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Have to imagine a Gopher commitment announcement is coming this summer. Would be a great move since he should step in and be able to be a big impact as a freshman 2027 after developing in juniors one more year.

I just think especially the MSU hype has been too much right now. All the comments about the amount of potential first rounders, well let’s actually take a deep dive into these players. Star or probable star: Chase Reid, Ryker Lee, Cullen Potter Big guys who were/will be picked earlier...

Yeah I’m not sure who is creating offense that consistently for them outside of the first line. It’ll always be a mixed bag for those teams that have an entire roster full of young new players, even if you think the freshman are talented. Could see MSU getting a 1 seed or flat out missing the...

UM probably no brainer with what they have returning. MSU is a super young team with a lot of new faces and UND forward group is nothing special with a talented but young d group. You seem pretty certain about teams that have a lot of uncertainties. The second spot in the big ten will be up in...

I do think there are 18 year olds that could step right into the top 6 center role great, but the things I’ve read and seen on Shilov just don’t make me think he’s one of them (weaker on pucks, effort issues, lack of detail).

To be fair, that wasn’t really the argument. That answer is absolutely yes, and I’d also take Souch on my roster for the fall even though I wouldn’t expect a top 6 center impact out of either right away. Which is why I’m not seeing it as a huge miss. You think higher of Shilov, which is just a...

Might be remembering wrong, but I thought we saw a bunch the last couple weeks of May last year? After the draft is super late but that could be the new landscape. Don’t remember a bunch of players committing in July last year but then again it’s not necessarily fresh in my memory considering...

I think now starts the time frame that we’ll see the last of the CHL guys commit. As long as Souch remains uncommitted I have to think we are actively looking for any remaining top options but I haven’t gotten any lick of insight of who. Will have to watch closely over the next couple weeks

lol. The Wild could use a lesson too

Unrelated where are you finding all the faceoff stats for junior players?

If he was for sure a good top 2 line center immediately he’d be playing for BU next year. And yes, the Q is widely known as the least impressive junior league. I just think it’s odd to freak out over Penn State getting a second round prospect who is a BU reject. He can turn into a good player...

Holy overreaction. The only reason he flipped is because he wasn’t gonna be playing at BU this season. Those numbers in the Q aren’t groundbreaking by any means, probably not a good top 6 player as a freshman. Odd comparing that to a guy we plan to have as an extra skater

That’d be nice, has he signed yet? Not sure how much that means anymore I guess. Not sure if Jacobson is ready for college next season but would be a hell of a pickup for the year after.

They truly are just throwing money at every first rounder they can. I still don’t think they’ll be as good as they were last season and it’ll be too young of a team, but will be super interesting to see. Also still don’t think that’s the formula for winning it all and you need a better mix of...

I watched a little bit of Harvard last year since a buddy of mine played in the conference. Heikki Ruohonen was a good player on a below average team, 200 foot game, good size. He was a monster at World Juniors this year playing with better players (leading scorer). Just a freshman last year...

Him, Loftus, and Lofgren very well might be fighting for the second pair minutes all year. I’m not going to say Rombach can’t have a big leap and maybe compete as well but the focus is on the other 3 right now.

And I’ll take the eye test over the box score watching especially for a defensemen. If he keeps playing like that and improving he should be very solid.

Smith - Murr Whipple/Loftus - Henricks Whipple/Loftus - Rombach/Lofgren Crazy how much Larson revamped this d core, he clearly came in knowing what priority #1 was this offseason. It’s possible he isn’t done with it but this is better than I thought it would be, and will have players competing...

Bang! Tarin Smith official. Hopefully that means the injury isn’t too bad. Never was buying any of the extra rumors that were being thrown around about him.

We’re definitely going to wait and see how he does. I still like his potential