Mason West
Ludtke is a huge get! Ludtke, Clark, Pahlsson, Mittelstadt down the middle is pretty good.
Is he a center? He only took 80 face offs his freshman year and less than 10 this year.
Wouldn’t mind any of:
Ludtke
Misa’s
Theo Wahlberg (lefty but he was dominant as a freshman)
Broten Sabo
Owen McGlaughlin
Brendan Ross
Connor Hasley (Bentley goalie)
Not Pinoniemi
You’re a genius. We have such an established pipeline of Warroad guys.
What? So because we don't have some long history of landing Warroad kids means we have zero shot of bringing in the best goalie product this state has offered in recent years. And someone who was previously committed to Northern Michigan? Talk about a blue blood program that Minnesota has zero chance of competing with!
Hampton Slukynsky was recruited by the Gophers the first time around, when he committed to Northern. I imagine playing with his brother was the selling point. Last summer with Potulny leaving so abruptly, Minnesota already had Souliere—and again there was the package deal aspect.
Wow, I'm surprised to hear that Bob would even consider reaching out to him since our Warroad pipeline is so weak! Right, chill-kessel?
Wouldn’t mind any of:
Ludtke
Misa’s
Theo Wahlberg (lefty but he was dominant as a freshman)
Broten Sabo
Owen McGlaughlin
Brendan Ross
Connor Hasley (Bentley goalie)
Not Pinoniemi
We got Ludtke supposedly so ✅
Also I’d mind McLaughlin, not a player you win in the playoffs with
Wouldn’t mind any of:
Ludtke
Misa’s
Theo Wahlberg (lefty but he was dominant as a freshman)
Broten Sabo
Owen McGlaughlin
Brendan Ross
Connor Hasley (Bentley goalie)
Not Pinoniemi
We got Ludtke supposedly so ✅
Also I’d mind McLaughlin, not a player you win in the playoffs with
I heard McLaughlin to BU. He has a do not contact designation on his portal entry, so I'm guessing he knows where he is going.
Looking down from my High Horse
Morality Police
Not very objective
Is he a center? He only took 80 face offs his freshman year and less than 10 this year.
I always thought he was a winger, but I could be wrong. Based on his faceoff stats it appears Omaha played him at center for about 10 games his freshman season but then played him at wing in the eight games he dressed last season.
Either way, hopefully he is now fully healed from the upper-body injury that derailed his sophomore season.
You’re a genius. We have such an established pipeline of Warroad guys.What? So because we don't have some long history of landing Warroad kids means we have zero shot of bringing in the best goalie product this state has offered in recent years. And someone who was previously committed to Northern Michigan? Talk about a blue blood program that Minnesota has zero chance of competing with!
Hampton Slukynsky was recruited by the Gophers the first time around, when he committed to Northern. I imagine playing with his brother was the selling point. Last summer with Potulny leaving so abruptly, Minnesota already had Souliere—and again there was the package deal aspect.
Wow, I'm surprised to hear that Bob would even consider reaching out to him since our Warroad pipeline is so weak! Right, chill-kessel?
The kid never considered MN. He wanted to go UND and when that didn’t happen it was UMD. Those coaches took a long route on goalies so he ended up at NMU. You’re a moron.
Is he a center? He only took 80 face offs his freshman year and less than 10 this year.
Well now you got me thinking. I could’ve sworn he was a center for Omaha but maybe not. Either way he still might end up playing center next season, either that or they convert Lamb or something.
What do the oddsmakers think about Lamb coming back at this point? 60/40?
Wouldn’t mind any of:
Ludtke
Misa’s
Theo Wahlberg (lefty but he was dominant as a freshman)
Broten Sabo
Owen McGlaughlin
Brendan Ross
Connor Hasley (Bentley goalie)
Not Pinoniemi
Colin Ralph, Broten Sabo (both I don't care). Hasley. Eisele. Left out the Misa seems like a pipe dream.
Is he a center? He only took 80 face offs his freshman year and less than 10 this year.
Well now you got me thinking. I could’ve sworn he was a center for Omaha but maybe not. Either way he still might end up playing center next season, either that or they convert Lamb or something.
