Is Dean Blais available? 😆
Formerly known as davey j.
Some of you get your panties so bunched up when others imply anything that you consider negative about the team/program/coaches. I'm not sold on Bob, who cares. If you like him as a coach then that's great. Don't get so worked up. And just because I'm ready to move on from him doesn't mean it's my duty to find a replacement. We have people who get paid big bucks to do that.
it caused me to doubt whether or not Bob could win the big one.
If you make it to the Frozen Four, the most likely answer is you can win the big one with said coach.
All Snuggy had to do was bury it on a 2 on 1 and we're not even talking about this...
Find another thread to talk about this.
Formerly known as davey j.
One thousand percent this.@gopherpete - for...who? Is there someone better or that is on the U's radar for the heir apparent? If we are going to say replace Bob - there has to be a better alternative.
If you're disappointed with Bob the last year or two, ok, I can sort of understand that (even though I don't agree, it's a position I can understand). But, before you say we need to get rid of him you need to come up with a name for a replacement that is:
A - at least as good as Bob has been
B- someone that's actually available and not some random pipe dream that we could get them
I'd say that's a difficult ask right now. The handful of coaches that I think are truly on the same level as Bob are all in great positions and I can't really see them moving any time soon. Yeah B1G money speaks volumes, but, can we really get Nightingale away from MSU (already with B1G money)? Or Carle away from Denver? Carle is probably more likely, but even there, he's making the same kind of money as Motzko, in an environment that's way less stressful. Pandalfo? He's a BU guy from day 1 and also making roughly the same already. After that, what... Pecknold? After 31 years at QU? Hastings? Let's see if he can actually get a true winning team built with top-end talent rather than a team that's 3/4s 24 or 25 year old defensive lockdown style (and a goalie that isn't on steroids).
If someone has a reasonable candidate, let's have a conversation, but, until I see a name of someone that we could realistically see moving here, let's drop the "Bob has to go" when he's been here for 7 years, made the tournament all but the first two, and the frozen 4 twice in that span.
replacing Bob with Nightingale would be absurd by every single measure. Bob just flipped one of MSU’s top recruits. The only other coach with a somewhat comparable track record as to recruiting elite US-NTDP guys is Greg Brown for BC, and Brown didn’t even recruit the Leonard-Smith-Perreault trio. [I do not respect Naurato as a coach and he’s definitely not a main factor in Michigan getting all those high-end commits. Or maybe he is- but in all the worst ways.]
imagine if MSU had fired Nightingale as a knee jerk response after we ran up that 5-0-0 season record vs. them with 32-6 goals for/against (5-0,6-2,8-0,6-3,5-1)
@gopherpete - for...who? Is there someone better or that is on the U's radar for the heir apparent? If we are going to say replace Bob - there has to be a better alternative.
Dean Blais
Getting back to committed recruits…
I feel like we’re pretty stuffed at forward for the next couple seasons:
2026-27 (assuming Ludtke signing)
Hendrickson-Clark-Mooney
Townsend-Pahlsson-Ziemer
Moore-Moe-Kvasnicka
Falloon-Nevers-Pritchard
Extras: Reid, Harris
2027-28
Hendrickson-Pahlsson-Mooney
Townsend-Moe-Ziemer
Moore-Cullen-Kvasnicka
Falloon-Nevers-Katz
Extras: Cullen, Reid, Harris
Edit: I totally forgot Pritchard existed for 2027-28, which only further proves my point that we’re pretty stuffed at forward.
Even Conboy and/or Jarvis could be ready for college by 27-28 with two good years in the USHL. I guess they’re banking on Ziemer not staying 4 years? Maybe even Mooney leaving after 2? They’re gonna have to push out some current recruits if they wanna make room for Fitzhenry or Schneider.
Getting back to committed recruits…
I feel like we’re pretty stuffed at forward for the next couple seasons:
2026-27 (assuming Ludtke signing)
Hendrickson-Clark-Mooney
Townsend-Pahlsson-Ziemer
Moore-Moe-Kvasnicka
Falloon-Nevers-Pritchard
Extras: Reid, Harris
2027-28
Hendrickson-Pahlsson-Mooney
Townsend-Moe-Ziemer
Moore-Cullen-Kvasnicka
Falloon-Nevers-Katz
Extras: Cullen, Reid, Harris
Even Conboy and/or Jarvis could be ready for college by 27-28 with two good years in the USHL. I guess they’re banking on Ziemer not staying 4 years? Maybe even Mooney leaving after 2? They’re gonna have to push out some current recruits if they wanna make room for Fitzhenry or Schneider.
This is also assuming Brooks and Wyatt Cullen don’t come in til 2027-28 which is very much up in the air. Brooks alone I feel won’t be ready til 27-28 but Wyatt may feel he’s ready by next season. A year of juniors after his u18 year like Hendy and Kwaz wouldn’t hurt him I feel, especially since he’s pretty young for his age group.
Anyone know if Wyatt is still 5’8 like elite prospects claims? I remember reading somewhere that he had a growth spurt this season and is now 5’10-5’11 range.
I came here to see who committed today and so far nothing.
VERY disappointed!
