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Go4Puck said:
Would like a reason to get excited about next year. The hire certainly didn’t do that for many people. Making a splash by infusing some talent into the roster could do that.
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He needs TWO huge pickups on D.

Forwards will be good to go and goalie with Luca is, meh, fine.
 

cheeseburgerphil26 said:
Completely forgot about Cullen. He’s definitely gotta be top 6. Could replace him with Hall or put Mooney back at center and put him on that top line. Kvasnicka could push for top 6 role too. If we get Burnevik coupled with one more SCSU guy and maybe a CHL or transfer, this forward group could look very lethal.
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Please play LJ at the wing. It's the spot he'll play at the next level and with his frame, that's a ton to ask playing in the corners and on the net front.

If they retain everyone, bring guys with from SCSU, and the usual expected growth happens from F to Soph, the F group will be fine though you should be looking for a 1C to make it a more gamebreaking group but there should be scoring across 3 lines
 

BradDad said:
Hard to believe - maybe "disappointed" is a better word - Gopher Athletics doesn't have more support in the community. Twin Cities area may not be "huge," but there's industry & money in the area . . . where's it going?
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MSP and Denver are the 2 smallest markets with all the big 4 sports franchises (plus MLS). Add in PWHL, multiple other colleges, the arts scene, etc. and there are many places you're going to see dollars go elsewhere. Same thing that the pro franchises complain about and why you see stands that are packed when they're winning that desert when they're not. MN is 24th in population as a state but has 4 pro sports franchises.

Contrast to Ann Arbor, who is every bit as liberal as MN, but there's nothing else there. Columbus has the Jackets but there's no other football. MSU has nothing else. Ditto PSU. Same at Wisco and Iowa.

Add to it a University that's pretty damn poor at courting dollars (and negotiating) and you end up here. All my donating to the U sports teams has been of my own solicitation. They just do such an impressively bad job offering things to donors that keep you coming back (and this is vastly more why I'd be very ok moving on from Coyle; great at balancing a budget, poor at creating a larger budget).
 




upnorthkid said:
the problem with any of the above is we now have no idea who's still considered committed, especially if they haven't signed an NLI. Don't think someone has been ghost recruiting

I get what you're saying but there's about 20000 iterations of this at this point
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Correct, programs across the country are trying to take players off the roster. Players from other teams are calling. As I understand it, Gophers are 1 over the roster limit, so players are going to have to level to bring in any new players.

I'm sure there are some culture guys that Larson wants to bring with him.
 

MaxyJR1 said:
Correct, programs across the country are trying to take players off the roster. Players from other teams are calling. As I understand it, Gophers are 1 over the roster limit, so players are going to have to level to bring in any new players.

I'm sure there are some culture guys that Larson wants to bring with him.
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Tons of the current roster and pipeline is expendable.
 

Mooney - CHL/Transfer - Ziemer
Hall - Roed - Burnevik
Moore - Clark or Ludtke (meh) - Humphreys

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cheeseburgerphil26 said:
Cullen will be in the top 6
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Oh ya. Call that SCSU the third line.


Mooney - CHL/Transfer/Humphreys - Ziemer
Cullen - Humphreys/Clark/Ludkte - Moore/Kvasnicka
Hall - Roed - Burnevik

You can already see playing time on the wings will be tight so I definitely expect multiple departures from Moe/Hendrickson/Ludkte/Clark

It's just a shame the wing talent is CRAZY and the C is a big challenge.
 

bonin21 said:
Oh ya. Call that SCSU the third line.


Mooney - CHL/Transfer/Humphreys - Ziemer
Cullen - Humphreys/Clark/Ludkte - Moore/Kvasnicka
Hall - Roed - Burnevik

You can already see playing time on the wings will be tight so I definitely expect multiple departures from Moe/Hendrickson/Ludkte/Clark

It's just a shame the wing talent is CRAZY and the C is a big challenge.
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Assuming no departures of the top players.
 

bonin21 said:
Oh ya. Call that SCSU the third line.


Mooney - CHL/Transfer/Humphreys - Ziemer
Cullen - Humphreys/Clark/Ludkte - Moore/Kvasnicka
Hall - Roed - Burnevik

You can already see playing time on the wings will be tight so I definitely expect multiple departures from Moe/Hendrickson/Ludkte/Clark

It's just a shame the wing talent is CRAZY and the C is a big challenge.
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I think Burnevik can be a big time scorer next year, could also see something like this:

Ziemer - CHL/Transfer - Mooney
Cullen - Roed - Burnevik
Moore - Humphreys - Hall

Don’t really know if we necessarily need Hall, but if we get him someone more unexpected is probly transferring like Moe, which would stink because I like his upside and think he could play center. Definitely think we could see Clark or Pahlsson gone too.

Regardless, something like that and we’d see a lot of goals next year.
 

cheeseburgerphil26 said:
I think Burnevik can be a big time scorer next year, could also see something like this:

Ziemer - CHL/Transfer - Mooney
Cullen - Roed - Burnevik
Moore - Humphreys - Hall

Don’t really know if we necessarily need Hall, but if we get him someone more unexpected is probly transferring like Moe, which would stink because I like his upside and think he could play center. Definitely think we could see Clark or Pahlsson gone too.

Regardless, something like that and we’d see a lot of goals next year.
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Moe is as Minnesota Gopher to the bone as it gets.

Unless he's being told by the new staff, I'd be surprised if he was transferring. And I don't see any reason why that would be the case; I think his play was one of the few bright spots this past season.
 



FireDaveLee said:
Moe is as Minnesota Gopher to the bone as it gets.