What do the oddsmakers think about Lamb coming back at this point? 60/40?
id put it at higher. Has been zero steam on him signing after he faded during the year and they just signed Perrault and Laba. I’d say 75/25 as it seems they don’t want him for the stretch run so he well see if they push to sign him in the offseason
Sabo to OSU
You’re a genius. We have such an established pipeline of Warroad guys.What? So because we don't have some long history of landing Warroad kids means we have zero shot of bringing in the best goalie product this state has offered in recent years. And someone who was previously committed to Northern Michigan? Talk about a blue blood program that Minnesota has zero chance of competing with!
Hampton Slukynsky was recruited by the Gophers the first time around, when he committed to Northern. I imagine playing with his brother was the selling point. Last summer with Potulny leaving so abruptly, Minnesota already had Souliere—and again there was the package deal aspect.
Wow, I'm surprised to hear that Bob would even consider reaching out to him since our Warroad pipeline is so weak! Right, chill-kessel?
The kid never considered MN. He wanted to go UND and when that didn’t happen it was UMD. Those coaches took a long route on goalies so he ended up at NMU. You’re a moron.
Got it. Well, it sounds like you're an insider that has all the facts so maybe you can help Bob recruit our next goalie.
Take.
It.
Offline.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Carle isn’t going anywhere unless The Avs want him and they have no reason to fire their coach.
Not sure what Carle's aspirations are for the NHL right now, but I could see Chicago and Nashville making a push to lure him in the offseason.
https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1907450449185120281
I mean of course if you have an opening, then Carle would come up. I'll believe it when I see it. The amount of 'campaigning' he does for the home regionals and his success with the WJC makes me think he's going to be tough to pull away from that job. There are more college coaches that have gotten the chance to make the leap to the NHL, but Jim Montgomery, Dave Hakstol and David Quinn haven't exaclty gotten a lot of latitude with the role.
Goals and lifestyle choices are of course up to the individual. But Carle could be an absolute legend at Denver. Arenas named after you type of legend. He seems to appreciate his status and I would expect him to remain, at least for a few more years.
I am trying not to be a hot take artist, but I am serious when I say the Gophers should be throwing heavy cash at a big time goalie.
Use the revenue sharing money that has been talked about on Pair and a Spare podcast, and bring in a blue chip goaltender. It’s time to stop relying on cute stories or “Wiley veterans”.
Anyone know anything about Kevin Reidler, goalie from Omaha? With Lactose coming back for them makes sense he's in the portal. Has 3 years of eligibility and he's 6'6" from Sweden, 5th rounder it looks like. Just curious if anyone knows about this one. I'm sure the Bentley kid is a hot commodity right now, but with only 1 year left of eligibility seems like a band-aid vs a longer-term solution. Another interesting one is Homer from ASU, another big kid with some experience.
Ludtke is a huge get! Ludtke, Clark, Pahlsson, Mittelstadt down the middle is pretty good.
Ludtke is a good get.
And, not to beat a dead horse into the ground, but why wasn't he a freshman at the U of M in 23-24? We had ice time that season for Garrett Pinoniemi, John Mittelstadt, and Charlie Strobel. We only brought in two freshman forwards that season, Moore and Clark, so it wasn't as if the recruiting class was stacked.
Was it just because his brother was playing there?
Or did we just miss?
When a MN kid from a high end HS hockey program puts up 66 points in the USHL as an 18 year old the Gophers better not miss out on him to a midlevel competitor jsut because his brother played there.
@stateofhockey78 I've been wondering about Reidler too - was teammates with fellow Swede Pahlsson at Dubuque, Hendrickson too. Good numbers (albeit in a small sample) and the 3 years of eligibility would be a good longer-term option
Ludtke is a huge get! Ludtke, Clark, Pahlsson, Mittelstadt down the middle is pretty good.
Ludtke is a good get.
And, not to beat a dead horse into the ground, but why wasn't he a freshman at the U of M in 23-24? We had ice time that season for Garrett Pinoniemi, John Mittelstadt, and Charlie Strobel. We only brought in two freshman forwards that season, Moore and Clark, so it wasn't as if the recruiting class was stacked.
