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Minnesota Gopher Season Thread: 2014-15 (Continued)
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Blackheart
Unbeatable in Sega's NHL 94
Re: Minnesota Gopher Season Thread: 2014-15 (Continued)
Wilcox signs: http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/298405141.html
Reilly to be announced.
Wilcox signs: http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/298405141.html
Reilly to be announced.
willythekid
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Re: Minnesota Gopher Season Thread: 2014-15 (Continued)
Let's be honest... it wasn't exactly the Hamptons to begin with.
Let's be honest... it wasn't exactly the Hamptons to begin with.
Can't fool you Goldy.
Actually I'm pretty gullible. I even checked a couple places to see if it was real. Didn't get too excited though, it's not like he's Parise or anything.
Re: Minnesota Gopher Season Thread: 2014-15 (Continued)
I bet Fasching stays.
I even think there is a slight chance Reilly stays. a couple on GPL seem to have the attitude of 'fine if they all leave' as if Gophs would be better off. Not me. I would take Reilly back in a second. Others state he would be stupid to stay, doesn't have anything to gain. Leopold didn't have a lot to gain development-wise (granted, he had a team with tons of talent to return to) and it didn't hurt him. There are two areas Reilly can improve the most: D positioning and strength. The college game is suited for both. Yeah, he will need to adjust positioning to the speed of the pros eventually, but there is more time to work on teaching and a lot more time to build your body in a college season with less games.
I know of a few past players saying the fun of playing with friends (and family in Mike's case) is worth delaying pros and highly recommend it. And it is not like 15 years ago, when some knee injuries meant the end of a career. Very few career-enders other than multiple concussions in this age of sports medicine. There is a limit on what a team can offer anyway, and he will get the rookie max either year.
Of course there is the article by a Blue Jackets writer that surmises there is no doubt he will leave this year, but the writer postulates he is waiting to be a free agent, maybe so he can play for the Wild. Free Agency seems like the likely route he will go this year. One GPL poster suggested he should get whatever Columbus is offering while he can. Don't think that poster realizes how good Reilly is. He is already a better skater and stickhandler than many NHL D-men, and as he adjusts to the speed, grows in size a little, his vision of the play will also likely exceed many NHL D. His Skating, speed, stickhandling and vision are commodities you don't often find in one package, and he will add weight and learn better positioning in time. I think he is in the driver's seat for his future. A struggling team is a great place for a guy who needs a break or two to make the NHL, but when you have Reilly's talent, you can hold out for a team that shows potential for the foreseeable future.
So Mike, if you are listening, come back and win the Hobey playing with your brothers, then sign with the Wild so we can watch you quarterback the PP to a better percentage than this year in a few years.
I bet Fasching stays.
I even think there is a slight chance Reilly stays. a couple on GPL seem to have the attitude of 'fine if they all leave' as if Gophs would be better off. Not me. I would take Reilly back in a second. Others state he would be stupid to stay, doesn't have anything to gain. Leopold didn't have a lot to gain development-wise (granted, he had a team with tons of talent to return to) and it didn't hurt him. There are two areas Reilly can improve the most: D positioning and strength. The college game is suited for both. Yeah, he will need to adjust positioning to the speed of the pros eventually, but there is more time to work on teaching and a lot more time to build your body in a college season with less games.
I know of a few past players saying the fun of playing with friends (and family in Mike's case) is worth delaying pros and highly recommend it. And it is not like 15 years ago, when some knee injuries meant the end of a career. Very few career-enders other than multiple concussions in this age of sports medicine. There is a limit on what a team can offer anyway, and he will get the rookie max either year.
Of course there is the article by a Blue Jackets writer that surmises there is no doubt he will leave this year, but the writer postulates he is waiting to be a free agent, maybe so he can play for the Wild. Free Agency seems like the likely route he will go this year. One GPL poster suggested he should get whatever Columbus is offering while he can. Don't think that poster realizes how good Reilly is. He is already a better skater and stickhandler than many NHL D-men, and as he adjusts to the speed, grows in size a little, his vision of the play will also likely exceed many NHL D. His Skating, speed, stickhandling and vision are commodities you don't often find in one package, and he will add weight and learn better positioning in time. I think he is in the driver's seat for his future. A struggling team is a great place for a guy who needs a break or two to make the NHL, but when you have Reilly's talent, you can hold out for a team that shows potential for the foreseeable future.
So Mike, if you are listening, come back and win the Hobey playing with your brothers, then sign with the Wild so we can watch you quarterback the PP to a better percentage than this year in a few years.
Re: Minnesota Gopher Season Thread: 2014-15 (Continued)
Guess I waited too long to write it.
Guess I waited too long to write it.
Re: Minnesota Gopher Season Thread: 2014-15 (Continued)
Now quick, write something more on Fasching!
I tried...
Now quick, write something more on Fasching!Re: Minnesota Gopher Season Thread: 2014-15 (Continued)
Exhibit A of why I wouldn't trust player judgement to too many there. Reilly was a very rare talent by leading a team in scoring whose losses 3 out of 4 times come from scoring droughts. Its a coaches job to create situations and line combos to turn that into a huge competitive advantage. This year we had other issues.
Exhibit A of why I wouldn't trust player judgement to too many there. Reilly was a very rare talent by leading a team in scoring whose losses 3 out of 4 times come from scoring droughts. Its a coaches job to create situations and line combos to turn that into a huge competitive advantage. This year we had other issues.
Re: Minnesota Gopher Season Thread: 2014-15 (Continued)
Ah, the oft-alluded to "other issues" that supposedly contributed to this team's underachievement. Hopefully they were a one-year thing.
Re: Minnesota Gopher Season Thread: 2014-15 (Continued)
I can only say that any number of teams have achieved more with less that this year's team did. Certainly the coaching will need to do a better job with the talent they do have and the veteran players/captains will need to provide the necessary leadership so the team's attitude remains positive throughout the entire season. If so I see no reason why next year's team cannot exceed expectations.
Re: Minnesota Gopher Season Thread: 2014-15 (Continued)
Very true. Many heavily criticized Eaves for his team's play this year (ok...it was pretty abysmal). But his team's play last year, when it was loaded with seniors, was quite poor and was more in line with what we managed this year.
Very true. Many heavily criticized Eaves for his team's play this year (ok...it was pretty abysmal). But his team's play last year, when it was loaded with seniors, was quite poor and was more in line with what we managed this year.