Greetings from Denver........
Obviously not the outcome that we were looking for. I do see alot of Joe Finley bashing and I think it's unfair to single him out. I said it earlier in the year that I question whether JPL could help deliver a championship for the program. Again, he showed his true colors in not being a big game goaltender. It sucks to be so close to #8.
Whether Hakstol should be absolved is also a question. Granted, he has gotten us to the Frozen Four in four consecutive years. However, even a blind pig finds a cob of corn once (national championship) in awhile and we haven't found that cob of corn with him at the helm. It makes you wonder if he's capable of winning the big one. I do long for the days of Blais because you can almost guarantee that we'd have two more titles under our belt.
Like I said, it sucks to be so close. Especially after seeing Notre Dame knocking off Michigan. I wouldn't have seen much of a chance of Notre Dame knocking us off if we were playing tomorrow night.