Was it just because his brother was playing there?
Or did we just miss?
When a MN kid from a high end HS hockey program puts up 66 points in the USHL as an 18 year old the Gophers better not miss out on him to a midlevel competitor jsut because his brother played there.
The good news is he's here now!
Ludtke is a huge get! Ludtke, Clark, Pahlsson, Mittelstadt down the middle is pretty good.
Ludtke is a good get.
And, not to beat a dead horse into the ground, but why wasn't he a freshman at the U of M in 23-24? We had ice time that season for Garrett Pinoniemi, John Mittelstadt, and Charlie Strobel. We only brought in two freshman forwards that season, Moore and Clark, so it wasn't as if the recruiting class was stacked.
Was it just because his brother was playing there?
Or did we just miss?
When a MN kid from a high end HS hockey program puts up 66 points in the USHL as an 18 year old the Gophers better not miss out on him to a midlevel competitor jsut because his brother played there.
The good news is he's here now!
Seriously, kids pick schools for a variety of reasons. There's a lot of teams and a lot of players, get over it.
Ludtke is a huge get! Ludtke, Clark, Pahlsson, Mittelstadt down the middle is pretty good.
Ludtke is a good get.
And, not to beat a dead horse into the ground, but why wasn't he a freshman at the U of M in 23-24? We had ice time that season for Garrett Pinoniemi, John Mittelstadt, and Charlie Strobel. We only brought in two freshman forwards that season, Moore and Clark, so it wasn't as if the recruiting class was stacked.
Was it just because his brother was playing there?
Or did we just miss?
When a MN kid from a high end HS hockey program puts up 66 points in the USHL as an 18 year old the Gophers better not miss out on him to a midlevel competitor jsut because his brother played there.
We could play this game every year with 15-20 guys. Newsflash it’s Minnesota, the state produces a ridiculous amount of high end D1 talent. Players can easily fall through the cracks for a variety of reasons: if they’re late bloomers, have a sibling on another team, role he gets to play on said team, guy just wasn’t interested in MN to begin with, or the Gophers just whif on him.
If the Gophers were truly a roster of the 26 best Minnesotans in college hockey every year I can GUARANTEE you there would be more than 5 gold banners hanging in the mooch right now.
You know for all the pluses and minuses that go along with the portal, and whatever a person's personal view is, it sure keeps me interested in college hockey long after the season is over. I think I've turned the corner from the sadness of the end of the last core group of players to excitement about seeing what comes next and who we will be cheering for.
Now, if only someone would do something about this snow..
What Tanner said about joining the Gophers
https://twitter.com/JamesMurrayECH/status/1907542370607915404
Looking down from my High Horse
Morality Police
Not very objective
Are we just not going to talk about the Chesley signing?
Are we now at 12?
Are we just not going to talk about the Chesley signing?
Are we now at 12?
he was included. signed a few days ago now
Wow. Missed that somehow. It just hit the social feeds today.
Wow. Missed that somehow. It just hit the social feeds today.
yeah was announced he’d be signing 2 days ago or so. Dunno why the U didn’t send it until now
I am trying not to be a hot take artist, but I am serious when I say the Gophers should be throwing heavy cash at a big time goalie.
Use the revenue sharing money that has been talked about on Pair and a Spare podcast, and bring in a blue chip goaltender. It’s time to stop relying on cute stories or “Wiley veterans”.
Motzko’s job might depend on him doing this.
Formerly known as davey j.
What Tanner said about joining the Gophers
https://twitter.com/JamesMurrayECH/status/1907542370607915404
awesome quote
I will say I am over all "Bob better have a plan" talk. How damn inept do you think D1 hockey coaches are? Bob has been a D1 hockey coach for over two decades so I know he has a plan. He knew 99% of what has transpired probably for some time now. Coaches have to plan for every possible situation for in-season and off season roster happenings. My bosses have told me about how in their donor meetings with the MSU coaches that they have a roster plan near four years out. That's Mankato for cripes sake! You don't think Bob, Miller, and Gordon have their crap figured out for years ahead? Good lord! This keyboard warrior great hockey mind crap just needs to stop!
