I just remembered that Brad made an account to respond to me last time I mentioned him. I'm guessing he's not going to do that this time.
Michigan backfills with a better player probably anyways.
https://twitter.com/SchlossmanGF/status/1646951455629234205
Hopefully Bob is talking to some people/ we get official decisions from people so we can fill holes as well if needed
If Fantilli comes back, they are going to have a good team next season. Lost Hughes, Portillo, and Samoskevich, but have McGroarty, Nazar, Casey, Brindly, and Duke coming back and are bringing in one of the USHL’s top scorers in Nick Moldenhauer.
Will probably be your typical Michigan team. High scoring, but very suspect defensively and in net.
They might be good in net. Portillo might have been addition by subtraction.
They might be good in net. Portillo might have been addition by subtraction.
Totally agree. Michigan should be very good.
They will be good enough to finish second and probably win the Big Ten Tournament like always 😉
https://twitter.com/MikeMcMahonCHN/status/1647050317396058121
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Staudacher to Northeastern.
https://twitter.com/JessRMyers/status/1647067314716540928?t=ikWiCIimPYS05jcpnuTY4g&s=19
That is great!
Horns Down. He was exploring going pro, but this will add salt to the wounds in Kato.
https://twitter.com/SchlossmanGF/status/1647235279139270656
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Wisco has a legit roster. They might have a Nightangale type instant turnaround.
So when does Wisconsin just change their colors and team name….although better dead than purple doesn’t quite have the same ring….?
So a move up to 5th place?Wisco has a legit roster. They might have a Nightangale type instant turnaround.
So when does Wisconsin just change their colors and team name….although better dead than purple doesn’t quite have the same ring….?
The Wisconsin Mavericks!!!!
Bucky the Badger has been replaced by Stomper the Maverick!!!
Wisco has a legit roster. They might have a Nightangale type instant turnaround.
Agree to disagree.
https://twitter.com/MarkDivver/status/1647330697445556231
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Wisco has a legit roster. They might have a Nightangale type instant turnaround.
Agree to disagree.
De St. Phalle, Stramel, Lucius are three high end returners. Silye, Fitzgerald, Tassy are 3 good transfers. Whitelaw, Finley, Fink are 3 really talented freshmen. That’s their top 9.
On D they add NTDP-ers Cleveland and Schultz as well as high end Minnesotan Joe Palodichuk. Add that to some competent coaching and I think they’re right back in the mix.
The biggest question for the BADgers is who else will hit the portal from their squad. They had a tendency of over recruiting and some sites have 17 players coming in so something has to give by the portal or mutual agreement of cutting the offers.
Also, just because the transfer players were good in Kato, they may not be as good when they are playing against stiffer competition. Also, will Hastings bringing in his guys disrupt the team chemistry amongst the players that are staying.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out this year.
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Wisco has a legit roster. They might have a Nightangale type instant turnaround.
Agree to disagree.
De St. Phalle, Stramel, Lucius are three high end returners. Silye, Fitzgerald, Tassy are 3 good transfers. Whitelaw, Finley, Fink are 3 really talented freshmen. That’s their top 9.
On D they add NTDP-ers Cleveland and Schultz as well as high end Minnesotan Joe Palodichuk. Add that to some competent coaching and I think they’re right back in the mix.
If they are taking players from Mankato color me not impressed.
You can’t expect UW to compete for the conference in one year, but IMHO on paper they're already decidedly better next season. Obviously results may vary.
You can’t expect UW to compete for the conference in one year, but IMHO on paper they're already decidedly better next season. Obviously results may vary.
I don't expect them to compete for anything except "team that wins a couple games and everyone overrrates how much they improved" status. It's the Nightangale Award 😉
Mankato wasn't exactly lighting the world on fire last year. Now those players are joining the toughest conference in hockey on a terrible team with a first year coach. (who I'm not convinced will be a great Big Ten coach) This will smells like a team challenging gor the cellar.
IMO Hastings is a very good coach, wouldn't surprise me if WI made the NCAAs next year.
You can’t expect UW to compete for the conference in one year, but IMHO on paper they're already decidedly better next season. Obviously results may vary.
I don't expect them to compete for anything except "team that wins a couple games and everyone overrrates how much they improved" status. It's the Nightangale Award 😉
Mankato wasn't exactly lighting the world on fire last year. Now those players are joining the toughest conference in hockey on a terrible team with a first year coach. (who I'm not convinced will be a great Big Ten coach) This will smells like a team challenging gor the cellar.
Thats all I’m saying they’ll be. Probably 5th in the Big 10 and a bubble team. Still a vast improvement.
I just want the old Wisconsin rivalry back. Even if that means Wisconsin has to get better.
In response to new adds from Mankato, looks like Sconnie lost a few commitments as well --- one to Penn State and one to Denver
This is the new college hockey, I guess. It gives me one more reason to pine over the old days.
Teams gutted by departures are left in a world of hurt. Once a couple of guys leave, panic sets in and players start combing through their options. Teams are built and torn down simultaneously...probably not what the NCAA had envisioned.
