MafiaMan

I didn't say they always happened at home...but it's been a habit of the Wild to call up college players, etc., and have them debut in front of the home fans. Obviously an injury on the road or something like that throws the whole thing out of whack, but for quick call-ups and send-downs, plus the whole fan factor, it's a win for the Wild...a big loss for Houston. C'mon, NHL...let's get a team in Houston...paging the Phoenix Coyotes...

I think it's more likely to be a Red Wings vs Blackhawks match-up, isn't it? EDIT: Congratulations to me on my 5,600th post.

I honestly don't know how he does it...

Are you hoping for some sort of siouxsports.com Lifetime Achievement Award or something?

I love the Stanley Cup playoffs...it's the most wonderful time of the year... That's because you're posting.

Wow.

I love the way Gopher fans bitch on siouxsports.com about Sioux fans who post snarky comments about their team.

Re-revised list for green hats... Forest Green no moniker (2) siouxgrad 82SiouxGuy Forest Green w/moniker ($7.50 additional charge - 4 total) Cratter YaneA (2) Sparky

Black w/moniker ($7.50 additional charge - 20 total) UNDColorado Cratter YaneA (2) Sioux-cia sprig SiouxTupa Goon NorthDakotaHockey (2) Siouxman Morley southpaw keikla MafiaMan MafiaBoy CMSioux (with Siouxpride.com as moniker) siouxforeverbaby Vegas_Sioux Sparky

Corrected in post above...I wasn't a math major at UND, obviously.

Re-Revised tally for Black w/no moniker...again, PM me with any corrections. Black no moniker (18 total): Oxbow6 82SiouxGuy fargosioux BeazSioux LuvHockey LeftyZL letsSIOUXum ScottM Wilbur MafiaMan (2) choyt3 Schmitzzz (4) Cratter (2)

Thoughts for today...Vikings new uniforms...knocked it out of the park. Dolphins...pop-up to the pitcher. How can people in Minnesota be so dumb that they think it's perfectly OK to listen to an iPod in your car...while driving...with the earbuds in your ears? NHL playoffs...sooooo cannot wait!

Has anyone seen the leaks of the new Vikings uniform? Given the disaster that was their last look...this is a sure-fire home run. It looks fabulous.

Revised total for black w/moniker... Black w/moniker ($7.50 additional charge - 19 total) UNDColorado Cratter YaneA (2) Sioux-cia sprig SiouxTupa Goon NorthDakotaHockey (2) Siouxman Morley southpaw keikla MafiaMan MafiaBoy CMSioux (with Siouxpride.com as moniker) siouxforeverbaby Vegas_Sioux

Revised tally for Black w/no moniker...again, PM me with any corrections. Black no moniker (17 total): Oxbow6 82SiouxGuy fargosioux BeazSioux LuvHockey LeftyZL letsSIOUXum ScottM Wilbur MafiaMan (2) choyt3 Schmitzzz (3) Cratter (2)

That's why you call players up when the team is in St Paul for a home game...a 3 1/2 hour drive is a lot cheaper than a last-second flight from Houston to Boston, Vancouver, or Montreal. The Aeros also paid about $23K per home game in Houston...it'll be less than half of that amount in Des Moines.

Well played Mauer.

Anyone remember Gonzaga's great basketball player Adam Morrison? The guy who was crying in the huddle during the final seconds of the UCLA game? Yea...Charlotte took him with the 3rd pick overall...and that panned out well.

Agree X 100.

Roger that! Siouxman's PM to me had the capital S. I edited the previous posting with the names and made you southpaw and not Southpaw.

Or they can just change the colors of the jerseys in the stands like Sports Illustrated did for the Baylor football team this past fall... http://jimromenesko.com/2012/11/29/sports-illustrated-changes-color-of-baylor-uniforms/

It's gotta be FSN camera tricks.

C'mon, Oxbow6, this is America! You know, the land where nobody accepts personal responsibility and everyone deserves special treatment.

Totally true and a completely inaccurate statement - it's easily TWO-THIRDS of the seats that are empty, not a third as stated by watchmaker49.

Minnesota Wild management can claim lack of an agreement with Toyota Center all they want...we all know the move was designed to make it easier (and cheaper) to shuffle players back and forth from St Paul to Iowa as needed.