MafiaMan

Yep, time to "move on" and think progressively: I hope to high heaven it's Spirit, Pride, or Sundogs and all those "hockey only" folks can sit back, laugh their butts off, and say "told ya so."

Thank you for saying that. I've said it a hundred times that it's redundant and silly and have been told it's not. It is.

That's my fix-it for your list.

Until BRIDGES finds a Native American appalled by the use of the sacred word "Spirit" and we hop on the nickname merry-go-round all over again.

I'm stunned that those folks who think "Arrows" and a phony "breed" of horses are too associated with Native American imagery or SOUND like Native American imagery seem to think "Spirit" is a good idea.

Because 1/2 of those picking it think they're selecting "Calvary."

The final fifteen names are every bit as lame as I thought they would be when this process started.

The University of North Dakota Force* *not to be confused with the Fargo Force Unbelievable.

You keep saying that Sundogs is the most divisive choice because of the group that endorsed it...getting worried yet or will that happen when Sundogs, Spirit, and Pride are the final three options?

Gopher fans. Anyone else still think Karl G is doing a bang-up job? His comment a few weeks earlier about the fan that sticks in his mind is the woman from Denver who wants an abstract nickname open to interpretation by the individual. Translation: he likes "Spirit."

Your very own Blackhawks were down 2-1 to the Bruins headed into game 4 in Boston just two years ago. They won game 4, won game 5 in Chicago, and then finished off the Bruins in Beantown in game 6...but keep being a downer, it suits you when it comes to Chicago and UND both.

As well as a super whiner!

Cancel game 4 and hand Stamkos the Stanley Cup tonight! Fire Coach Q, trade Toews and Kane, change the nickname and logo, and start from scratch.

I don't recall making that prediction...

Hey, siouxweet, did I mention that the 2002 Detroit team also went down 0-2 to Vancouver in the first round after losing AT HOME? They also lost game 1 of the SCF at home to the Hurricanes.

1998 Red Wings. Up 3-1 in the Western Conference semi-finals against the Dallas Stars and up 2-1 with under 2:00 left in game 5. Dallas scores with 1:25 left on the clock and Jamie Langenbrunner wins it in OT on a slap shot from center ice. Detroit would eliminate Dallas in game 6 (Osgood rebounds with a ahut-out), win the conference finals, and capture the Stanley Cup. 2002 Red Wings. Detroit loses game 5 of the Western Conference Finals at home to their nemesis, the Colorado Avalanche. Detroit would win game 6 in Denver and send Patrick Roy off into retirement with a 6-0 thumping in game 7 back in Detroit. Those moments happen - even to dynasties.

LOL!

Go Lightning go!

I'm curious as to what you think the UND legacies are of players like Greg Johnson, Zach Parise, Matt Greene, and Jonathan Toews...

I heard a rumor that Hakstol volunteers at The Humane Society euthanizing baby kitties and puppies and loves to swerve into puddles on rainy days so he can splash grannies trying to cross the street.

It certainly appears that some Sioux "fans" sure would like Hakstol to fall flat on his face in Philly, doesn't it?

I've seen better defense (from both teams) in co-rec slow-pitch softball than I did in yesterday's Red Sox/Twins game. Terrible!

Actually, the brain reacts to trauma in unusual ways - almost as a protective self-defense. It's very possible the witness cannot recall what was said.

The booth and studio guys seemed stunned that Tampa Bay kept the game within 6 goals.

Tampa Bay proving once again that going into a shell for 20:00 never works.