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They "quit messing with his swing?" The guy used to have a huge leg kick/stride that they've tamed considerably. He's now able to stay back and not flail at breaking balls like he used to. I'd say a lot of the changes they've asked him to make are now paying dividends. He's been damn fun to watch!

But he's only being asked to face Big 10 defenses this year, so...

Shame on me for having such a narrow view of these things!

Brilliant move (or non-move) by Sullivan coming back with Murray for game 5. I'm sure there was a lot of outside pressure to go with the best goalie in the world, but he made the right call. His team responded nicely.

As much as it pains me to say it....you can't ignore the contribution the Gopher fans made toward the atmosphere of the tourney. A good chunk of them still showed up even though their team wasn't there.

The only reason DU has a shot at back-to-back next season is because we had so many early departures last season. We should be talking three-peat!

Bjorgstrom and Monty should just go to Florida together. Win-Win!

The NCAA always has them at the top of their preseason list to do the title game. It's the most likely scenario!

Interesting move if true. Would think an expansion franchise would want someone with NHL experience, but it would certainly be a clean start for them.

My guess would be Florida. Tandem deal with Borgstrom, haha!

Perhaps, but if the best league in the world comes calling I don't know how you turn that down.

He'll get an NHL job.

Not to mention Montgomery. If he got looks last year, his stock is very high. Already three NHL teams with interim coaches, so who knows.

I'm not advocating for or against checking...just thinking out loud about how it would be implemented and what a potential unintended consequence could be. It would certainly increase the entertainment value, but as for player development I could argue that a larger talent pool would force the "shity" players to improve more so than forcing them to deal with checking. I could also argue that allowing checking in the world championships would widen the gap between the North American teams and the rest of the world, making the non-USA/Canada games even more unwatchable. I feel they are that much better. If checking means less players playing through High School, I don't want it. If it doesn't affect growth or enhances it, put me in the "yes" column! I gotta think/hope that it has at least been talked about or studied by the sport's governing bodies.

Will adding checking at the higher levels, say 15U and above, increase or decrease the number of girls playing the sport at those levels? If it causes the numbers to decline, I want nothing to do with checking. This sport needs more athletes, plain and simple. The USA and Canada dominate because they have the numbers. The only way the college game will get better is if the talent pool grows. Mediocre teams that can check are still mediocre.

I thought I saw the officials mouth "well, they did lose to Michigan State, so it can't possibly be a legit goal." You were so right!

Don't forget that anything goes as long as it's "within the context of the game."

Do all college rinks have the same height glass these days? Could that be why it's not implemented?

I think you're both right since Reebok and CCM have consolidated under the CCM brand.

The other thing about these close offside reviews is that these plays are so close the integrity of the play isn't really compromised. If it was so obvious that the offside player gained an advantage, or if the defending team hesitated or stopped playing, the indisputable evidence would certainly be apparent on the replay and the reversal would be warranted.

I've been thinking about this trend of reviewing offside zone entries on scoring plays, and I can't help but wonder why not extend it to dump-in zone entries? Why don't we go back to make sure the puck carrier truly gained the red line on a dump-in entry that results in a goal? I mean, we want to make sure we get it right, don't we? Note: I hate offside reviews and am not in favor of this...just pointing out some of the inconsistencies with using video review to make sure we get calls right. Of course, linesmen would actually have to take the red line as seriously as the blue line.

I wasn't at Scheels Arena, but I was at the Ralph in 2006. It's no question that the Ralph in 2006 was the best atmosphere I had ever been a part of...but what if Holy Cross hadn't happened? From the look of the atmosphere at Scheels arena on TV, even without a significant upset of the gophers that place looked intense. It's a difficult comparison because a pretty significant component of arena atmosphere depends on what's happening on the ice.

The 10-11 team was the #1 seed and wore white the whole tourney.

I apologize. I'm a tad ornery from how the B's played tonight in Ottawa. If they lose again Wednesday I'll probably feel worse than after the Michigan State weekend!

The "too" in your first sentence is superfluous.