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Back down to one surprise. Chesley signs.
On one hand, it's kind of surprising given the talking heads say the Wings need him so badly, on the other hand, it does take more than a season or two for younger goalies to make it to the big games.
Just read he told Detroit he's staying at MSU.
No need to rush him and burn rookie contract years. He'll be shelled in the NHL with our current defense. The plan for next season seems to be Talbot 1A with Mrazek or Lyon 1B, and Sebastian Cossa starting the year in the AHL. He has had another solid year in Grand Rapids, so they're probably still hoping he pans out.
I get what you are saying, but does another year in college replace a year in the minors? It's not as if he'll jump up immediately- as I don't remember many goalies jumping really fast from where they came from. So even if he left after this season, it could line up with the timing you point out on D.
And that's where my question lies- does he spend 3 years in the minors regardless of staying an extra season or not? Given how players can be paid, I'd wager he's not losing all that much money staying. So I was just wondering the time it takes to get real playing time in the NHL.
I'd rather he play another year in the Big Ten than burn a year of his rookie deal to have him start in the ECHL or (probable best case) split AHL time, which would be the likely scenarios for him next season if he had signed.
I know in Division III, it's ONLY the conference COYs and the coaches of the four finalists. That's it. If there are duplicates, so be it. No substitutions.
He’s also young still. Will only be 21 after next season. So in the grand scheme of things maybe he doesn’t see it as a major setback by staying.
First and foremost, I just want it moved to campus sites. Neutral sites work well in the east, not so much in the west. Because it doesn't make sense to go campus sites with four team pods, as you're left with the same issue as a neutral site if the home team loses, it would be eight head-to-head match-ups in the first round. To me, if you're bringing a team from Ithaca to East Lansing, you might as well play 2 out of 3 than do all the travel for a single game. And as I said before, it's a series-based sport. The next round is the same situation, so it's another 2 out of 3 series at a campus site for the second round.
A lot want I see posting in other places (mgoblog specifically) think the series should be in place to remove the "randomness" of a one game series. That's why I brought it up- and all that really does is give the higher seed who is supposed to be the better team more of a chance to not have an upset. Which is a huge part of BB's March- and the NBA also does series games- so those upsets would reduce, too. It's what makes the tournament more fun.
The big issue for that, as I see it, is that every school has to be prepared to host 4 teams at the same time.