Rant over...
I am the official Iowa Hawkeye football fan of GPL!
How many games did Michel play this year? How many games did Begley play at forward this year? Clearly the "plan" for this past season was a poor one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wondering if this years plan will be as bad.I will say I am over all "Bob better have a plan" talk. How damn inept do you think D1 hockey coaches are? Bob has been a D1 hockey coach for over two decades so I know he has a plan. He knew 99% of what has transpired probably for some time now. Coaches have to plan for every possible situation for in-season and off season roster happenings. My bosses have told me about how in their donor meetings with the MSU coaches that they have a roster plan near four years out. That's Mankato for cripes sake! You don't think Bob, Miller, and Gordon have their crap figured out for years ahead? Good lord! This keyboard warrior great hockey mind crap just needs to stop!
Rant over...
I haven't checked today but I thought they finished first the Big Ten last season.How many games did Michel play this year? How many games did Begley play at forward this year? Clearly the "plan" for this past season was a poor one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wondering if this years plan will be as bad.I will say I am over all "Bob better have a plan" talk. How damn inept do you think D1 hockey coaches are? Bob has been a D1 hockey coach for over two decades so I know he has a plan. He knew 99% of what has transpired probably for some time now. Coaches have to plan for every possible situation for in-season and off season roster happenings. My bosses have told me about how in their donor meetings with the MSU coaches that they have a roster plan near four years out. That's Mankato for cripes sake! You don't think Bob, Miller, and Gordon have their crap figured out for years ahead? Good lord! This keyboard warrior great hockey mind crap just needs to stop!
Rant over...
Please name a program that wins the national championship every year.
How many games did Michel play this year? How many games did Begley play at forward this year? Clearly the "plan" for this past season was a poor one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wondering if this years plan will be as bad.I will say I am over all "Bob better have a plan" talk. How damn inept do you think D1 hockey coaches are? Bob has been a D1 hockey coach for over two decades so I know he has a plan. He knew 99% of what has transpired probably for some time now. Coaches have to plan for every possible situation for in-season and off season roster happenings. My bosses have told me about how in their donor meetings with the MSU coaches that they have a roster plan near four years out. That's Mankato for cripes sake! You don't think Bob, Miller, and Gordon have their crap figured out for years ahead? Good lord! This keyboard warrior great hockey mind crap just needs to stop!
Rant over...
you mean in the season we had 7 guys play all 40 games? Michel played 10 games between Nov and Jan including 2 games we had 10 forwards because we were missing Pahlsson, Nevers, Falloon all at the same time and he played an average of about 6min when he dressed. Begley played over the same time period.
It was a shitty year for injuries and i'm glad we didn't accelerate someone in. If you want to say those guys shouldn't even be rostered, then that's a different argument and has zero to do with us having the majority of our roster miss time at some point or another this year.
The year prior, it was Koster and Nevers as only ones who missed extended time. in 2023 almost the whole roster played all year. i'm not going to overreact to a year we had a cluster of guys go down at the same time as an issue.
They were co-BIG regular season champs, but also blew a 2 point lead over MSU last weekend of season. Still a good season (though).I haven't checked today but I thought they finished first the Big Ten last season.How many games did Michel play this year? How many games did Begley play at forward this year? Clearly the "plan" for this past season was a poor one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wondering if this years plan will be as bad.I will say I am over all "Bob better have a plan" talk. How damn inept do you think D1 hockey coaches are? Bob has been a D1 hockey coach for over two decades so I know he has a plan. He knew 99% of what has transpired probably for some time now. Coaches have to plan for every possible situation for in-season and off season roster happenings. My bosses have told me about how in their donor meetings with the MSU coaches that they have a roster plan near four years out. That's Mankato for cripes sake! You don't think Bob, Miller, and Gordon have their crap figured out for years ahead? Good lord! This keyboard warrior great hockey mind crap just needs to stop!
Rant over...
Please name a program that wins the national championship every year.
