MafiaMan

I don't think the importance of Miami and Western Michigan can be overlooked in the NCHC and I'm sure traditional rivals Ferris State and Bowling Green would love to see those schools in the WCHA. The NCHC shouldn't just be WCHA West.

Worst officiating crew EVER? 1999's Buffalo Sabres would respectfully disagree with you on that...

Patrick Roy and his gutless bunch of teammates were thugs in the mid-to-late 90's and he carried his antics over to game #1 of his coaching career with his hissy-fit against Bruce Boudreau and the Ducks. This shouldn't be surprising...

http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/m/sports/story?id=1036356 LSSU has a new head coach...

And how do you propose branding women's athletics?

6 goals in 5 games for Detroit...that's just not going to get it done. Franzen was atrocious today.

On the flip-side, that off-week worked out quite well for Denver in 2005...

What teams would you like to see added thru expansion? Are you thinking that poaching the WCHA for teams like Minnesota State and Ferris State would be a good idea? Personally, I think the NCHC is a little heavy on former WCHA teams and would have liked to see a little more former CCHA flavor added when the recipe for a new conference was put together.

The Kings were a solid #5 but moved up to #4 when the Maple Leafs fell out of the top 3.

We all know you long for the golden days of yore when the Glenn Miller Orchestra ruled the AM radio airways and you were busy settling down in your living room waiting for FDR to come on the air for one of his fireside chats, but 1980's hard rock/heavy metal isn't the "music wasteland" you make it out to be, NDH.

So this is after you were a #1 Devils guy followed by #2 Hurricanes guy and #3 Maple Leafs guy?

First career playoff win for Steve Mason of the Flyers, who played very well in net tonight. It wouldn't be the Stanley Cup playoffs without goalie drama in Philly, would it?

Wouldn't that be 2 NHL teams, a former NHL team, and a former NBA team? Or perhaps it's 1 NHL team, 1 former NHL team, 1 former NBA team, and 1 former NFL team?

Still a lot of work to do in the NHL...western conference with 14 teams to the eastern conference's 16...Florida and Tamp Bay in an odd divisional set-up...Nashville in the WESTERN conference and a divisional foe of mountain-time zone Colorado... It's still a better set-up than the past few years, but I miss the old 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, and 4-5 playoff format where teams are re-seeded every round.

Devils advocate here...why would the NCHC want to partner up with the conference that led to the demise of the WCHA as we knew it? I'd prefer to see the NCHC join forces with the new WCHA for a Thursday-Saturday hockey bonanza at Target Center.

Hey DaveK, have you checked out the Tom Keifer album that was released about a year ago? I believe it's called "The Way Life Goes." If you like his Cinderella stuff, you will definitely like this album.

I agree. Changing the format after year one is clearly a panic-button move if it goes thru. Wait for the Big 6 to admit its big success was actually an epic fail.

From January 31st...

Trixter Effect still applies...but Warrant gets a waiver for Uncle Tom's Cabin...

1980's hair band should probably have an asterisk next to it when I use the term. I typically start with about 1981 and go thru 1992 or 1993 when discussing the beginning and end of "hair bands."

Actually, it was a top 11, followed by a top 5 of power ballads. Mafiaman off-season (and holiday break, apparently) thread starting on January 31st.

So, to recap: Wild's Granlund a budding star Bon Jovi > Ratt Red Wings in trouble Bulletboys-Winger-Cinderella at the Hyslop in the summer of '89 was the greatest concert ever San Jose should advance to the second round An 80's hair band thread-derailment without mention of Def Leppard and the Hysteria album is a farce Ben Bishop was certainly needed by Tampa Bay this post-season MafiaMan off-season thread indeed contains some killer videos and songs...just go back a few pages. I think it was a top 20.

Gold? I thought he went platinum!

Now you're just poking the bear...

One format includes all eight teams advancing to the Target Center for a FIVE-DAY tournament? If the goal is to turn a profit on post-season games, that is NOT the way to go about doing it. Yikes. I'm picturing a Wednesday afternoon elimination game between Colorado College and Miami in my head right now...and the attendance is at less than 100.