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Ohio State will be well funded sooner or later.

We’ve gone a little adrift here. I’m sure Jost, Parise and others would have benefitted from another semester or two of Shakespeare.

So at least some players use professional agents early in their amateur careers, only without pay? An on-ramp to paid agency?

Usually don’t think of strong head coach character types as “bubbling up” to the top. Thats what bad odors do.

Best case: Denver beats Michigan and we survive Wisconsin to CLOBBER Denver. With all due respect to Swami.

It’s also worth remembering that most of these kids have been “playing up” since they were middle schoolers, and the fact that they now have a chance to go pro pretty much validates their decisions leading up to this point. Their aggressive development path decisions have paid off. It’s not hard to understand why they would tend to continue that approach. Especially if their “family advisors” are the same people they’ve always listened to. But then, burd doesn’t know shyt about the subject.

What do the experts say about Livanavage’s chances at a substantial NHL career?

That can describe a wide range of negotiating experience and skill. Do you mean professional agents who are labeled “family advisors?”

Are they permitted to have agents while still classified as eligible? In other words, is there usually a fairly lengthy negotiating period before they decide?

So, 10 days and the boys’ season will be done. How long is it likely to be before the roster questions are pretty much cleared up?

It may very well be, and most of us fans are really looking forward to it. Still, it’s always cool to have an “outsider” there as a Cinderella/dark horse. Someone for the boys in green to beat for #9. The romantic in me, I guess, though beating Michigan’s arse would feel pretty good.

Cool. Do you have any seats from Ralph I?

Is it naive to think Jax will spend a little phone time with Sandy on how to crack Michigan’s nut, which the Dogs nearly did in the third period yesterday? And yeah, Wisconsin first, but the coaches will be as prepared as possible.

😄 I always thought it thoroughly immature. But fun for those of us who are immature.

There are probably enough games out there to have a UND/WI memory thread in the run-up to Vegas.

Blackheart: Memory Keeper.

As a native Nodak who’s a life-long hockey fan and a near 40-year resident of Wisconsin, I love the UND/UW rivalry. And I can tell you that Buckey fans do too, though it has gathered dust in recent years. UW fans feel an intense rivalry with UMinn and UMich in other major sports, but they’ve sort of held a special place for the Nodak hockey rivalry. Maybe that’s becoming a thing of the past, but there are plenty of Wisconsin fans old enough to really look forward to this matchup in Vegas. It evokes so many great memoirs on both sides. The good guys in green gotta win, but I hope it’s a barn burner. A memory maker.

Yeah, Michigan lives at the top of so many sports; they’re hated like the Yankees. Even their law school is considered top shelf.

It will be very interesting to see how UMich/UMD goes today. It’s a measure for both teams/conferences.

Bucky v Sioux with a few days of partying up front: Good old times.

When things get chippy, keep your heads, lads.

If a few struggles keep that kid in GF for another year, the program is better for it.

A lot of hockey left yet. Ask MSU.

Wisconsin has played some very good hockey down the stretch.

Ahem. That’s not drool.