The Sicatoka

Good news for hockey fans: Saturday night hockey. Bad news for western conference fans: Florida gets another day of ... cat nap.

Do not fear the BU Terrorists ... oops, I mean ... Terriers. (Neighbor's dog has me confuse those at times.)

Linky?

Don Adam is gone. His greatest on-ice moment:

Bennett on Slavin. That hit will be out of the game soon enough.

After the hit he took from Sam Bennett, I'm pretty sure Jake Slavin knows how Dr. Strange felt.

Who in their right mind gives Marco more power.

Not exactly ...

< goes to window > < looks for other signs of apocalypse >

2LW not 3C? That means not just an eight game heater, but blowout-outs, no OTs!

It's not really his war. The Summit was collateral damage. The MVC forced Murray into the MVFC by making promises without talking to the Dakota 4 first. (That's what set off NDSU back in the day.) They also knew WIU was fragile and would backfill the OVC. (Strategic and tactical moves by MVC.) WIU leaving made MVFC at 12 back to 11, and now 6 (a standing majority) MVC members <- power shift. The fact that WIU leaving for the OVC would also harm the Summit was a bonus, a distraction from the MVFC power dynamic shift. But as with any change, it is opportunity. Let's see what Fenton does with it. I'd like to see him call out the MVC and what their intentions are. Then act accordingly.

With WIU leaving the Summit/MVFC we've been focused on the loss of a core Summit member and sport: Summit is short (5 need 6) enough to consider men's soccer a sport. That's a problem. That's been the focus. What was missed is that the power has fully shifted in the MVFC: Before Murray in WIU out: 5 MVC, 5 Summit, 1 Horizon After Murray in WIU out: 6 MVC, 4 Summit, 1 Horizon Now, instead of a faction having to sway YSU (Horizon), the MVC faction has a simple majority all the time.

Gardner up ... now watch DAL go on an eight-game heater with Rhett as 3C.

Is DAL pulling up "black aces" for the experience ... or are the injuries piling up.

WasSU has a mess, and it's compounded by PAC bad decisions, and lack of a new PAC media deal, and the general uncertainty of a PAC future. https://www.deseret.com/2023/5/24/23735072/wsu-financial-woes-signal-red-flag-from-pac-12-country

Given the State's unique position (mines, plants, tech, geology) the State should be moving the decimal point one to the right in that number to support carbon capture technology research. It might be the only thing ND's and MN's Senators agree on. https://www.projecttundrand.com/

People forget FLA won the President's Trophy in 2021-22. They were short grit and will. They acquired it ... ... and put 19 on its jersey.

Two games. https://www.nhl.com/news/dallas-jamie-benn-suspended-for-cross-checking-vegas-mark-stone/c-344568578

Were the Dakota 4 Shanghai'd by the MVC? The MVC now has Murray State (FB in MVFC). The MVC now has six FB schools (IllSU, IndSU, Murray, UNI, MoiSt, SIU). <-- The MVC could pull in football (out from the MVFC). They'd likely pull in Youngstown and probably Robert Morris (who's looking for a home). There's eight. That works. And they become a stronger all-sports conference with football, football their way however meaning BB first. As their bonus ... no more trips to play FB in the Dakotas. Should that happen, what's left of the MVFC? xDSUs and UxDs. (Remember: WIU is gone to the OVC.) Looking at this through the MVC lens, this feels uncomfortably orchestrated. (Get Murray in to MVC/MVFC knowing WIU would leave for OVC.) It looks like the MVC-first schools are setting up to hang the Dakota 4 out to dry, at least in football, and likely with the Summit too (by getting WIU to leave).

Benn's statement in three words? Load. Of. Hokum. Watch for yourself. It's the first 10 seconds here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urZghaQzdXg Benn is on both blades, full control for 5-10 feet after Stone is on the ice. He looks down, and sticks the intentional landing. Benn's been post-season-naughty twice before with only fines. This is strike three and fines haven't delivered the message. I suspect it's ...

Having a name on a jersey makes it easier to call them out by name when they screw up. Why do you think NCHC officials now only have numbers (and removed the names).

Have you cleared that with @Goon?

WLB gives a far better interview than the infamous "and everything like that".

A purple cow wearing a popcorn box. Interesting.