The Sicatoka

The players would adjust. And the game would get better.

No, I don't want a speeding ticket. What ever shall I do to prevent it? How about don't break the rule because it is enforced. Let's see, from Exit 67 to Exit 140 on I-29 is 73 miles. At 75 mph that takes 58.4 minutes. At 80 mph that takes 54.75 minutes. At 85 mph it takes 51.5 minutes. Am I willing to risk a +10 mph ticket for seven minutes of gain? You can lose that at a train track or a couple of stop lights. What's the risk (+10 mph ticket) and reward (7 minutes) worth to you? I'd rather be smart, leave early, and play within the rules (75 mph). How's that apply to hockey? I'd rather be smart, leave early (by being quicker or having a better path to the puck, and not getting interfered with on that smarter path), and play within the rules. That's the way the game was intended. How do I know this? Because that's how the rulebook was written.

I'm with PCM and you.

We've bought into the story coming from Lucia and Minnesota. I'd like to hear Tyler's side of what he was trying to prove, without Lucia's or Minnesota Athletics' spin. I'll go from there.

The penalty should match the crime. A boarding penalty should be that a player delivering a hit (Paukovich) can not play another NCAA game until the receiver of the hit (Robbie Bina) can, with a minimum suspension being an escalating games suspenion (ala fighting).

With the departure of 3 seniors, the probable departure of junior Matt Greene, the unknown status of Robbie Bina, and Scott Foyt and Lee Marvin having logged more time on the wing than the point this year, I'd guess Kyle Radke is going to get all the minutes he wants, and then some, next season.

It should be simple and clear: You board someone and they get hurt you are done for as long as they are. How far would I take it? If their NCAA career is over, so is yours. In this particular case, I'd add the official, who is now 2-for-2 because he had to be "corrected" for an undercalled penalty during UAA at UW the previous weekend, to that same penalty criteria.

Yeah, and they're faking major surgery too. Get well Robbie. Be well Robbie. All of North Dakota Hockey is pulling for you.

Is Fabian back out? I thought he went down the runway too.

Send 'em out with the big sticks. Tell 'em DU ankles are pucks.

No, your check went to NDSU. A UND student's check went to UND. And some retired, fixed-income widow's tax money to Bismarck went to both. It'd be refreshing if the State had the money to spend. It'd be refreshing if the NDUS members would come up with a proposal as a unified group and not have different factions working different agendas on different parts of the Legislature. (I blame Potts for not holding the group together there.) Personally, I could free up a lot of NDUS dollars, of course people in Bottineau, Williston, and Devils Lake wouldn't be happy. Nor would folks in Mayville and Valley City.

Being from North Dakota I have to work hard to get it in. It's awfully big.

But remember: Coors is off limits for all of us today. Puck drops at 2:37 pm in St. Paul.

I've been following this for a while. I'm surprised it hasn't come up here before now. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=85571 Unexpected NDUS costs sting: http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=85558 How bad is it? An extra $6.5 million to spread around from the Legislature? The key graphic: http://www.in-forum.com/gfx/photos/stories/funding.jpg http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/11155819.htm [url="http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=86150

I thought it was my ol' friend "Jack" listening to that for me. Guess not.

According to the USCHO PWR Wisconsin is in a world of hurt after last night. T15 is not the place to be in the PWR when teams outside of the top 16 (like CHA champion Bemidji State, and the AHA champion) are going to get automatic births in the NCAA tournament field.

Clearly you missed the double entendre.

That's the only possible explanation of both Stuart and Jones. And for the record, the "Official SiouxSports.com Spokesman for Everyone (except CoteauRinkRat, resident insurgent)" just admitted he gets his "ever-wise" insights from me. However, I'll let him keep talking for the rest of you.

See above. I'm abstaining from Leinie's for the night.

SHHHHH! Don't give away my plan!

For 1 to 3 inches go to Minnesota. For 8 inches or more visit North Dakota. It figures. PCM raises a good point. Tonight no respect for Wisconsin: no Leinies. (Of course you realize that means no Coors for those of you that choose that if we play DU next.) Now, are we sure that there are no college hockey teams from Tennessee so I can catch up with my ol' friend "Jack" instead.