In response to Marc Magliarditi turning pro, it was said:
 
> The thing that irritates me, and a lot of other Bronco fans that I know, is
>  that Mags waited until it was too late for the coaches to recruit another
>  truly D1 quality goalie to announce that he was leaving. UIC dissolved
their
>  program, and WMU picked up a couple of their players, and could've had the
>  opportunity to pick up another goalie there, if Mags had only had the
>  consideration to let the coaches know.  To me, that shows a great lack of
>  respect for his teammates and the program.  Barnes is an awesome goalie in
>  his own right, and will have no trouble stepping in to the starting
>  position...the problem now is praying that he doesn't get hurt, and hoping
>  that they can find someone who can play the position if need be.
 
Repeating something I've said a lot recently, I don't know the details of
this specific situation.  But in general, there are reasons why this
sometimes happens.  Very often, NHL clubs don't get serious about negotiating
with their draft picks until a point that is 'too late' for a college team.
 July/August is not an infrequent time for players to sign.  It is only now
that Gophers fans are breathing a little easier about Mike Crowley and Erik
Rasmussen, and even so, nothing has been said officially.
 
J. Michael Neal
(Anybody know how to change the "From:" part of my message header on AOL?
 Deron pointed out to me that it still uses my old name.)
 
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