Do you really think adding National Championships to the discussion is a good idea when discussing Motzko?I haven't checked today but I thought they finished first the Big Ten last season.How many games did Michel play this year? How many games did Begley play at forward this year? Clearly the "plan" for this past season was a poor one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wondering if this years plan will be as bad.I will say I am over all "Bob better have a plan" talk. How damn inept do you think D1 hockey coaches are? Bob has been a D1 hockey coach for over two decades so I know he has a plan. He knew 99% of what has transpired probably for some time now. Coaches have to plan for every possible situation for in-season and off season roster happenings. My bosses have told me about how in their donor meetings with the MSU coaches that they have a roster plan near four years out. That's Mankato for cripes sake! You don't think Bob, Miller, and Gordon have their crap figured out for years ahead? Good lord! This keyboard warrior great hockey mind crap just needs to stop!
Rant over...
Please name a program that wins the national championship every year.
If you do check on their record today, do me a favor and add up all the playoff games they won.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with people looking at who the Gophers are bringing in, contrasting that with who they are losing, and being nervous about how it will all shake out
Do you really think adding National Championships to the discussion is a good idea when discussing Motzko?I haven't checked today but I thought they finished first the Big Ten last season.How many games did Michel play this year? How many games did Begley play at forward this year? Clearly the "plan" for this past season was a poor one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wondering if this years plan will be as bad.I will say I am over all "Bob better have a plan" talk. How damn inept do you think D1 hockey coaches are? Bob has been a D1 hockey coach for over two decades so I know he has a plan. He knew 99% of what has transpired probably for some time now. Coaches have to plan for every possible situation for in-season and off season roster happenings. My bosses have told me about how in their donor meetings with the MSU coaches that they have a roster plan near four years out. That's Mankato for cripes sake! You don't think Bob, Miller, and Gordon have their crap figured out for years ahead? Good lord! This keyboard warrior great hockey mind crap just needs to stop!
Rant over...
Please name a program that wins the national championship every year.
If you do check on their record today, do me a favor and add up all the playoff games they won.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with people looking at who the Gophers are bringing in, contrasting that with who they are losing, and being nervous about how it will all shake out
I'm resigned to accept the NCAA playoff futility. Minnesota almost always provides a fantastic product which in my view is the most important thing for fans and season ticket holders. For myriad reasons, they underperform in the tournament. That's frustrating.
In all the years I've been watching, the team rarely plays a gritty, greasy game that would make two goals hold up. At the end of the season, this is the kind of play that wins the tournament. Denver beat stacked BC teams two straight years doing exactly this.
I wish we could hit that balance of skill and grit like Denver does, but we haven't seen it. But I'd rather be Minnesota than Union, Yale, Providence, or any of these one-off winners that field a crappy product year in year out. I wouldn't be a season ticket holder for any of those schools.
Do you really think adding National Championships to the discussion is a good idea when discussing Motzko?I haven't checked today but I thought they finished first the Big Ten last season.How many games did Michel play this year? How many games did Begley play at forward this year? Clearly the "plan" for this past season was a poor one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wondering if this years plan will be as bad.I will say I am over all "Bob better have a plan" talk. How damn inept do you think D1 hockey coaches are? Bob has been a D1 hockey coach for over two decades so I know he has a plan. He knew 99% of what has transpired probably for some time now. Coaches have to plan for every possible situation for in-season and off season roster happenings. My bosses have told me about how in their donor meetings with the MSU coaches that they have a roster plan near four years out. That's Mankato for cripes sake! You don't think Bob, Miller, and Gordon have their crap figured out for years ahead? Good lord! This keyboard warrior great hockey mind crap just needs to stop!
Rant over...
Please name a program that wins the national championship every year.
If you do check on their record today, do me a favor and add up all the playoff games they won.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with people looking at who the Gophers are bringing in, contrasting that with who they are losing, and being nervous about how it will all shake out
I'm resigned to accept the NCAA playoff futility. Minnesota almost always provides a fantastic product which in my view is the most important thing for fans and season ticket holders. For myriad reasons, they underperform in the tournament. That's frustrating.
