Best Gopher Defenseman

gtimehocey · Post by **gtimehocey** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:31 pm

Whos the best?

Bash Brother · Post by **Bash Brother** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:37 pm

Not really any contest after this year. Despite all the hype EJ was ordinary.

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:04 pm

1. Goligoski

2. Vanelli

nikebauer_07 · Post by **nikebauer_07** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:47 pm

Goligoski when he was healthy, EJ when he played to his potential, and Vanelli always seemed pretty solid at the line and was a good leader.. it's hard to pick one that stuck out this year

NightRider · Post by **NightRider** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:30 pm

1.Gologoski
2.Vanelli
3. Johnson.

casualfan · Post by **casualfan** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:18 am

David Fisher played the best for the last half of the season

State Champ 97 · Post by **State Champ 97** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:39 am

EJ said the coaching staff didn't use him properly. What does he want? He played PP, PK late in games, everything. To me it looked like he knew this was a temporary thing and he was moving on. Kind of like a third place game all season.
I'll go with Gologoski or Vanelli

wildhckyfan14 · Post by **wildhckyfan14** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:09 am

Yeah I like Goligoski and Vanelli.

Not saying he's bad, but who voted for R.J. Anderson? I also like the way Shack stepped and played really well during Anderson's injury and that is why R.J. played forward in the West Regional, it always seemed like Shack was a lot more sound defensively than R.J.

MNHockey75 · Post by **MNHockey75** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:14 pm

1. Erik Johnson - Going to be good in the NHL.
2. Alex Goligoski - Gonna be a steady NHLer.
3. R.J. Anderson - Don't know why he doesn't get more ice time, will be a good 4-year college player and has a chance to play in the NHL some day.
4. Mike Vannelli - I Don't get why people think he's so good. Maybe a 7th D-man in NHL.
5. David Fischer - Struggled this year, will get better.
6. Derek Peltier - Awful, WAY too much playing time.
7. Brian O'Neal - I honestly don't think Shaq could walk on at UAA, no offense.

I just noticed that all you people who love Vannelli can't even spell his name right.

gtimehocey · Post by **gtimehocey** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:44 pm

MNHockey75 wrote:1. Erik Johnson - Going to be good in the NHL.
2. Alex Goligoski - Gonna be a steady NHLer.
3. R.J. Anderson - Don't know why he doesn't get more ice time, will be a good 4-year college player and has a chance to play in the NHL some day.
4. Mike Vannelli - I Don't get why people think he's so good. Maybe a 7th D-man in NHL.
5. David Fischer - Struggled this year, will get better.
6. Derek Peltier - Awful, WAY too much playing time.
7. Brian O'Neal - I honestly don't think Shaq could walk on at UAA, no offense.

I just noticed that all you people who love Vannelli can't even spell his name right.

1. Alex Goigoski tied with Vannelli with 39 points
2. Mike Vannelli Had a good year
3. EJ way overrated should not hav been number one in draft
4. Derek Peltier
5. Brian Schack only has two less points then R.J. and R.J. has played in 41 more games then schack
6. R.J. Anderson never scored a goal in two years has 10 carrer points
7. David Fischer not very good

gtimehocey · Post by **gtimehocey** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:49 pm

[quote="MNHockey75"]
7. Brian O'Neal - I honestly don't think Shaq could walk on at UAA, no offense.

what do you mean he couldnt walk on at UAA. Hes got a scholarship. Hes gotten a lot better and is better then Anderson and Fischer

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:10 pm

You guys underrate Fischer. He is Mr. Hockey, and he played no juniors.

gtimehocey · Post by **gtimehocey** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:28 pm

He should have, ethier did R.J. and see wut happend to him. Even tho hes straight up from highschool doesnt mean he should play so poorly. Jim OBrien should be a senior in highschool and he did fine this year.

formerallstar · Post by **formerallstar** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:25 pm

I have to go with Gologoski, personally I think he should of been a Hobey finalist.

Erik Johnson was probably the most OVERRATED player to play at U of M for quite a while. With his size he sure didn't throw his weight around that much and he tried to take WAY too many shots from the point.

He definately didn't look like a #1 draft pick out there on the Mariucci ice sheet.

gtimehocey · Post by **gtimehocey** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:31 pm

Formerallstar i like how you think

wildhckyfan14 · Post by **wildhckyfan14** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:27 am

MNHockey75 wrote:1. Erik Johnson - Going to be good in the NHL.
2. Alex Goligoski - Gonna be a steady NHLer.
3. R.J. Anderson - Don't know why he doesn't get more ice time, will be a good 4-year college player and has a chance to play in the NHL some day.
4. Mike Vannelli - I Don't get why people think he's so good. Maybe a 7th D-man in NHL.
5. David Fischer - Struggled this year, will get better.
6. Derek Peltier - Awful, WAY too much playing time.
7. Brian O'Neal - I honestly don't think Shaq could walk on at UAA, no offense.

I just noticed that all you people who love Vannelli can't even spell his name right.

yes R.J. is the third best defense man on the entire Gopher roster, so good in fact he played fourth line forward in the west regional.

