mikejm

Um, would that be the beer line? 'Cause I'm guessing the X cards a little better than Blarney's

As competitive as the upper echelon of college hockey has become, I think the only #1 seed that matters is the #1 overall, which gets the 16 seed in game 1. Maybe the #2 seed also has a little easier first-round opponent, but aside from that, the NCAA Regionals are a bitch. Now that we've lost (and apparently can't reclaim) the #1 overall seed, I don't really care where we end up. I really liked that Albany bracket Moy (or someone) projected last week. But, like someone else posted here, the Sioux are going to have beat some great hockey clubs to win Number 8, so might as well beat four great teams instead of 3 and a cupcake.

Well, almost. Xcel Energy Center and the Red Baron WCHA Final Five Tournament (As long as we're being picky, that is.)

^It is with great pleasure, and an immeasurable dose of irony, that I note it took a Gopher fan to bring logic to this discussion.

I bought a cap there once a few years ago and had no problems at all. Bought it online.

Too funny!

I think North Dakota was up against the salary cap that year.

Haven't read the whole thread but I'll add my take: The Sioux really dominated the game. Jan had only a handful of sustained presence in their attack zone. I thought the D played well except for the JBSU goal. The freshmen didn't embarrass themselves. I was happy with the Sioux offense except we couldn't score. (Duh.) We need to get gritty and crash the net; enough of the highlight pass stuff. It is pretty, certainly, but an ugly grind it out goal counts just the same as the tic-tac-toe dealie. The waved-off Sioux goal happened right in front of me. The puck without a doubt crossed the goal line and proceeded out underneath the back of the goal which was tipped frontwards. I did not see that the net itself had come off its moorings. I think Anderson must've see something definite on the replay to wave it off. I sure didn't see it in person, at real-time. Not having a chance to play for the McNaughton tomorrow is a little bit of a debbie downer. I was kind of afraid of how this team might come out tonight, with Evan and Chay out and only a slim chance at the Cup. They played well. A win Saturday would be nice. Michigan's lead over us in the Pairwaise is just a teeny little bit in the RPI, which I think will flip back if we win. I don't often find myself pleased with a tie, especially at home, but tonight, maybe that was all we were gonna get.

Classic. (Although you owe me a screen cleaning.)

He's got a nose for the net.

I just turned on the Minnesota AA high school tourney and Tyler Landman already has a hatty. Remind me again why this kid hasn't committed somewhere... He's a 90, right?

You say that like there's something wrong with that...

How'd you do that?

^Thereby proving that professional athletes return to finish their education once their playing days are over.

^Perhaps a more important question is how and why would any team be named the "Ice Hogs"? That is hostile and abusive.

That is a really tough bracket for the Number 1 overall seed. I think Moy is off his feed this week. First the .500 kerfuffle and now this mess. The good thing about it is none of this makes any difference. We've got two full weeks of conference hockey left.

As I posted earlier, losing Genoway for an extended time is a serious blow to this team. Others are going to have to elevate their game(s) to fill several voids Chay's absence creates:

Wow. Talk about putting things in perspective.

Genoway's absence was particularly noticeable when the Sioux were trying to break out of their own zone; lots of hesitation and indecision on the part of d-men. Losing Evan is a bad deal; losing Genoway is a serious deal.

What? These guys don't get to go to the X? And I've got great seats.

If this is all it takes, I'll give it a try: [ x ] Get lucky Oh, wait a minute. You all were talking about getting tickets, weren't you?

Ironically, your post was made one minute before I received an email from The Ralph saying they are giving away 10,000 pairs of Thunder Sticks before the 14 March playoff game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You've got to keep in mind there are only 59 Division I hockey programs in existence. We're lucky there is one dude talking about our favorite sport on the air.

^At least Nashville wants him? That's gotta be worth something.

I'm thinking Albany would be a nice place to start the process.