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MICHIGAN TECH OFFSEASON THREAD II: The Winning has started

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Pearson should land another defensemen, who happens to be in Traverse City right now. What better place to gain strength and get used to an 85 ft rink than MTU?

Adam Almqvist: And while Almqvist is a superb skater with a good shot and great vision in terms of his playmaking, he remains as underpowered as a full-size pickup truck with a four-cylinder engine—except that his build suggests a Yugo with a hamster wheel instead. His skills are elite but he needs to get stronger and he’s not used to the 85-foot-wide rink, which yields plays happening much faster than he’s accustomed to and less time and space for him to steer shooters wide.
 
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JOHN SCOTT ROCKS said:
Pearson should land another defensemen, who happens to be in Traverse City right now. What better place to gain strength and get used to an 85 ft rink than MTU?

Adam Almqvist: And while Almqvist is a superb skater with a good shot and great vision in terms of his playmaking, he remains as underpowered as a full-size pickup truck with a four-cylinder engine—except that his build suggests a Yugo with a hamster wheel instead. His skills are elite but he needs to get stronger and he’s not used to the 85-foot-wide rink, which yields plays happening much faster than he’s accustomed to and less time and space for him to steer shooters wide.
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The defenseman that the Detroit drafted in 2009 that just signed a 3 year deal with the wings? He hasn't been eligible to play college hockey since November 2009 when he started playing in the Swedish Elite League.
 
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JOHN SCOTT ROCKS said:
Pearson should land another defensemen, who happens to be in Traverse City right now. What better place to gain strength and get used to an 85 ft rink than MTU?

Adam Almqvist: And while Almqvist is a superb skater with a good shot and great vision in terms of his playmaking, he remains as underpowered as a full-size pickup truck with a four-cylinder engine—except that his build suggests a Yugo with a hamster wheel instead. His skills are elite but he needs to get stronger and he’s not used to the 85-foot-wide rink, which yields plays happening much faster than he’s accustomed to and less time and space for him to steer shooters wide.
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http://www.mlive.com/griffins/index.ssf/2011/05/red_wings_sign_defenseman_adam.html Um?
 
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Plus, hasn't Almqvist played over a season in the SEL? Thus, even without that Wings contract, he's a pro in the NCAA's eyes.
 
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JOHN SCOTT ROCKS said:
Pearson should land another defensemen, who happens to be in Traverse City right now. What better place to gain strength and get used to an 85 ft rink than MTU?

Adam Almqvist: And while Almqvist is a superb skater with a good shot and great vision in terms of his playmaking, he remains as underpowered as a full-size pickup truck with a four-cylinder engine—except that his build suggests a Yugo with a hamster wheel instead. His skills are elite but he needs to get stronger and he’s not used to the 85-foot-wide rink, which yields plays happening much faster than he’s accustomed to and less time and space for him to steer shooters wide.
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What everyone else said....
 
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Well, recruiting professionals would be a way to quickly get more skill on our blueline. I'll give him that much.
 
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Well I suppose we should get this thread moving.
Offseason I: Look For Coach
Offseason II: Got coach, find assistants.
Offseason III: Find Conference
 
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BlizzardT said:
Does anyone know why the big announcement is in C-Springs? I would have guessed Grand Forks or something like that...
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UND probably told them not to hold it there, so they wouldn't look like the Villains even though they are..
 
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to make it look like this wasn't UND and DU's bright idea. blame it on the little guy.
 
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Sulk all you want, but it's probably time to conserve some blame, hatred, and rage for when we actually play UND and DU the next couple years. Just a thought. ;)
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Sulk all you want, but it's probably time to conserve some blame, hatred, and rage for when we actually play UND and DU the next couple years. Just a thought. ;)
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I have plenty of blame and hatred to last well into my retirement years ;)
 
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Shirtless Guy said:
The defenseman that the Detroit drafted in 2009 that just signed a 3 year deal with the wings? He hasn't been eligible to play college hockey since November 2009 when he started playing in the Swedish Elite League.
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I don't think he actually signed with wings; they are required to offer him a contract to retain his rights but it's a formality as he likely will be in Sweden for the next couple years; I didn't do much research to see if he played SEL, quite a few will play J20 a year after being drafted before going SEL and would be eligible still. My point is that Sweden (Finland etc) has alot of players who are not committed to NCAA this fall and would be open game to pry away from going to the SEL or J19-20 (such as Holmberg). These players essentially already played a year or two of juniors and would be far more ready for the NCAA than kids out of high school.
 
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JOHN SCOTT ROCKS said:
I don't think he actually signed with wings; they are required to offer him a contract to retain his rights but it's a formality as he likely will be in Sweden for the next couple years; I didn't do much research to see if he played SEL, quite a few will play J20 a year after being drafted before going SEL and would be eligible still. My point is that Sweden (Finland etc) has alot of players who are not committed to NCAA this fall and would be open game to pry away from going to the SEL or J19-20 (such as Holmberg). These players essentially already played a year or two of juniors and would be far more ready for the NCAA than kids out of high school.
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Uhm, where do you think Holmberg came from? Michigan Tech was pushing hard on 3 euros after they made a trip over to Sweden...Holmberg chose Tech, the other 2 chose SEL.
 
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JOHN SCOTT ROCKS said:
I don't think he actually signed with wings; they are required to offer him a contract to retain his rights but it's a formality as he likely will be in Sweden for the next couple years; I didn't do much research to see if he played SEL, quite a few will play J20 a year after being drafted before going SEL and would be eligible still. My point is that Sweden (Finland etc) has alot of players who are not committed to NCAA this fall and would be open game to pry away from going to the SEL or J19-20 (such as Holmberg). These players essentially already played a year or two of juniors and would be far more ready for the NCAA than kids out of high school.
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He spent the last two years in the SEL, and will be playing with the Griffins next year.

EDIT: I do agree about the European players though.
 
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