It is possible the staff's belief is Fitzhenry and Schneider are going elsewhere and they pivoted to other options. You can also add them to the pipeline and get creative down the line. You do not want to overrecruit to an extreme degree but you also have to be prepared for general attrition if it hits hard. Stuffed forward pipeline but it looks like a healthy one.
Getting back to committed recruits…
I feel like we’re pretty stuffed at forward for the next couple seasons:
2026-27 (assuming Ludtke signing)
Hendrickson-Clark-Mooney
Townsend-Pahlsson-Ziemer
Moore-Moe-Kvasnicka
Falloon-Nevers-Pritchard
Extras: Reid, Harris
2027-28
Hendrickson-Pahlsson-Mooney
Townsend-Moe-Ziemer
Moore-Cullen-Kvasnicka
Falloon-Nevers-Katz
Extras: Cullen, Reid, Harris
Edit: I totally forgot Pritchard existed for 2027-28, which only further proves my point that we’re pretty stuffed at forward.
Even Conboy and/or Jarvis could be ready for college by 27-28 with two good years in the USHL. I guess they’re banking on Ziemer not staying 4 years? Maybe even Mooney leaving after 2? They’re gonna have to push out some current recruits if they wanna make room for Fitzhenry or Schneider.
Reid, Harris, and Nevers have not shown anything to this point that they would be considered "high end" recruits. Katz we'll see. You absolutely push them if you have better options and I think all kids know this at this point. Fitzhenry and Schneider are absolute takes and you figure it out. We are full in the bottom 6, not the top as it stands right now and you want every chance to hit on those types of players, even if it costs 1-2 extra skaters as you can always find a guy like Harris to bring in and you never know if every one of these guys is going to stick every year (we've had a decent number of bottom 6 guys transfer out over the last few years).
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Getting back to committed recruits…
I feel like we’re pretty stuffed at forward for the next couple seasons:
2026-27 (assuming Ludtke signing)
Hendrickson-Clark-Mooney
Townsend-Pahlsson-Ziemer
Moore-Moe-Kvasnicka
Falloon-Nevers-Pritchard
Extras: Reid, Harris
2027-28
Hendrickson-Pahlsson-Mooney
Townsend-Moe-Ziemer
Moore-Cullen-Kvasnicka
Falloon-Nevers-Katz
Extras: Cullen, Reid, Harris
Edit: I totally forgot Pritchard existed for 2027-28, which only further proves my point that we’re pretty stuffed at forward.
Even Conboy and/or Jarvis could be ready for college by 27-28 with two good years in the USHL. I guess they’re banking on Ziemer not staying 4 years? Maybe even Mooney leaving after 2? They’re gonna have to push out some current recruits if they wanna make room for Fitzhenry or Schneider.
Reid, Harris, and Nevers have not shown anything to this point that they would be considered "high end" recruits. Katz we'll see. You absolutely push them if you have better options and I think all kids know this at this point. Fitzhenry and Schneider are absolute takes and you figure it out. We are full in the bottom 6, not the top as it stands right now and you want every chance to hit on those types of players, even if it costs 1-2 extra skaters as you can always find a guy like Harris to bring in and you never know if every one of these guys is going to stick every year (we've had a decent number of bottom 6 guys transfer out over the last few years).
Yeah Harris and Reid are 100% discardable but that doesn’t create any actual room in the lineup as they’re already extra skaters as it stands. I guess push Nevers and/or Katz to an extra skater? Idk
Getting back to committed recruits…
I feel like we’re pretty stuffed at forward for the next couple seasons:
2026-27 (assuming Ludtke signing)
Hendrickson-Clark-Mooney
Townsend-Pahlsson-Ziemer
Moore-Moe-Kvasnicka
Falloon-Nevers-Pritchard
Extras: Reid, Harris
2027-28
Hendrickson-Pahlsson-Mooney
Townsend-Moe-Ziemer
Moore-Cullen-Kvasnicka
Falloon-Nevers-Katz
Extras: Cullen, Reid, Harris
Edit: I totally forgot Pritchard existed for 2027-28, which only further proves my point that we’re pretty stuffed at forward.
Even Conboy and/or Jarvis could be ready for college by 27-28 with two good years in the USHL. I guess they’re banking on Ziemer not staying 4 years? Maybe even Mooney leaving after 2? They’re gonna have to push out some current recruits if they wanna make room for Fitzhenry or Schneider.
Reid, Harris, and Nevers have not shown anything to this point that they would be considered "high end" recruits. Katz we'll see. You absolutely push them if you have better options and I think all kids know this at this point. Fitzhenry and Schneider are absolute takes and you figure it out. We are full in the bottom 6, not the top as it stands right now and you want every chance to hit on those types of players, even if it costs 1-2 extra skaters as you can always find a guy like Harris to bring in and you never know if every one of these guys is going to stick every year (we've had a decent number of bottom 6 guys transfer out over the last few years).
Yeah Harris and Reid are 100% discardable but that doesn’t create any actual room in the lineup as they’re already extra skaters as it stands. I guess push Nevers and/or Katz to an extra skater? Idk
correct. and that competition in the bottom 6 would absolutely be a good thing, both from a pushing each other and an avoiding situations like last year where we had Michel skating and/or Begley skating forward shifts