I suspect the Mankato pipeline gives Hastings his fastest start, but eventually, he'll have to deal with the same thing Motzko has to. There will be young skill players who want to go to Madison straight out of high school.
Whats happening at Mankato isn’t new. You could always transfer without sitting out a year if your coach left.
This is the new college hockey, I guess. It gives me one more reason to pine over the old days.
Teams gutted by departures are left in a world of hurt. Once a couple of guys leave, panic sets in and players start combing through their options. Teams are built and torn down simultaneously...probably not what the NCAA had envisioned.
I suspect the Mankato pipeline gives Hastings his fastest start, but eventually, he'll have to deal with the same thing Motzko has to. There will be young skill players who want to go to Madison straight out of high school.
Whats happening at Mankato isn’t new. You could always transfer without sitting out a year if your coach left.
I think the transfer rule in regards to a coaching change just took effect a year or so ago. Before the portal, you would have to sit out a year. If you signed your NLI, then the school would have to release you from it before you could go to another school.
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This is the new college hockey, I guess. It gives me one more reason to pine over the old days.
Teams gutted by departures are left in a world of hurt. Once a couple of guys leave, panic sets in and players start combing through their options. Teams are built and torn down simultaneously...probably not what the NCAA had envisioned.
I suspect the Mankato pipeline gives Hastings his fastest start, but eventually, he'll have to deal with the same thing Motzko has to. There will be young skill players who want to go to Madison straight out of high school.
Whats happening at Mankato isn’t new. You could always transfer without sitting out a year if your coach left.
That is incorrect. You could petition bit it was 50/50 at best until the new rules came about.
This is the new college hockey, I guess. It gives me one more reason to pine over the old days.
Teams gutted by departures are left in a world of hurt. Once a couple of guys leave, panic sets in and players start combing through their options. Teams are built and torn down simultaneously...probably not what the NCAA had envisioned.
I suspect the Mankato pipeline gives Hastings his fastest start, but eventually, he'll have to deal with the same thing Motzko has to. There will be young skill players who want to go to Madison straight out of high school.
Whats happening at Mankato isn’t new. You could always transfer without sitting out a year if your coach left.
That is incorrect. You could petition bit it was 50/50 at best until the new rules came about.
Maybe football is different than hockey but I know in football you can transfer if your head coach leaves the program.
Wisco has a legit roster. They might have a Nightangale type instant turnaround.
Agree to disagree.
De St. Phalle, Stramel, Lucius are three high end returners. Silye, Fitzgerald, Tassy are 3 good transfers. Whitelaw, Finley, Fink are 3 really talented freshmen. That’s their top 9.
On D they add NTDP-ers Cleveland and Schultz as well as high end Minnesotan Joe Palodichuk. Add that to some competent coaching and I think they’re right back in the mix.
They just lost Fink to Penn State. They also lost Boston Buckberger, the third highest scoring defenseman in the USHL, to Denver previously.
This is the new college hockey, I guess. It gives me one more reason to pine over the old days.
Teams gutted by departures are left in a world of hurt. Once a couple of guys leave, panic sets in and players start combing through their options. Teams are built and torn down simultaneously...probably not what the NCAA had envisioned.
I suspect the Mankato pipeline gives Hastings his fastest start, but eventually, he'll have to deal with the same thing Motzko has to. There will be young skill players who want to go to Madison straight out of high school.
Whats happening at Mankato isn’t new. You could always transfer without sitting out a year if your coach left.
That is incorrect. You could petition bit it was 50/50 at best until the new rules came about.
Maybe football is different than hockey but I know in football you can transfer if your head coach leaves the program.
Now but that is rather new.
(It's part of why people were in favor of the portal)
Wisco has a legit roster. They might have a Nightangale type instant turnaround.
Agree to disagree.
De St. Phalle, Stramel, Lucius are three high end returners. Silye, Fitzgerald, Tassy are 3 good transfers. Whitelaw, Finley, Fink are 3 really talented freshmen. That’s their top 9.
On D they add NTDP-ers Cleveland and Schultz as well as high end Minnesotan Joe Palodichuk. Add that to some competent coaching and I think they’re right back in the mix.
They just lost Fink to Penn State. They also lost Boston Buckberger, the third highest scoring defenseman in the USHL, to Denver previously.
would imagine the high end guys aren’t going to be super excited to play Hastings style hockey
Wisco has a legit roster. They might have a Nightangale type instant turnaround.
Agree to disagree.
De St. Phalle, Stramel, Lucius are three high end returners. Silye, Fitzgerald, Tassy are 3 good transfers. Whitelaw, Finley, Fink are 3 really talented freshmen. That’s their top 9.
On D they add NTDP-ers Cleveland and Schultz as well as high end Minnesotan Joe Palodichuk. Add that to some competent coaching and I think they’re right back in the mix.
They just lost Fink to Penn State. They also lost Boston Buckberger, the third highest scoring defenseman in the USHL, to Denver previously.
would imagine the high end guys aren’t going to be super excited to play Hastings style hockey
Unless he changes.
Wisco has a legit roster. They might have a Nightangale type instant turnaround.