MNHockey75 · Post by **MNHockey75** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:41 am

wildhckyfan14 wrote:
MNHockey75 wrote:1. Erik Johnson - Going to be good in the NHL.
2. Alex Goligoski - Gonna be a steady NHLer.
3. R.J. Anderson - Don't know why he doesn't get more ice time, will be a good 4-year college player and has a chance to play in the NHL some day.
4. Mike Vannelli - I Don't get why people think he's so good. Maybe a 7th D-man in NHL.
5. David Fischer - Struggled this year, will get better.
6. Derek Peltier - Awful, WAY too much playing time.
7. Brian O'Neal - I honestly don't think Shaq could walk on at UAA, no offense.

I just noticed that all you people who love Vannelli can't even spell his name right.
yes R.J. is the third best defense man on the entire Gopher roster, so good in fact he played fourth line forward in the west regional.

Well maybe that's why they lost, huh?

wildhckyfan14 · Post by **wildhckyfan14** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:16 pm

MNHockey75 wrote:
wildhckyfan14 wrote:
MNHockey75 wrote:1. Erik Johnson - Going to be good in the NHL.
2. Alex Goligoski - Gonna be a steady NHLer.
3. R.J. Anderson - Don't know why he doesn't get more ice time, will be a good 4-year college player and has a chance to play in the NHL some day.
4. Mike Vannelli - I Don't get why people think he's so good. Maybe a 7th D-man in NHL.
5. David Fischer - Struggled this year, will get better.
6. Derek Peltier - Awful, WAY too much playing time.
7. Brian O'Neal - I honestly don't think Shaq could walk on at UAA, no offense.

I just noticed that all you people who love Vannelli can't even spell his name right.
yes R.J. is the third best defense man on the entire Gopher roster, so good in fact he played fourth line forward in the west regional.
Well maybe that's why they lost, huh?

You know what your probably right but for the sake of argument here you go
GP G A P SH PCT. +/-
27 Brian Schack 28 1 7 8 20 .050 +8
6 R.J. Anderson 32 0 6 6 45 .000 +2

formerallstar · Post by **formerallstar** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:06 pm

gtimehocey wrote:Formerallstar i like how you think

Just curious, is that supposed to be sarcastic or or serious

gtimehocey · Post by **gtimehocey** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:21 pm

serious i totally agree on everything that you said

formerallstar · Post by **formerallstar** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:52 pm

Much appreciated!!!! I myself think i would make a great hockey analyst or coach one day. The next Barry Melrose!!!!

I think the Gophers would be best off if EJ took an early exit from the main U

wildhckyfan14 · Post by **wildhckyfan14** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:36 pm

formerallstar wrote:Much appreciated!!!! I myself think i would make a great hockey analyst or coach one day. The next Barry Melrose!!!!

I think the Gophers would be best off if EJ took an early exit from the main U

he turned down the Blues' first offer to finish the season with them, but that doesn't mean a whole lot at this point as they could offer him again after the season sometime.

George Blanda · Post by **George Blanda** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:18 pm

For those of you that say that Johnson is overrated and shouldn't have been taken #1, I think you're all nuts. He didn't put up the numbers that Vanelli and Goli did obviously. He didn't have as good of a year as the other two guys mentioned, but he has all the tools to be a stud NHL player. He's as good as advertised...if you watched him closely, you could see he has all it takes to warrant that #1 pick. Sure, he didn't dominate...but he was a freshman and still put up some pretty decent numbers for a D-man.

There is a reason why Johnson is rated a 9.0B on Hockey's Future as compared to Goli's 7.5C ranking. Johnson is built better for the NHL game than any other D on their squad.

grindiangrad-80 · Post by **grindiangrad-80** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:55 pm

George Blanda wrote:For those of you that say that Johnson is overrated and shouldn't have been taken #1, I think you're all nuts. He didn't put up the numbers that Vanelli and Goli did obviously. He didn't have as good of a year as the other two guys mentioned, but he has all the tools to be a stud NHL player. He's as good as advertised...if you watched him closely, you could see he has all it takes to warrant that #1 pick. Sure, he didn't dominate...but he was a freshman and still put up some pretty decent numbers for a D-man.

There is a reason why Johnson is rated a 9.0B on Hockey's Future as compared to Goli's 7.5C ranking. Johnson is built better for the NHL game than any other D on their squad.

I agree that Johnson is going to have a solid pro career. I hope he stays for at least 1 more year. He will grow on Gopher fans.

formerallstar · Post by **formerallstar** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:07 pm

wildhckyfan14 wrote:
formerallstar wrote:Much appreciated!!!! I myself think i would make a great hockey analyst or coach one day. The next Barry Melrose!!!!

I think the Gophers would be best off if EJ took an early exit from the main U
he turned down the Blues' first offer to finish the season with them, but that doesn't mean a whole lot at this point as they could offer him again after the season sometime.

Ya I'm waiting for the right team to take the helm of.

A team with the heart and dedication is what I'm looking for.

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