In all the years I've been watching, the team rarely plays a gritty, greasy game that would make two goals hold up. At the end of the season, this is the kind of play that wins the tournament. Denver beat stacked BC teams two straight years doing exactly this.
I wish we could hit that balance of skill and grit like Denver does, but we haven't seen it. But I'd rather be Minnesota than Union, Yale, Providence, or any of these one-off winners that field a crappy product year in year out. I wouldn't be a season ticket holder for any of those schools.
Well said. I’ll add my two cents:
1. Consistent chances to win it —> more times winning it, given enough time.
2. Statistics even out over time, conforming with “expected” results. This underachievement can’t go on forever; not only that, but there has to be a regression to the mean/expected results at some point.
What Tanner said about joining the Gophers
https://twitter.com/JamesMurrayECH/status/1907542370607915404
The wording definitely sounds like he didn't have an opportunity to come here previously. I think that answers the recruiting question.
For me personally (not telling anyone else how to think) I'd rather wait to see what the roster looks like in a few months before evaluating whether there is need to 'panic' regarding the future immediate and long-term. I think Bob has earned some wiggle-room here despite the lack of a NC. The team has for the most part been competitive, and put themselves into position make runs. I think most of us saw the writing on the wall towards the end of tDon's tenure and I don't think we're there yet with Bob.
That said I would love to see a bit more grit on the roster. One thing I loved about Wooger's teams is that they never took s*t from anyone and yet still managed to score a lot of goals, and you never left the room/seat when they were on a PP.
Yea, Wood is an enigma to me. Didn't have the impact I expected and am curious to see what he does.
I got a lot of grief because I thought people were overrating him when he transferred. He was a very good player but not the impact guy some hoped.
How many games did Michel play this year? How many games did Begley play at forward this year? Clearly the "plan" for this past season was a poor one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wondering if this years plan will be as bad.
Part of the plan is to have players like Michel who accept that they are on the roster to be a practice player and have the carrot to play a couple minutes in games if injuries do become a factor. You want to have a few players accepting that role and being ready to be hard to play against.
https://www.collegehockeynews.com/players/career/Nick-Michel/57304
I think having a player like that on your roster is much better than having Javon Moore skip a year of juniors to play a developmental season like Michel's. If you added someone like Moore, then you're probably taking away ice time from Becket Hendrickson and he needed minutes to keep develping.
https://www.collegehockeynews.com/players/career/Beckett-Hendrickson/59220
When you have players on the roster who think they should be playing ahead of the players getting the ice time, then you add some frustration to the locker room and extra work for the coaches to soothe egos. And then you probably have them hitting the transfer portal. We don't have ice time for last year, but Charlie Strobel was a player that was given a depth player role with an identity to be hard to play against. He moved on from that and then moved on from playing for CC too.
I haven't checked today but I thought they finished first the Big Ten last season.How many games did Michel play this year? How many games did Begley play at forward this year? Clearly the "plan" for this past season was a poor one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wondering if this years plan will be as bad.I will say I am over all "Bob better have a plan" talk. How damn inept do you think D1 hockey coaches are? Bob has been a D1 hockey coach for over two decades so I know he has a plan. He knew 99% of what has transpired probably for some time now. Coaches have to plan for every possible situation for in-season and off season roster happenings. My bosses have told me about how in their donor meetings with the MSU coaches that they have a roster plan near four years out. That's Mankato for cripes sake! You don't think Bob, Miller, and Gordon have their crap figured out for years ahead? Good lord! This keyboard warrior great hockey mind crap just needs to stop!
Rant over...
Please name a program that wins the national championship every year.
While I agree with your point...it's been over 20 years since we last won. I don't need every year but this is now the second 20 year gap in my lifetime and I'm in my 40s.
How many games did Michel play this year? How many games did Begley play at forward this year? Clearly the "plan" for this past season was a poor one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wondering if this years plan will be as bad.
