Anonymous wrote:

are you hooked up with the amature scouting reports? I could get you profiles like the one on pennington if you'd like. not all are that "glowing though" and it might turn a recruit off if he sees negatives. so just for your private edification...

Saw a Stepan and a Blueger in that SSM video.  I'm sure everybody knows another Stepan, and there was a Blueger that played for Mankato, I'm sure related somehow in both cases.  

He's not injured, he's been involved in discussions with Peter Mannino. 

The Feb 10 OWH article says " His strong play continued in January until he was sidelined with an upper-body injury three weeks ago. He’s expected to return soon."

The goaltender situation is definitely interesting...

I’d rather we had two freshman goalies in the lineup capable of starting. That is likely a stretch for next season. It’ll more likely be a walk-on who redshirts in 2019-20. 

I had wondered about Schmid. Don’t know if the WHL game is a dealbreaker or not (depending on how long the NCAA says he has to sit out).

I don’t know enough about how the NCAA views the various Euro leagues. 

I remember when Dennis Bassett suited up for the Lancers in the 97-98 season. He had played 3.5 seasons in the WHL (major juniors). Great goaltender... too bad someone didn’t grab him before his WHL run. 

I look at possible injuries and/or slumping goalies, and think it would be wise if UNO had someone who could step in for an extended period of time if necessary. 

That might be a luxury not available to the Mavs. 

I go back to the years when Jerad Kaufmann served UNO well in net. He wasn’t touted like Eric Aarnio or Jeremie Dupont (who both had solid campaigns in juniors before arriving at UNO), but ended up being “the guy“ in net during those years.

It’d be nice to have someone like that — who could step in at a moment’s notice — and be capable. Maybe that’ll be Tomek next season... hard to say at this point.