MafiaMan

Well, that explains the always sold-out AMSOIL Arena and 3-year waiting list for season tickets up there. Oh, wait...

This is not going as I'd hoped...

Well, to be fair, the B1G has 4 schools that don't have football...Illinois, Maryland, Rutgers, and Minnesota.

Gopher fans wanting a B1G team to win the Frozen Four has NOTHING to do with transition wounds or a love of their conference and EVERYTHING to do with their hatred of schools they view as beneath them -- like UMD. My dream Frozen Four that would cause multiple heart attacks in Gopher-land would be St Cloud State, UMD, Wisconsin, and North Dakota.

So Gopher fans are cheering for the three other teams because they love the B1G?

I'm trying to imagine a Michigan football fan rooting for Ohio State or Michigan State to win the NCAA football championship simply because they both play in the B1G...does not compute.

An authentic to boot! What did you pay for it?

An obvious Chinese fake. I'll take it off your hands for $10.

Tripled Mark Kennedy's approval rating from 3 to 9%.

LOLWUT?

I actually don't hate the Bruins, Goon, but your defense of all things Boston goes a little overboard. Marchand has developed a reputation much like Grayson Allen from Duke. It didn't happen overnight but grew after each and every incident he "happened" to be in. If Brad Marchand played for Pittsburgh, you'd be screaming for a 10 game suspension.

If by "defending himself," you mean shoving a stick into the opposing player's face, sure. Yes, the Flyer embellished it, but a straight-up cross check to a guy's mouth is definitely going to draw a fine. And it's Red Wings, not Redwings.

Everyone else: Kevan Miller landing a right hook to Joe Vitale. Goon: Joe Vitale embellishing a hit from Boston's Kevan Miller.

Goon has an article up on his blog about Marchand's latest incident. Of course, it's about as slanted as CNN talking about Trump, but it is newsworthy.

Lighten up, Francises plural! That whole page was pretty funny.

I'm guessing the 3 fans in the stands and 2 kids behind the glass are still devastated by this awful, no-good, very bad decision.

@Siouxphan27 @geaux_sioux @burd @The Sicatoka @runaroundsioux -- There is so much history behind this one - thanks for adding it to the discussion on the English language!

I saw a solo ticket for sale...tempted.

And if that happens, the NCHC Frozen Faceoff will be back at Target Center next spring. No, thanks...

Detroit was going nowhere anyways and Mrazek was a problem in 2017. Brilliant move by Detroit as they have a TON of draft picks coming up in 2018 and 2019.

Where are the Blackhawk fans this year? Asking for a friend...

Until the little brother wins another NCAA championship, then they become a pain in the a** and yap about it non-stop for a year...

My new ranking: #4. UMD -- no effing way. #3. Michigan -- that title thing. #2. Notre Dame -- still yuck. #1. Ohio State -- an NCAA hockey title by the Buckeyes will be forgotten by the time the football team takes the field for spring practice.