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Michigan State Off-season

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Decatur Spartan said:
I've seen Eliot play quite a bit. Don't know if it is a good thing he is a 2016 kid. Defensive liability and cannot move the puck very well yet. Hopefully he will spend the next season profitably. He could stand two years rather then just one in Muskegon.
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He was a +1, good for 3rd on the team as a D-man. Not all bad for a USHL rookie. I'd have to guess he's pretty much on-schedule as a 2016-17 freshman.
 
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I heard inklings of this back in February, but the longer it went on I figured the more he was leaning towards staying.
 
well this is a pretty serious blow. Jacobs was going to be the anchor of our defense for as long as he played here.

I wonder why he decided to leave. Crap.

Anasttos might have to alter next year's incoming class.
 
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Reid Boucher and Matt Duchene signed with the CHL before enrolling at MSU.

There was a lot of talk of Jacobs signing with Sarnia last summer. Not a big surprise to see it happen this summer.
 
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MaizeRage said:
Peder Skinner didn't do much in two years at MSU, then went on to have a decent OHL career.
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A.J. Thelen (1st rd. NHL pick) took the unconventional route from MSU to the CHL in '04 - Comley dismissed him from the team. There was a saga in itself ...

The fact that this year we lose a right-handed defenseman means things are getting a little thin on that side of the ice - I hope the recruiting suddenly gets busy and we'll see a name on the board soon!
 
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owslachief said:
A.J. Thelen (1st rd. NHL pick) took the unconventional route from MSU to the CHL in '04 - Comley dismissed him from the team. There was a saga in itself ...

The fact that this year we lose a right-handed defenseman means things are getting a little thin on that side of the ice - I hope the recruiting suddenly gets busy and we'll see a name on the board soon!
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Yeah, ol' AJ dug himself a big hole and couldn't/wouldn't get himself out of it. Waste of talent there.
 
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Schedule is out.

Gonna be a tough one. The only auto wins are on there are LSSU. Luckily we get them three times. On the other hand, Wisconsin was supposed to be an auto-win last year, and they kept us from a Big Ten title.

Despite the schedule, this has to be tournament or bust, unless Hollis has decided hockey is the new softball and we can let coaches stay for years with awful results.
 
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Well now, if you believe in the "power conference" concept, there's not a single game outside of those!
4 vs. NCHC
6 (potentially 7) vs. WCHA
5 vs. HE

Or thinking about it this way, 19 to 20 games vs. champions from the last 18 frozen fours:
1998 Michigan
1999 Maine
2000 North Dakota
2001 Boston College
2002 Minnesota
2003 Minnesota
2004 Denver
2005 Denver
2006 Wisconsin
2007 Michigan State
2008 Boston College
2009 Boston University
2010 Boston College
2011 Minnesota–Duluth
2012 Boston College
2013 Yale
2014 Union
2015 Providence
 
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Anastos got a one year extension. Either a carrot on a stick or a nice going away package based on results this year, I'm guessing.

On the plus side, at least he's not telling assistants to injure star players like softball.
 
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Spartanforlife4 said:
Anastos got a one year extension. Either a carrot on a stick or a nice going away package based on results this year, I'm guessing.

On the plus side, at least he's not telling assistants to injure star players like softball.
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Softball has NO star players, that's why they suck. Hmmm, maybe we've identified the issue with hockey on that line of thinking...

Hildebrand would of course be the exception.

And I'm betting Jake doesn't have a stepdad who was an ex-skunk punter, one who's bent on getting a coach of one his stepdaughters fired for the third time in his spectacular bad parent crusade.
 
John J. MacInnes said:
Softball has NO star players, that's why they suck. Hmmm, maybe we've identified the issue with hockey on that line of thinking...

Hildebrand would of course be the exception.

And I'm betting Jake doesn't have a stepdad who was an ex-skunk punter, one who's bent on getting a coach of one his stepdaughters fired for the third time in his spectacular bad parent crusade.
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Softball has been a dumpster fire for eight years now. If this is what it takes to get Joseph's record into the spotlight and finally get her out of here, then I welcome all former UM punters with open arms.
 
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Spartanforlife4 said:
Anastos got a one year extension. Either a carrot on a stick or a nice going away package based on results this year, I'm guessing.

On the plus side, at least he's not telling assistants to injure star players like softball.
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Bummed about Anastos getting an extension. Which ever Trusties voted for it, need to not be re-elected. In looking back (time on my hands) If the 2015/16 team does not make the NCAA tournament, these seniors will be the first full, four year class to NEVER make the tournament since 1980/81 team. Enjoy that extension Tom.
 
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I have some news @ State recruit Mitch Lewandowski - he was just traded to the Chicago Steel this week, for his upcoming first year in the USHL. He's coming off a couple really good developmental years with Honeybaked Detroit. Keep your ears to the ground for this one. He's also going to Russia for the Junior Worlds. Not really a big kid, but I think there's a seed there...which is the name of game at this point in his career.
 
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