Agree to disagree.
De St. Phalle, Stramel, Lucius are three high end returners. Silye, Fitzgerald, Tassy are 3 good transfers. Whitelaw, Finley, Fink are 3 really talented freshmen. That’s their top 9.
On D they add NTDP-ers Cleveland and Schultz as well as high end Minnesotan Joe Palodichuk. Add that to some competent coaching and I think they’re right back in the mix.
They just lost Fink to Penn State. They also lost Boston Buckberger, the third highest scoring defenseman in the USHL, to Denver previously.
would imagine the high end guys aren’t going to be super excited to play Hastings style hockey
Unless he changes.
well, they did already commit to playing Granato's garbage brand of hockey. Wouldn't be much different, other than Hastings will probably win a few gamesWisco has a legit roster. They might have a Nightangale type instant turnaround.
Agree to disagree.
De St. Phalle, Stramel, Lucius are three high end returners. Silye, Fitzgerald, Tassy are 3 good transfers. Whitelaw, Finley, Fink are 3 really talented freshmen. That’s their top 9.
On D they add NTDP-ers Cleveland and Schultz as well as high end Minnesotan Joe Palodichuk. Add that to some competent coaching and I think they’re right back in the mix.
They just lost Fink to Penn State. They also lost Boston Buckberger, the third highest scoring defenseman in the USHL, to Denver previously.
would imagine the high end guys aren’t going to be super excited to play Hastings style hockey
Maybe they don' like the idea of fighting for PP time with guys who eat Early Bird Specials...
😉
Wisco has a legit roster. They might have a Nightangale type instant turnaround.
Agree to disagree.
De St. Phalle, Stramel, Lucius are three high end returners. Silye, Fitzgerald, Tassy are 3 good transfers. Whitelaw, Finley, Fink are 3 really talented freshmen. That’s their top 9.
On D they add NTDP-ers Cleveland and Schultz as well as high end Minnesotan Joe Palodichuk. Add that to some competent coaching and I think they’re right back in the mix.
They just lost Fink to Penn State. They also lost Boston Buckberger, the third highest scoring defenseman in the USHL, to Denver previously.
would imagine the high end guys aren’t going to be super excited to play Hastings style hockey
Unless he changes.
He very well might, but he's going to have to prove that first and it won't happen right away.
Wisco has a legit roster. They might have a Nightangale type instant turnaround.
Agree to disagree.
De St. Phalle, Stramel, Lucius are three high end returners. Silye, Fitzgerald, Tassy are 3 good transfers. Whitelaw, Finley, Fink are 3 really talented freshmen. That’s their top 9.
On D they add NTDP-ers Cleveland and Schultz as well as high end Minnesotan Joe Palodichuk. Add that to some competent coaching and I think they’re right back in the mix.
They just lost Fink to Penn State. They also lost Boston Buckberger, the third highest scoring defenseman in the USHL, to Denver previously.
would imagine the high end guys aren’t going to be super excited to play Hastings style hockey
When a top offensive recruit bails for Guy Gadowsky’s throw everything at the net system, it’s a warning sign. But when your own system is predicated on defensive play and you lose a top defensive recruit, I’d think that would be even more concerning.
I think Hastings is a good coach, but he’s moving from a league where his program was amongst the most invested in hockey to a league where he isn’t coaching the clear top dog anymore.
It will be interesting to see how his recruiting and coaching systems translate to a much tougher league. Will he continue to try and build older rosters, or cave in to the allure of going after top prospects?
And if he does, how will he manage the quicker roster turnover that inevitably comes with that? He hasn’t had to deal with replacing many 1-2 year players before. That can be challenging.
I think Hastings is too good of a coach not to figure it out. He's not going to have the same kind of success that he did at Mankato, because the Big10 is just too good for that. But, he will put together good teams.
I think Hastings is too good of a coach not to figure it out. He's not going to have the same kind of success that he did at Mankato, because the Big10 is just too good for that. But, he will put together good teams.
No doubt he will have good teams, but even Granato had a good team. Lots of good coaches have tried to figure out the balance with high draft picks and failed to find consistency. Not saying Hastings is incapable, but he has yet to prove it.
Evidently he didn't feel he let the Gophers score enough goals in their first round game, so he's decided to give them four more games to really blow up his GAA.
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Evidently he didn't feel he let the Gophers score enough goals in their first round game, so he's decided to give them four more games to really blow up his GAA.
He must really enjoy hearing the rouser
And if nothing else he sure as hell knows how to spell Minnesota.Evidently he didn't feel he let the Gophers score enough goals in their first round game, so he's decided to give them four more games to really blow up his GAA.
He must really enjoy hearing the rouser
I am not convinced that bringing in portal goalies is a great idea unless they are head and shoulders above the competition.
Michigan keeps adding...
https://twitter.com/chrismpeters/status/1649802134676701184
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Is their plan to just keep taking players from teams that didn't outperform them in the hopes that will somehow make them better?
I get wanting to add grit (because they always lack it) but not sure getting players from Ohio State is the answer. Ohio State crumbled when pressured.