OT: 2023-2024 NCAA Hockey Thread

[Wabit]

Whelp, internet is out and Spectrum can’t be here until tomorrow morning. I guess I get to be the dummy who watches the game on their phone.

So a normal Tuesday for you?

Sorry, the setup was too good to pass up.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Can't decide what the lesser of evils here is. Probably an arena collapse.

 

[north21]

Probably an arena collapse.

W/Q game or Michigan/ND?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

W/Q game or Michigan/ND?

Was thinking the first one, but definitely both.

 

[Taylor26]

Is Stramel even playing JFC transfer already!

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

Stramel has looked fine from my sporadic watching, but very limited minutes. He doesn't look bad at all compared to how negative everyone seems to be about him. Skating looks good, two nice attempted passes cross the hash marks, executes bounce passes, finishes his checks, positionally sound. He doesn't make fancy plays, isn't perfect with his execution, and he isn't physically dominant against the older players.

I don't know, maybe I am looking at things through rosy glasses, but he's a power forward archetype that is in the development stage, this is how many of them look until they get the man strength and practice time to actually control the puck. If he were a high level producer at this stage, he would have been a top 10 pick or higher.

Obviously you would like more play time, responsibility and production, to help build confidence, but that's not necessarily what will make him an effective NHL player, practice and weight room are where he is going to make most of his advancements.

 

[Saga of the Elk]

Stramel has looked fine from my sporadic watching, but very limited minutes. He doesn't look bad at all compared to how negative everyone seems to be about him. Skating looks good, two nice attempted passes cross the hash marks, executes bounce passes, finishes his checks, positionally sound. He doesn't make fancy plays, isn't perfect with his execution, and he isn't physically dominant against the older players.

I don't know, maybe I am looking at things through rosy glasses, but he's a power forward archetype that is in the development stage, this is how many of them look until they get the man strength and practice time to actually control the puck. If he were a high level producer at this stage, he would have been a top 10 pick or higher.

Obviously you would like more play time, responsibility and production, to help build confidence, but that's not necessarily what will make him an effective NHL player, practice and weight room are where he is going to make most of his advancements.

Very reasonable.

If this were his freshman season, I'd feel the same way. But they drafted him knowing what a raw package he is, knowing that he hadn't shown much offensive ability. So with one full year of college-level data, they made the pick. Now with two years, it's looking like he's a very middling college-level player. He's not someone who's going to have a growth spurt, or a ton of muscle development. He's someone who was bigger than most of his peers a few years ago, and looked like a monster among boys. Now that he's with men... he looks like a long-term, long-shot project. Odd pick.

 

[57special]

I wonder if they were unduly influenced by his combine results? He won the standing broad jump(did he get a ribbon?), and was in the top 10 in 2 or 3 other categories. That, together with his size, probably made them think that he was an athletic freak who would add muscle to the lineup.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

The last year he had the puck on his stick a decent amount of the time was probably bantams (14 yo). Hard to develop puck skills and offensive instincts when you don't.

 

[TaLoN]

Cornell up 1-0 early on Denver

 

[TaLoN]

Denver ties it up late in the 1st

 

[Digitalbooya]

What time do the gophers lose play today?

 

[Jbcraig1883]

Denver ties it up late in the 1st

I like what I've seen from Lorenz for the amount of ice time he gets.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

What time to the gophers lose play today?

5:30 I think

BU shouldn't have much trouble.

 

[Digitalbooya]

5:30 I think

BU shouldn't have much trouble.

I'm interested to see how Celebrini does. Gophers play a tight game.

 

[MNRube]

Stramel has looked fine from my sporadic watching, but very limited minutes. He doesn't look bad at all compared to how negative everyone seems to be about him. Skating looks good, two nice attempted passes cross the hash marks, executes bounce passes, finishes his checks, positionally sound. He doesn't make fancy plays, isn't perfect with his execution, and he isn't physically dominant against the older players.

I don't know, maybe I am looking at things through rosy glasses, but he's a power forward archetype that is in the development stage, this is how many of them look until they get the man strength and practice time to actually control the puck. If he were a high level producer at this stage, he would have been a top 10 pick or higher.

Obviously you would like more play time, responsibility and production, to help build confidence, but that's not necessarily what will make him an effective NHL player, practice and weight room are where he is going to make most of his advancements.

I can see why the coaches don’t give him much time TBH. He’s kind of lazy out there. No motor at all. If he starts moving his feet and stops being tentative, I think it all comes together.

I agree the upside is obvious when watching him though. He just needs to engage more

 

[TaLoN]

Denver scores on a trickling puck that crossed the line with 4.8 left in the 2nd.

2-1

 

[Digitalbooya]

Stramel has looked fine from my sporadic watching, but very limited minutes. He doesn't look bad at all compared to how negative everyone seems to be about him. Skating looks good, two nice attempted passes cross the hash marks, executes bounce passes, finishes his checks, positionally sound. He doesn't make fancy plays, isn't perfect with his execution, and he isn't physically dominant against the older players.

I don't know, maybe I am looking at things through rosy glasses, but he's a power forward archetype that is in the development stage, this is how many of them look until they get the man strength and practice time to actually control the puck. If he were a high level producer at this stage, he would have been a top 10 pick or higher.

Obviously you would like more play time, responsibility and production, to help build confidence, but that's not necessarily what will make him an effective NHL player, practice and weight room are where he is going to make most of his advancements.

I can see why the coaches don’t give him much time TBH. He’s kind of lazy out there. No motor at all. If he starts moving his feet and stops being tentative, I think it all comes together.

I agree the upside is obvious when watching him though. He just needs to engage more

Been saying this stuff most of the year, but got sick of the chastising that came afterwards so I just stopped commenting.

 

[Minnewildsota]

Been saying this stuff most of the year, but got sick of the chastising that came afterwards so I just stopped commenting.

I “respect” you but everything you say is wrong

 

[TaLoN]

Denver's ticket is punched

 

[TaLoN]

Let's Go Gophers!

 

[Victorious Secret]

Gophs gonna lose by 5, judging by this start

 

[NHL1674]

Gophers spending way too much time in their own end.

 

[TaLoN]

Gophers spending way too much time in their own end.

They've had some offensive zone time themselves too...

Nelson!!!

 

[NHL1674]

GOAL!!!!