Unless he's being told by the new staff, I'd be surprised if he was transferring. And I don't see any reason why that would be the case; I think his play was one of the few bright spots this past season.
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agree and I don't think Moe, from everything he's shown to how he played last year despite being thrown on the 4th line at times, is going anywhere nor would be afraid of competing. Really don't think he'd view it as he'd be behind Hall if he came in (or even Burnevik for that matter). Larson has seemed pretty straight up in saying guys are going to compete and grind together
 

9 Minnesotans to the 2010 NTDP... The art is getting the best ones.

Cullen
Thompson
Buttweiler

Cullen should be able to help with Buttweiler. And keep an eye on Will Arnold to just make sure you don't miss on the next great MN goalie.
 

2027 Mock

1. Dupont
6. Meyer (BU)
7. Nelson (ND)
12. Fitzhenry
17. Davidson (BC)
19. Gutierrez (ND)

Harper is an honorable mention so definitely not a sure fire first rounder.
 

bonin21 said:
2027 Mock

1. Dupont
6. Meyer (BU)
7. Nelson (ND)
12. Fitzhenry
17. Davidson (BC)
19. Gutierrez (ND)

Harper is an honorable mention so definitely not a sure fire first rounder.
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Conboy also honorable mention. Outside the top 3 or so, a ton always changes with these early rankings from Wheeler. Wouldn’t take much stock into the rankings as much as it is just a good list of players to keep an eye on over the next year.
 

bonin21 said:
2027 Mock

1. Dupont
6. Meyer (BU)
7. Nelson (ND)
12. Fitzhenry
17. Davidson (BC)
19. Gutierrez (ND)

Harper is an honorable mention so definitely not a sure fire first rounder.
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Conboy is also an honorable mention.

Either way, way too early for that class to put stock in their spots. W Cullen wasn't even on the list at this point. Just a fun list to watch

Phil beat me to it.
 

upnorthkid said:
Conboy is also an honorable mention.

Either way, way too early for that class to put stock in their spots. W Cullen wasn't even on the list at this point. Just a fun list to watch

Phil beat me to it.
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Wyatt Cullen is actually eligible for this years draft, he was ranked 34th by Wheeler a couple weeks ago but he’s been a really fast riser lately so I think there’s a good chance he’ll be taken in the first round. It’d actually be cool if the Wild take him lol
 

cheeseburgerphil26 said:
Wyatt Cullen is actually eligible for this years draft, he was ranked 34th by Wheeler a couple weeks ago but he’s been a really fast riser lately so I think there’s a good chance he’ll be taken in the first round. It’d actually be cool if the Wild take him lol
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sorry meaning he was not listed at all on the initial look at 2026. Hence the whole too early to put a ton of stock outside the very top few guys
 

upnorthkid said:
sorry meaning he was not listed at all on the initial look at 2026. Hence the whole too early to put a ton of stock outside the very top few guys
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Very true, I’m also almost positive that in his November rankings Cullen wasn’t in the top 64 or even an honorable mention yet. And then the next rankings in January he was up to a bubble first rounder lol
 

cheeseburgerphil26 said:
Wyatt Cullen is actually eligible for this years draft, he was ranked 34th by Wheeler a couple weeks ago but he’s been a really fast riser lately so I think there’s a good chance he’ll be taken in the first round. It’d actually be cool if the Wild take him lol
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We traded our first rounder in the Hughes trade…
 




upnorthkid said:
Ryan Lin (2026 1st round Dman from the CHL) to DU
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Wouldn't that be fun. Guessing the Gophers will get one of the "other guys", like
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From one 2026 mock

Picks by Program (Rounds 1-3)
Boston University- 6
Michigan State- 5
Boston College, North Dakota, UMass, Denver- 3
Michigan, Notre Dame, Providence, Penn State- 2
Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth, Miami, Arizona State, UConn, Ohio State, Harvard- 1

UM and PSU will add to it via NIL pickups. Where will the Gophers end up?
 

I see the delusion is already out on GPL about how good Hendricks is
"2nd pair on a 1-2 seed. 1st pair on a 3-4 seed"

He is a number four D on a contender and middle pair on any tournament team. Good lord. He and Whipple can be the middle pair.
 

bonin21 said:
I see the delusion is already out on GPL about how good Hendricks is
"2nd pair on a 1-2 seed. 1st pair on a 3-4 seed"

He is a number four D on a contender and middle pair on any tournament team. Good lord. He and Whipple can be the middle pair.
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To be really clear, I don’t watch enough SCSU hockey to weigh in, but I’m going to assume you probably didn’t watch every one of his games this year and are basing it off his draft status and pedigree.

Listing players by minutes and production, UND is the only one with a high draft choice playing bigger minutes, but their undrafted guy is the one stirring the drink.

Mich: Robertson is undrafted, Duke is undrafted, Fantilli undrafted, Rheume Mullen undrafted, Barnett is a 5th
DU: pohlkamp is a 5th rounder and Buckberger undrafted
Wisc: dexheimer is undrafted, Osborn a 4th
UND: livanavage is undrafted, wiebe a 7th, zmolek undrafted. Emery is a high draft choice an playing in a shutdown role as needed. Verhoeff is getting sheltered minutes. Liv is playing like 5-7 min more than the rest now.

Stop with this messaging. We absolutely need to improve the whole d core. He’s a solid add and if you skated 6 guys like him and Whipple, you’d be fine provided you find 1 who can add on the PP somewhere (Whipple joining the rush more was a very pleasant surprise throughout the year). Based on his scouting profile and those who watched him play way more than I, he’s a solid add preferably on the middle pair as he’s only going to be 20
 

bonin21 said:
I see the delusion is already out on GPL about how good Hendricks is
"2nd pair on a 1-2 seed. 1st pair on a 3-4 seed"

He is a number four D on a contender and middle pair on any tournament team. Good lord. He and Whipple can be the middle pair.
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From the king of hyperbole.
 

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