Part of the plan is to have players like Michel who accept that they are on the roster to be a practice player and have the carrot to play a couple minutes in games if injuries do become a factor. You want to have a few players accepting that role and being ready to be hard to play against.
https://www.collegehockeynews.com/players/career/Nick-Michel/57304
I think having a player like that on your roster is much better than having Javon Moore skip a year of juniors to play a developmental season like Michel's. If you added someone like Moore, then you're probably taking away ice time from Becket Hendrickson and he needed minutes to keep develping.
https://www.collegehockeynews.com/players/career/Beckett-Hendrickson/59220
When you have players on the roster who think they should be playing ahead of the players getting the ice time, then you add some frustration to the locker room and extra work for the coaches to soothe egos. And then you probably have them hitting the transfer portal. We don't have ice time for last year, but Charlie Strobel was a player that was given a depth player role with an identity to be hard to play against. He moved on from that and then moved on from playing for CC too.
I mean I'm old enough to remember Chad Roberg...
I haven't checked today but I thought they finished first the Big Ten last season.How many games did Michel play this year? How many games did Begley play at forward this year? Clearly the "plan" for this past season was a poor one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wondering if this years plan will be as bad.I will say I am over all "Bob better have a plan" talk. How damn inept do you think D1 hockey coaches are? Bob has been a D1 hockey coach for over two decades so I know he has a plan. He knew 99% of what has transpired probably for some time now. Coaches have to plan for every possible situation for in-season and off season roster happenings. My bosses have told me about how in their donor meetings with the MSU coaches that they have a roster plan near four years out. That's Mankato for cripes sake! You don't think Bob, Miller, and Gordon have their crap figured out for years ahead? Good lord! This keyboard warrior great hockey mind crap just needs to stop!
Rant over...
Please name a program that wins the national championship every year.
While I agree with your point...it's been over 20 years since we last won. I don't need every year but this is now the second 20 year gap in my lifetime and I'm in my 40s.
every time i see your avatar photo it makes me sigh thinking back to splitsville. such a great time, so much optimism followed by such sadness and a long walk home back to the airbnb (before the tiny tap tavern; highly recommend next time we're down in tampa for the FF)
I haven't checked today but I thought they finished first the Big Ten last season.How many games did Michel play this year? How many games did Begley play at forward this year? Clearly the "plan" for this past season was a poor one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with wondering if this years plan will be as bad.I will say I am over all "Bob better have a plan" talk. How damn inept do you think D1 hockey coaches are? Bob has been a D1 hockey coach for over two decades so I know he has a plan. He knew 99% of what has transpired probably for some time now. Coaches have to plan for every possible situation for in-season and off season roster happenings. My bosses have told me about how in their donor meetings with the MSU coaches that they have a roster plan near four years out. That's Mankato for cripes sake! You don't think Bob, Miller, and Gordon have their crap figured out for years ahead? Good lord! This keyboard warrior great hockey mind crap just needs to stop!
Rant over...
Please name a program that wins the national championship every year.
While I agree with your point...it's been over 20 years since we last won. I don't need every year but this is now the second 20 year gap in my lifetime and I'm in my 40s.
I'm not complaining, just sharing some information that puts the above into context. Of the schools I would consider hockey blue-bloods historically there is only one other school comparable to ours in terms of drought. Below is a list of all the titles since out last two. There are some other schools like Maine, SCSU, Cornell etc that have gone longer too, but to me those are tier 2 in this type of discussion. All we really needed was to win one of the last two and it wouldn't look so bad considering only 3 schools have one multiple chips in that span.
Denver x5
Quinnipiac x1
UMass x1
UMD x 3
North Dakota x1
Providence x1
Union x1
Yale x1
Boston College x3
Boston U x1
Michigan State x1
Wisconsin x1
Notable names missing beside us 
Michigan
We all want to win. (So does everyone else) We are all sick of losing in the tournament. I just don't think that the planning and regular season are the area to complain.
I do think it is fair to question Bob's tournament results. Also the slide at the end of the year. But that isn't about preparing for the year and planning. That is execution.
For those who those team that want an expert at cross-checking in the back while a player is on down the ice, Michigan's Evan Warner has entered the portal.
Seems like a great fit for the NoDak brand.