Glory

[bigpieps]

I'd like for you to go back and read my post titled A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumIn it, I talk about how, earlier in the year, I question the Gophers and their incoming freshmen talent and how they can carry the team. I ponder whether or not the freshmen will be able to carry the team (basically

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[jonnymachinegun]

It's hard to win in college hockey with two seniors. It's hard to win when one of your assistant captains gets thrown off the team for being a jerk, the other is the goalie, and your captain's only leadership intangible is that he's one of the oldest two guys on the team. And it's hard to win when your top two scorers are freshmen.

The team is the very picture of a team that's running out of gas, that's simply too young and inexperienced to be able to play their best in big games. It's the dark side of the "we don't rebuild, we reload" mentality - ultimately, you're left with promising freshmen and third-line forwards, and that's it.

[bigpieps]

what's the cure then?

[collins1118]

Getting kids to stay four years?

[bigpieps]

will someone like eric johnson, okposo, barribal...even stay 3 years? 2?