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Someone balked back in the day at the Bill Murray " ... license to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations ... " clip. You think actual disemboweling would work? And who'd clean up the puke from 1/4 of the crowd?

Every line needs a guy that even the casual fan can see is the defensively responsible guy on the line. Normally on a getter-setter-shooter setup it's the getter, but is sometimes the setter. (No comment on most shooters.) The preceding comments are generic and stereotypic. Your shooter's defensive prowess may vary.

Nothing stops Izzo from starting one. Chop chop Dom.

Yes and no. From scheduling: yes, when thinking round robin and the games limits. From scheduling: no, an odd number leaves one team off each week (especially late season when everyone plays conference).

@Kevin G My tracker has those 17.

I know Uncle Andy did a great Kevin Bacon impression when talking to Port, but some ( cough me included cough ) would like to hear an explanation from a direct source (like Brad or Brianna Berry). Even a press release would do. That, or final findings from the research (notice I didn't say investigation) Chaves did on the matter would be good. Someone needs to own it for it to be put to bed.

You misspelled "Skate or Sit."

Where. Else.

Changing the lines to get more defensive responsibility on each? Changing that which is not working? What a concept! Where ever did they get that notion? Whodathunkit !?!?!

There's not enough NCAA allowed games to play a full round-robin regular season today, and you want to add teams? NCHC plays 24 RS games; full round-robin would be 28 games (7 opponents times 4 games). This assumes 10 games N/C which is a must for PWR implications.

I don't fear Summit hockey as long as Fenton is Summit commissioner.

In fairness, Cheese was hung out more than once on Saturday by OUR defensive lapses.

You picked up on his word selection also.

RE: Tre' Dempsey's question --> Not enough caffeine to keep pounding the stone? RE: Tom Miller -> Who knew he had a savage streak like that in him? Bravo!

Vancouver? A mess. What are they going to do with Horvat? And their GM has made Bruce a lame duck behind the bench with his public statements. Will Bruce coach out the season or be gone before? Will they go rebuild or retool. And this when the team has Hughes, Petterson, and Boeser*. It's never great when NHL Radio on Sirius spends an hour questioning the moves and statements the GM has made or hasn't made. (They're befuddled how a guy with 2 Cups would made his coach a lame duck.) Detroit? The Larkin problem. Re-sign and you tie up cash to finish the youth movement rebuild; don't and lose the leader. San Jose? They're shopping 65 to get out from under that atrocious deal. They are rebudget/rebuild mode with no toe hold (at least DET has Seider). My view of those three situations? Detroit is best of the three, followed by 'cou, then SJS. But they're better situations than ANA, CBJ, and CHI. *And my post does include a former player, and a reference to one (CHI).

Hey, it is Jan 18. https://dknation.draftkings.com/2023/1/16/23547723/college-football-transfer-portal-rumors-2023-season-marvin-harrison-jr

UNI will do that two days after Duke does it.

Leave Cary out of it.

Wasn't it Scott Swygman (RIP) who always pondered "Jabba the Goalie"?

I'm no goalie expert (paging @Wilbur) but I'm not sure DeRidder was a top 3 portal goalie spring of 2022. I see Basse at SCSU and Kucharski (17-7-3 at AIC) at UNO as guys I was more interested in. And those two come after TJ Semptimphelter (NE'n to ASU).

Sidorski's been playing top four minutes most of the season. So has Moore. Farmer's been the five. 2 and 4 shouldn't have felt "extra" minutes.

So based on where the team is getting shots from they should be 19-4. So why aren't they going in? Do we have bad shooting skills?

Will the proposed alternate college hockey tournament be based on xG?

The Internet is not large enough.

He looked like someone with the yips and a sand wedge.