by exwestcoach » Wed May 24, 2006 7:53 pm
under armour:
Was unaware of the 4 pt. game with CHS and DIX this upcoming season. What I do not like is the credit you seem to be giving Dix for next year. By the way their head to head was Dix 2-1 games not 3-1. Dix had an excellent crew of seniors, they are all now gone, the goalie is fair at best, and I am not convinced Frenzel and the others with experience will make much impact without the lost seniors. I think CHS will have to be "blue-collar" next yr, they will not blow alot of teams out but thay should be in the top 3 in the west, I also feel Dix will be in the lower group of the west, above Botno, Mandan, and along with Hazen/Beulah, in that 6 to 9 seed area.
I look to Minot to be the best initially, on paper BHS and CHS is a toss-up, with CHS really having the edge, at least in varsity experience coming back, CHS does have some issues, they only have 5 total defensemen in the system back. I feel Drew Flanagan will be moved back to defense and the obvious other choice to me would be Drew Flurer. Flurer plays offense like a defenseman, has solid skills for the position and has proven to be not much of a point producer as a forward, why no put him back at a position where he can help the team and better utilize his skills.