MafiaMan

I'm sure it really bothers NDSU football players and coaches who are wearing 1, 2, or 3 NCAA championship rings that they didn't get to play UND at some point during that run.

I'm surprised Matt Greene doesn't get more love from fans on the board here. He has really turned himself into quite an inpressive NHL player.

Canadiens...Blackhawks...Rangers...and a member of the Class of '67...couldn't have asked for a better Final Four. Well, unless the Red Wings were in there, but that's about it...

It's really quite stunning that the "Finnish Flash" has been in the NHL since 1993. Isn't he the last of the old Winnipeg Jets? I would think he has to be...

Hey, Lucic, I hope you were watching the class the Kings and Ducks both displayed in tonight's handshake line...

Lose 3...win 4. Win 2...lose 3...win 2. Talk about streaky!

Paul Pearl leaving Holy Cross for assistant job at Harvard? OUCH!

I was being facetious about the Bucks...NBA D League team this season. Brutal.

The Kings just don't ever quit. That 5th goal was a beauty!

When did Milwaukee get an NBA team?

Obviously the western conference needs two additional teams...outside of Las Vegas, Seattle, and Kansas City, are there any other possibilities in terms of a team joining the league? Salt Lake City?

Did you get a pledge pin into the good ol' boys club? I haven't gotten a bid yet myself.

I should have clarified that a bit for Tampa...current ownership and the leadership of Yzerman as GM have steadied the Maple Leafs South franchise in the past 3-4 years. The Panthers are a mess.

I know Vegas was hit hard by the recession...has the "recovery" been good enough where casinos have bounced back a bit?

Here's some good audio of Lucic going thru the handshake line with the Canadiens...doesn't seem quite as bad once you hear the real audio... http://nhl.si.com/2014/05/16/milan-lucic-micd-up-during-infamous-handshake-line/

ZERO TOLERANCE is ZERO TOLERANCE!

I have to wonder if the new diversity and cultural sensitivity training will apply to all new students across-the-board or if there will be waivers granted for some folks. I would assume it's across-the-board...

How does the University of North Dakota go about enforcing this zero tolerance police when Wilbur walks into Columbia Mall with a Sioux jersey on as he and the wife shop for some baby clothes? Should he be arrested? Have his degree revoked? Tasered? What exactly does this group want to see happen?

Any updates as to how many people attended this march? Did President Kelley have a car in it?

According to the Herald, at least 3 are UND students...

http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/after-offensive-t-shirt-incident-und-administration-tries-respond-demand-action Hmnnn...but I thought NONE or maybe ONE of these folks was an actual student...

OK, second NHL team. Sheesh...

I am a bit behind schedule because I had to stop in Sauk Rapids to visit Sugar Daddy's due to some engine trouble but I expect to be on the road again shortly. I can still swing by and pick you up.

Yes, for 500 or so folks from MSP who want to go see the Wild play in Vegas on a Tuesday night in January and book a flight. I just don't see 5,000+ doing that in addition to 10,000 or so locals. The southern expansion in the NHL has been nothing short of a disaster. The Dallas Stars have had numerous owners and problems since 1993, the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lighning have their own issues (namely attendance), Phoenix, er, Arizona, is a mess, and Atlanta flamed out (pun intended) a second time with the Thrashers. San Jose has established a pretty solid franchise. I guess Anaheim has also done quite well considering they play in the shadow of the Kings, but that's not much different than the Rangers/Islanders/Devils situation or the possibility of a second team in Toronto.

Let's say a casino "partner" is going to buy up 9,000 empty seats on any given night. At $50 a pop, thats $450,000 PER GAME. Good luck finding a sponsor that generous. The east can't handle an expansion team because that would further tilt the balance of difficulty in the newly-formed conferences. You'd now have a NINE-team division in the east along with an eight-team division as opposed to two seven-team divisions in the west. Seattle makes the most sense in the west...I'd be fine with Vegas just to see the divisions even up with what's in the east. That and Florida moving to Quebec City and becoming Nordiques 2.0.