Re: Minnesota State 2018-19 Season Thread
That's been the missing piece. I like the strong work ethic and leadership skills of the players on our team, but we've had just one NHL draft pick start school at Mankato in the last 5 years (CJ Suess), and he was a late draft pick who'd already committed to MSU-M before the pro scouts discovered him. Of the 16 teams in the NCAA field, only us and AIC lacked an NHL draft pick on the roster. I like a system of interchangeable parts. It works great in the regular season. If our top line gets shut down, we can always get goals from a Spooner or a Napravnik or a Duehr. But in the NCAA tournament, benches get shortened, the emphasis is on defense, and you really need a guy who can make a play that no one else on your team can make. We just haven't had that guy.
The Gophers and BU and some other blue blood programs have likely went too far in the other direction (too many draft picks, not enough 4 year guys) to be consistent contenders, but I think we lack some of the high end talent to go far in the tournament.
Originally posted by Bale
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The Gophers and BU and some other blue blood programs have likely went too far in the other direction (too many draft picks, not enough 4 year guys) to be consistent contenders, but I think we lack some of the high end talent to go far in the tournament.
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