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LaBamba

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  1. If I am the best goalie coming out of the NCAA, I can't think of a better franchise to play for. Not many other teams with our recent track record of developing great goaltenders. He is also a west coaster. There Is an opening in plain view with Millers contract expiring. Most of these college players using this loophole leave franchises that either have no room for them or are ghetto places to play.
  2. I have a feeling NC is going to beat Clemson
  3. I guess the old boys had a lot more games decided in ties as well. The new shootout era will give guys like Price and Luongo a bit of an edge,
  4. I don't think the Gators will score a single touchdown against Bama. Iowa has beat nothing, they're going to get hammered in the big 10 championship. The 2 best teams in college right now are Bama and OU. Ohio st is screwed because they're not in the big 10 championship.
  5. Honestly man, the Irish strength of schedule has taken a beating the last few weeks. They don't have a divisional championship either, they needed to blow out Stanford to jump over OU IMO, the Sooners have beat some really good teams. I think it will be 1. Clemson 2. Bama 3. Sooners 4. Big 10 champion
  6. Dude, your going to have to move over and let me jump on the Sooner wagon if they make the top 4.
  7. You have an innocents about you, like elderly person.
  8. Today he is amazing. Discrediting his success is unwarranted. Tomorrow? Who knows.
  9. It's different in college sports. The fact that he has made this team and is playing such a predominant role as a freshman says a lot. Look at Alabama in football. Yes, their team is always stacked with the most future NFL drafted players because they have the best program in the country. The best players want to be there, they compete against each other more than anything. Right now Brock one of the best players at one of the most elite hockey programs on the planet. He is doing amazing.
  10. You have to have the mental capacity to process the information being submitted to you. I really have no opinion on where Virtanen will end up. There is a place for Hard hitting players that go in straight lines. So he isn't the smartest, big deal, just go to the net and play with passion.
  11. Big week for the big 12, I think OU is the best team in the big 12, it's too bad the Longhorns ruined their season. I don't know why but the playoff committee has no love for the big 12. The have a ACC team at #1 when that is the joke of all power 5 conferences. Id go 1. Big 10 (hate to say it) 2. SEC 3. Big 12 4. Pac 12 5. ACC.
  12. He has a Pat Quinn head
  13. That is exactly what I was implying tough guy.
  14. finally someone else who isn't blinded by the BS. Virtanen did not earn his spot on this team, he is here for technical reasons only. So Dynamic tho.
  15. Oh sorry that's Gaunce you were probably pretty lost reading that
  16. I have no expectations of Jake and frankly, at his age his and with the role he is given, offensive production is irrelevant. I want him to succeed, and I only question his NHL viability out of genuine concern. I see you use words like Dynamic very loosely by the way, cute. Under no circumstances would ownership or management at any level put the success of Utica above the multimillion dollar operation that is the Vancouver Canucks. Guance is playing in Utica because he is able to play in Utica. If both Guance and Virtanen were able to play in Utica, you can bet Virtanen would be down there. It has absolutely nothing to do with how "Dynamic" he is. Stop kidding yourself and stop fishing for up votes. Guance has gone through the process best suited for long term success. He and even Shink should both have their much deserved roster spot. They earned it, Instead, Jake Virtanen gets to waltz into the lineup because he is "Too good for Jr" Absolute BS. If I was Guance I would punch Jim Benning right between the eyes. This way he would have a legit reason to keep me in Utica.
  17. Please explain to me what you meant in words I can understand. I will be the first to tell you that I'm one of those guys who think I'm smart but in reality I'm actually full of crap and I'm doing everything I can to keep my head above water for the sake of staying alive in an argument.
  18. Chicago is probably the best 2nd - 7th round drafting team in the last decade.
  19. What I meant by Detroit model is build a team while making the playoffs. Drafting well with later picks. AHL is mandatory for all drafted players. Edmonton/ JR model. Force young players into lineup because of a teams current need. Pick in the lottery every single year.
  20. Explain the special skill set we cannot substitute until he is 22, even bigger, and bursting at the seams.
  21. Complaining about who we should have drafted is pointless. We drafted Jake Virtanen, end of story. I just really hope we maximize his potential.
  22. Boeser will skyrocket to the top of that list, Mark my words.
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