 Freshman that are truly ready to go next year. Love Klee's upside and I think he'll have a huge year in the USHL, but I would send him back. Same with Littler. His development this year probably wasn't what anyone expected. My ideal F roster, given where we are today. SR. (5) Berg, Kunz, Jamernik, Schmaltz, Wilkie JR. (4) James, McLaughlin, Montgomery, Strinden SO. (1) Perron FR. (3) Boisvert, Croal, Swanson Additions. (1) Depth Freshman Forward (2) Highest Portal SO / JR you can find Doesn’t Littler have to come in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 2 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: Doesn’t Littler have to come in? No, Littler is an ‘04. The 03 birth year ages out this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Blake's deal: https://www.capfriendly.com/players/jackson-blake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 21 minutes ago, AJS said: No, Littler is an ‘04. The 03 birth year ages out this year. Croal and Jubenvill ('03s) age out now; Littler ('04) a year from now. The rest of the pipeline is '05s or younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxkid12 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, Goon said: I think he was lowballed on his contract. How do you think he was lowballed? He held all the cards but his cards are not exactly strong enough. He is a 4th round pick who had a banner year, if he comes back and struggles then he either takes a lower offer from them and no guarantee that he sees the NHL right away or lets his draft rights expire and become a FA and get even a lower amount with no guarantees. At least with this deal, he burns a year and hopefully gets NHL playing time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin G Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I have a hard time remembering the USHL age requirements, so for my sake here they are: Minimum Age and Maximum Age. The junior age group shall include participants who are at least sixteen (16) years of age and no older than twenty (20) years of age as of December 31st of the current playing season. So @AJS is correct: '03 birth years age out of USHL eligibility; '04 birth years remain eligible for the upcoming season. UND's 2003 birth-year commits who were in juniors this past season: Cody Croal Jayden Jubenville UND's 2004 birth-year commits who were in juniors this past season: Cade Littler that's it. Just Cade Littler. (Jaksen Panzer was an '04 too.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustnyou Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Blake got a great deal! Almost rookie max and basically burning this year. $2.7 million and he’s restricted free agent in just two years. Very good contract for a 4th rounder that developed into first round talent while at UND. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxkid12 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said: That doesn't mean it's going to work out like he thinks. He is now just a piece of meat to be used however the Hurricanes want. I would have held their feet to the fire and demanded a rookie maximum contract. He had all the leverage and he gave it away. He needs an agent that knows how to negotiate contracts. I hope he is successful, but I am a skeptic at this point. He is not Jonathan Toews. I don't believe he had as much leverage as you'd think. Remember, he is a 4th round pick and is on the smaller side (who gets knocked off the puck often) of NHL players. Sure, he could've came back and tried again but what if he would've had a down year or got injured? You think Carolina is going to sign him to a lot? Sure he would've been able to wait them out and let is rights expire so he could sign a FA deal but then he runs the risk of getting even less money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hky Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, dustnyou said: Blake got a great deal! Almost rookie max and basically burning this year. $2.7 million and he’s restricted free agent in just two years. Very good contract for a 4th rounder that developed into first round talent while at UND. This. The important thing is they burned this year(signed him to 23/24 year), starting the clock to his next contract. He did well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stoneySIOUX Posted April 10 Popular Post Share Posted April 10 Berger is back! No, not that @Dave Berger https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/cameron-berg-to-return-to-und-for-senior-season Much needed. 4 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboys5xsbs Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Good to hear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 20 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said: Berger is back! No, not that @Dave Berger https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/cameron-berg-to-return-to-und-for-senior-season Much needed. I imagine with Blake gone he'll have an even bigger role to play in 2024-2025. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Starting to take shape. Projection based on current info: Forward (15): GR - Jamernik SR - Berg, Kunz, Schmaltz, Wilkie JR - McLaughlin, James, Strinden, Montgomery SO - Perron FR - Swanson, Boisvert, Croal, Littler/Klee X - Portal Defense (8): JR - Zmolek SO - Livanavage, Wiebe, Komzak, MacDonald FR - Jubenvill, Strathmann, Emery Goalie (3): SR - Semptimphelter JR - Johnson SO - Hedquist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Quote The New York Islanders, who selected Berg in the fourth round in 2021, supported Berg’s return. “They were the ones who kind of said, ‘Just stay another year, then sign after next year,’” Berg said. “They said they like the spot I’m in and it’s too good (to change).” Berg was UND’s top power-play threat, scoring a team-high nine goals with the man advantage. He also took a team-high 704 faceoffs and won 56 percent of them. Two really good centers to start up the middle with Berg and Wilkie now. I like the idea of putting OMac on the wing alongside one of those two after his faceoff struggles to close this season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I count 7 freshmen and 5 sophomores. Looks like we will take our lumps early and (I hope) make a run late in the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Great news! Let's Roll! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, brianvf said: Starting to take shape. Projection based on current info: Forward (15): GR - Jamernik SR - Berg, Kunz, Schmaltz, Wilkie JR - McLaughlin, James, Strinden, Montgomery SO - Perron FR - Swanson, Boisvert, Croal, Littler/Klee X - Portal Defense (8): JR - Zmolek SO - Livanavage, Wiebe, Komzak, MacDonald FR - Jubenvill, Strathmann, Emery Goalie (3): SR - Semptimphelter JR - Johnson SO - Hedquist I just listened to Berry with Hennessy on KFGO and he said Boisvert might be a first-round draft choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 6 minutes ago, Goon said: I just listened to Berry with Hennessy on KFGO and he said Boisvert might be a first-round draft choice. Oh no! Does that mean we have to send him over to Denver or one of the other elite schools? 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen4sioux Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 44 minutes ago, burd said: Oh no! Does that mean we have to send him over to Denver or one of the other elite schools? Jest or not, in the context of the board... I chuckled. Have yourself an up-mark for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, burd said: Oh no! Does that mean we have to send him over to Denver or one of the other elite schools? No - it means that once again we got talent - Time for Berry to get it done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 20 minutes ago, Irish said: No - it means that once again we got talent - Time for Berry to get it done. That’s good to know. Reading back through these threads, I thought we were doomed when Blake left. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 9 minutes ago, burd said: That’s good to know. Reading back through these threads, I thought we were doomed when Blake left. Now that Blake is gone, maybe our other forwards will step up and pick up the slack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.357 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 6 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: Now that Blake is gone, maybe our other forwards will step up and pick up the slack. That's what I was wondering, if there is a tendency sometimes (unconsciously) for a team to sit back & let the star players carry the team offensively. Perhaps the team will put in extra effort up & down the lineup next year to get more balanced scoring now that Blake is gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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