Joe Finley Fan Club

Sioux hockey watcher, Joe Finley respecter

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Not a coincidence that you hear this from so many former Sioux. UND is a special, special place

[Taylor Budge @taylor__budge]

"Sometimes I wish I would have played there a little longer."

@UNDmhockey alum Zach Parise is inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame on Wednesday in St. Paul. The two-time Hobey Baker nominee reflects on how his time in Grand Forks helped guide him to where he is now.

[Joe Finley Fan Club @fighting__sioux]

@vikingquest69 @shaigfugbfje @JFreshHockey Hi, Drama. Loved you in Five Towns. I'm not even trying to say that Toews was flat out better than Malkin, but to say they weren't in the same stratosphere is crazy. Defense has to matter. Half the game is putting the puck in the net and the other half is keeping it out

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@shaigfugbfje @JFreshHockey Yeah longevity is definitely a strike against him. But the initial discussion was whether he was the second best player in the league at any point, and my point is that during his 3-5 year prime he absolutely was, at minimum, in that conversation

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@shaigfugbfje @JFreshHockey Malkin never should've been left off the top 100, I agree. But Toews played Selke caliber defense and that should factor in when comparing him to guys like Malkin who played 0 defense. At their peaks Toews and Malkin were similar value players who played very different roles

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@shaigfugbfje @JFreshHockey Ryan O'Reilly is not a first ballot HOFer. Toews is. His offensive stats are the product of playing in an era where we had Jamie Benn winning an Art Ross with 87 points lol

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@shaigfugbfje @JFreshHockey He was the best player on those Blackhawks teams and the second best player in the league in his prime. The eye test and the analytics back that up

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@shaigfugbfje @JFreshHockey Toews was the second best player in the league at his peak

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@domluszczyszyn @WadlowBrendan Well there goes my productivity. If I get fired from my job it’s on you!

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@5150Inprogress @Hockey_Robinson It sure does!

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@NHLFoley

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@NHLFoley @Hockey_Robinson Give him a year at NoDak and he'll be in the double digits

[Michael Russo @RussoHockey]

‘Dude, my kid’s playing in the Stanley Cup Final’: Jackson Blake and an NHL dad’s dream come true

My piece on the close bond between father and son

(Free to read)

https://t.co/DEStLGVy4U via @NYTimes

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@RussoHockey @nytimes A couple of Sioux legends

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@ChampionsNDSU I wouldn't be surprised if the NCAA gives the team an award for their scrupulousness and integrity. Really proud moment for the school tbh

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@PiosChuck They saw how successful we are and had to intervene to level the playing field

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@MattJZimmer Why?

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@chinqomnious I haven't watched him much, so I can't say with much authority, but for a guy who's billed as being all offense, he really didn't score many points this year

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@JNelly43 They are losing their minds over a very benign compliment. I don’t understand why they’re so desperate to pick fights down there