MafiaMan

No disrespect, but I'm not sure why you thought my comment was salty. That's just how the negotiations go. NHL team: We'd like you to sign now. Player X: I dunno...I could come back to school and try to win the national championship. NHL team: We'll have you start in goal in your new NHL sweater on Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena. Player X: I wear a size 60.

What, my French Fries? Yea!

Since the team isn't going anywhere, it's a no-brainer to have him play right away. This carrot gets dangled all the time in front of players trying to get them to sign early.

Tampa Bay defeated Calgary in 7 games in 2004 and Carolina took out Edmonton in 7 as well in 2006. Then there was the Vancouver meltdown in game 7 at home against Boston a few years ago. Canada's been close, eh?

Are the demons out of shape or something?

Kind of amusing to see the "Target Center Upgrades" thread resurrected right around April Fool's Day...

Soooo...the Wild do enough to get to the playoffs - and then get bounced by Chicago in 5?

St Cloud State and UMD were both eliminated AFTER last weekend's show. I expected more than three seconds of time (literally, not figuratively, either) spent talking about last weekend's regional games. I never said anything about heaping praise on UND - some discussion on last weekend's regional - SCSU's performance in particular - would have surely been expected, no?

I expected 5 or 10 minutes worth of conversation on it. One of the rubes picked Denver to win the Frozen Four and another one picked the "Fighting Hawks," which was quickly met with the reply, "WHO?" Later in the segment, the NHL playoffs were discussed and the joke was that Dave Hakstol would get the Flyers to the final four and then lose, as if Philadelphia was the Stanley Cup favorite headed into the season.

Hey, a Frozen Four question on Quick Shifts! FINALLY!

KFAN's "Beyond the Pond," sponsored in part by the NCHC. Literally three seconds today spent discussing NCAA hockey. Just enough time to remind us that MN, SCSU, and UMD have all been eliminated so there is no reason to talk college pucks today. Brad Berry was on earlier this season and I can't remember which one of the three studio guys it was, but he spent the whole segment literally asking questions about "Fighting Hawks" and being rather snarky about it. (651) 989-5326 is the studio line number. The biggest event of the college hockey season coming up on Thursday and it's not even worth mentioning on today's show. Wow.

Congratulations to ber818 and MN_Sioux_Fan for being the lucky ticket holders for the "second chance" raffle. If you PM me your info, I'll get something in the mail to both of you as soon as I can.

Great point. That's nothing that 85% of the NDSU student body doesn't do on any given Saturday night.

Compher: 2 goals, 1 assist in 2 regional games. Motte: 1 goal, 1 assist in 2 regional games. Connor: 2 assists in 2 regional games. Motte's OT game-winner against Notre Dame was assisted by Compher and Connor.

I was mulling over Philander's in Prescott...

Possibly - would prefer someplace where we can make ourselves at home. Any suggestions?

I swear, some of the folks on this board just kill me... If Alexander Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, and Claude Giroux were wearing Michigan uniforms last weekend, there would STILL be people here saying either A) they didn't even notice them out on the ice or B) those three players would develop better if they were wearing North Dakota jerseys.

I'm super-tempted to e-mail Lisa at the UND alumni association and have them list your home as an official watch-site.

Brutal describes Western Michigan and Colorado College this season to a T. Even the SEC has patsies in football.

I see someone scooped up Joe Senser's underneath me - considering someplace in western WI if there is some interest.

I guess I don't understand the connection between the two. I don't hurt at all when I see hooters.

chicofelipe all paid up! That's everyone. Been duking it out with a cold, hence the delay on the second-chance gift package. Will try to enlist the help of MafiaBoy tonight and get that done!

Super Dave Osborn was from Cando? Mind = blown.

So was Phil's hiring of Derek Fisher as head coach part of the clean-up or was his firing of Fisher a season and a half later part of the clean-up?

With all due respect to TJ Oshie, I doubt that that Olympic performance "put UND on the map." How'd that US team finish?