The Sicatoka

Wear these and "birth" (specifically the precursor to it) won't be a concern. In the Navy they call those "BCs" <-- birth control glasses.

We used to go to "three step hockey*" with a three goal lead. We got so good at it we went to it with a two goal lead, and then a one goal lead. But these days opponents don't quit, skills are better, and you have to be perfect playing "three step" with a one goal lead. I'd rather leave the offense active and add to a lead than have to try to restart the offense after the lead is given up. *Three step hockey: 1. Get it over the defensive blue by any means, skate, pass, glass, but get it out. 2. Get it over the red by skate or pass. 3. Dump it deep; make them come 200 feet. Watch the last eight minutes of UNDvQU in 2016 for a clinic.

Play to score and score again, not score and try to sit on a lead.

Shhh ... dang it ... SHHHH!!! ... I am too.

I'm going to get fileted and deboned for it by @MafiaMan but what the heck ... I don't mind it (but change the shoulder patches).

Yes, this was an acceptable font. That other mess? Nyet. <-- That was for @MafiaMan

NIL money? gfhockey break out the bankroll?

There's this new thing I've heard about ... somethin' like ... portal. Roughly half of portal entrants do not find new "homes". There have to be a couple missed gems in that fraction.

Merrimack gets away with "Warriors" with the NCAA. No imagery. An "MC" logo. With an "MC" logo ... shouldn't they be the ... Hammers? <-- Can't touch that!

From the Saturday at DU to through the Saturday at CC it took UND five games* to score 10 goals. Michigan rolled 11 in three periods in an NCAA game. * 5-2 L, 4-3 W, 2-2 T, 2-1 W, 0-0 T Decency? Dead. It was killed by the B1G outscoring opponents 36-4 in four opening round games. It was killed when Michigan put out PP1 when up eight. New Rules. Adapt or die. I do not want to be on the bloody end of "36-4". I didn't make the rules. Adapt or die.

His eligibility clock has timed out and he's playing for VGK.

"UND would not have gotten smacked like all these fools." I'm forced to agree. Based on this season's performance UND would not have been smacked like all those fools. It would've been worse. PWR 11 and 12 each lost by 4. PWR 14 lost by 5. PWR 25 lost by 10. UND was PWR 19.

It's so "ish" that I want to curse.

The B1G has just invited you to join their conference call.

Slim and none. And here's Slim leaving town.

I'll tolerate that trio if they are the "three" of a "top nine - bottom three" forwards alignment, instead of the traditional "top six - bottom six".

At Miami x2, last game at Omaha.

Minnesota, PSU, OSU, Michigan <- At least two of them score 5 or more goals in regional finals.

Does our coaching staff have the balls to play like we've seen the B1G play during the last 48 hours? B1G teams got a three goal lead and pulled the stops, threw open the throttles, and went 8, no, 8, no, 9, no, 11! UND plays from the "Lennon-Schweigert-Berry" mindset: Get up two scores and "manage" your way to victory. Notice has been served; that game is gone. UND needs to see, realize, learn, and act. Speed kills. Defensive responsibility now means the puck on your stick in the offensive zone or busting ass to reacquire the puck. "Managing" a lead is dead. And most importantly, dismantling an opponent is not only acceptable, it's now expected. Michigan had PP1 out with an eight-goal lead in the third. Berry puts out the fourth line for a PP with a three goal lead in the third. Frankly, ... no, no longer acceptable. Mercy died this weekend. The mindset going forward must be kill shot, then as many as you can hang on the board. When the team wins by 7, the question must be: why not 8 or 10. Can Berry coach that? Does he have the stones to do that? If he's too nice for that I can find someone who'll play by the new rules. (Same for Schweigert.) So can Berry do it? He'd better; I know at least four coaches that'd do it to him in a heartbeat after this NCAA opening round. New Rules, and they don't include "managing" leads or mercy.

Why not. I'm realizing that we are running with the mindset of the "Lennon-Schweigert-Berry" school of thought: Get a two score lead and "manage" it to a victory. That mindset died the last 36 hours ... or you'll be killed by it. 9, 8, 8, then 11. Berry's normal is get up two, manage it to victory. The new normal is get up two and play to be up five. How many times this year did UND give up a goal in the first five of the third and then end up not in a good way? Michigan gave up a goal in the first five of the third last night and it made it 8-1 ... so they stuck it 11-1 as a message.

6-0 … they ain’t putting that back in the tube.

That escalated quickly …

8-0 That’s a reaction and the score.

One seed Denver on line one for you.