Prospective Recruits

[atxsioux]

2 thoughts on Dupont

Likely slim odds we get him like others have said with Verhoeff being the top right hand D on the roster + running the 1st powerplay

Overall if he does go to Denver at least he's in the NCHC and that's a win in the long term since it should attract other top picks to look at the NCHC and not just the Big Ten / BU+BC. The more it's a normal path the better it is for UND as those top prospects are likely only going to UND or Denver. The rich get richer.

[siouxczech29]

Maybe an unpopular opinion here but I want Carles over DuPont.

[nodakgirl93]

DuPont would probably be 1 year player in NCAA. I feel like Carels could play 2? If you have an open spot for a 1 year player then yeah sure. But I don't want to push another player out that could be a 2-4 year player. 

[brianvf]

13 minutes ago, atxsioux said:

2 thoughts on Dupont

Likely slim odds we get him like others have said with Verhoeff being the top right hand D on the roster + running the 1st powerplay

Overall if he does go to Denver at least he's in the NCHC and that's a win in the long term since it should attract other top picks to look at the NCHC and not just the Big Ten / BU+BC. The more it's a normal path the better it is for UND as those top prospects are likely only going to UND or Denver. The rich get richer.

DU would make sense with them losing Pohlkamp plus maybe Buckberger this offseason.

That said, it sure would be nice to have a DuPont type guy to fly into the offensive zone on the PP similar to what Liv can do now.  
Verhoeff is a fine skater, but not sure he fits into that mold (yet at least).  Strath has potential to make a jump on a PP unit too.
Put DuPont up top on the PP and Verhoeff on the half-wall to blast his one-timer.  Would be really fun to watch for a season.    

MacKenzie could be on PP2 on the half-wall too, as he's shown to have a blast of a one-timer as well.

[brianvf]

6 minutes ago, siouxczech29 said:

Maybe an unpopular opinion here but I want Carles over DuPont.

If we get one of those plus the Ruck boys, I'm beyond excited.    

[I Ranger]

10 hours ago, siouxczech29 said:

Maybe an unpopular opinion here but I want Carles over DuPont.

I've basically said the same thing. If they are both most likely one year players and relatively similar talents (DuPont for sure) then give me the 18 year old over the 17 year old all day. I made the same argument in discussing potentially between Lin, Rudolph and DuPont as well. I wonder if we push harder for one of Lin or Rudolph if we feel we are out of the DuPont sweepstakes? 

[SiouxFanatic]

[cberkas]

All the WHL teams should talk to Pentiction and tell their players to announce their commitments right away 

[scpa0305]

6 minutes ago, SiouxFanatic said:

 

Whoa

[burd]

So, 10 days and the boys’ season will be done.  How long is it likely to be before the roster questions are pretty much cleared up?

[stoneySIOUX]

3 minutes ago, burd said:

So, 10 days and the boys’ season will be done.  How long is it likely to be before the roster questions are pretty much cleared up?

We'll definitely have some guys with decisions to make. 

My guess: Liver and Wiebe leave for pro contracts. Juby and Andrew portal. Everyone else stays. 

[burd]

3 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

We'll definitely have some guys with decisions to make. 

My guess: Liver and Wiebe leave for pro contracts. Juby and Andrew portal. Everyone else stays. 

Are they permitted to have agents while still classified as eligible?   In other words, is there usually a fairly lengthy negotiating period before they decide?

[ChadR]

9 minutes ago, burd said:

Are they permitted to have agents while still classified as eligible?   In other words, is there usually a fairly lengthy negotiating period before they decide?

Every guy on UND has an agent aka family advisor.

[burd]

6 minutes ago, ChadR said:

Every guy on UND has an agent aka family advisor.

That can describe a wide range of negotiating experience and skill.   Do you mean professional agents who are labeled “family advisors?”

[TwamleyShuffle]

1 hour ago, SiouxFanatic said:

Who are the other big four?

Is Carels one of them?

[hockeytherapy13]

42 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

We'll definitely have some guys with decisions to make. 

My guess: Liver and Wiebe leave for pro contracts. Juby and Andrew portal. Everyone else stays. 

I figured Jubenvil would portal out but I didn't think Strathmann would but now you have me worried about that haha. We need some of these guys to age up and stay in the lineup but both of them would be Top-4 guys at other places so I get it. Love getting the opportunity to have skilled younger guys but we all know how it goes with too young of a D corp.

[RhettRingers]

1 minute ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

Who are the other big four?

Is Carels one of them?

Lin, DuPont, Carels and Rudolph

[RhettRingers]

Just now, hockeytherapy13 said:

I figured Jubenvil would portal out but I didn't think Strathmann would but now you have me worried about that haha. We need some of these guys to age up and stay in the lineup but both of them would be Top-4 guys at other places so I get it. Love getting the opportunity to have skilled younger guys but we all know how it goes with too young of a D corp.

He was referring to Dalton Andrew.

[hockeytherapy13]

Just now, RhettRingers said:

He was referring to Dalton Andrew.

I'm a dummy. Carry on haha

Although I still am bummed about Jubenvil. I'm a fan of his simple defensive style. Boring but very solid. 

[Sioux90]

50 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

We'll definitely have some guys with decisions to make. 

My guess: Liver and Wiebe leave for pro contracts. Juby and Andrew portal. Everyone else stays. 

Is it totally possible that both of them choose to stay for Senior years?

[Fratt Mattin]

4 minutes ago, Sioux90 said:

Is it totally possible that both of them choose to stay for Senior years?

Never say never, but I highly doubt it

[burd]

What do the experts say about Livanavage’s chances at a substantial NHL career?  

[Fratt Mattin]

Just now, burd said:

What do the experts say about Livanavage’s chances at a substantial NHL career?  

I’m no expert, but my uneducated opinion is that his chances are slim. The NHL doesn’t like sub-6 foot defensemen at all. Stretcher has made it work, but his physicality and compete were both a clear level above Livanavage’s.

No hate to Jake. I think he’s a great player and would love to have him back. Just my amateur analysis and I’d love it if he proved me wrong

[cberkas]

20 minutes ago, burd said:

What do the experts say about Livanavage’s chances at a substantial NHL career?  

Like Stecher’s

[tnt]

59 minutes ago, RhettRingers said:

Lin, DuPont, Carels and Rudolph

Based on your earlier statement that we will be getting two from that list, that really narrows it down.