I heard Brian is renting a coach bus to take us all up to MSP.
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Merrill Muppets
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Complete domination obscured by thousands of horrible pinging sounds and late-game terror until the world's dumbest penalty, and then more late game semi-terror, resulting in awe at a guy who doesn't show up on the scoresheet at all. JMFM. Definitely best freshman defenseman I've ever seen. Possible additional superlatives might be warranted. Muppets.
And you can't have one without the other…
Quick, everyone look up transport to St. Paul.
March 26th, 2011 at 11:56 PM
#2
I heard Brian is renting a
March 27th, 2011 at 12:06 AM
#3
Road trip! Smash the Beveled
Road trip! Smash the Beveled Guilt jar.
March 27th, 2011 at 12:04 AM
#4
ESPN 2 for all three games
ESPN 2 for all three games
March 27th, 2011 at 12:22 AM
#5
Semis on ESPN2, Final on ESPN.
No--semis are on ESPN2 on Thursday (5:00 & 8:30), but final is on regular ESPN on Saturday at 7:00 ET.
March 27th, 2011 at 12:32 PM
#6
is that a first?? I feel like
is that a first?? I feel like the games are always on espn2, even the finals
March 27th, 2011 at 12:03 AM
#7
The team looked great. Best
The team looked great. Best I've seen them play all year. This is certainly the right time to do it.
That game could have been a blowout but Howe played a great game.
GO BLUE! FROZEN FOUR!
March 27th, 2011 at 12:08 AM
#8
Best they've looked on the
Best they've looked on the power play since the Big Chill and the best they've played the penalty kill in a month. Woo!
March 27th, 2011 at 12:08 AM
#9
I am so grateful to get to
I am so grateful to get to witness such an epic M hockey season.
March 27th, 2011 at 12:09 AM
#10
Such Heart!
this team falls under the category of "team that is not expected to do well but overachieves" - much better than the "very talented team that chokes in round one"
i love the heart they have - must be what is keeping them going
March 27th, 2011 at 12:15 AM
#11
Whooah we're half way there....
March 27th, 2011 at 12:26 AM
#12
Congrats to the Icers! I'm
Congrats to the Icers! I'm by no means a big college hockey fan, but caught part of the game today and loved what I saw. Team isn't just Hagelin and luck, and Merrill really impressed. Hunwick deserves a huge amount of credit for turning away the shots he saw, and hopefully he'll continue to play on his head in St. Paul.
So right now, both the BBall and Hockey teams have surprised/exceeded most reasonable expectations - come on football team, 13-0!
March 27th, 2011 at 12:26 AM
#13
Great Game
I was hoping it would stay at 2-0 so we could cruise comfortably to a win. But I'll take a nerve wrecking heart pounding end over a loss any day.
Go BLUE!
March 27th, 2011 at 12:29 AM
#14
Ha! JMFM indeed. Conjured
Ha! JMFM indeed. Conjured Gary Kasperov out there tonight.
Frozen Four!
March 27th, 2011 at 12:39 AM
#15
*Garry Kasparov
*Garry Kasparov
March 27th, 2011 at 12:38 AM
#16
Loved having the team in St. Louis
I know most fans were't happy that the games were here in St. Louis, but I loved it. I moved here 6 years ago and haven't been able to see a Michigan hockey game in what seems like forever. I drive to just about every football game, but can't get myself to do that for basketball or hockey. It's been a great weekend watching them play and tonight they played a hell of a game. It was also the shit to have the band there next to my section. Everyone from St. Louis said that having them there made the atmosphere so much better. Now on to the Frozon Four!
March 27th, 2011 at 12:14 PM
#17
The Frozone Four?
I'd be on board with that.
March 27th, 2011 at 12:59 AM
#18
re: St. Paul bars
Stuff on Grand or Selby: fun
Stuff downtown: in my experience, not particularly fun
Stuff in mpls: well, we all know that that's the better city anyway. But don't go downtown, because downtown is dumb
March 27th, 2011 at 1:07 AM
#19
Watching wedding
Watching wedding photographers in Rice Park trying to angle their pictures so the homeless people don't get in the background can be amusing.
March 27th, 2011 at 1:17 AM
#22
JMFM
definitely worthy of that bump up to the #1 prospect in the NJ devils system he recently got from hockey's future.
March 27th, 2011 at 1:24 AM
#23
doh triple post
doh
March 27th, 2011 at 1:25 AM
#24
doh
bad gatways. apologies.
March 27th, 2011 at 1:25 AM
#25
So uhhh who uhhhhh is uhhhhhh
So uhhh who uhhhhh is uhhhhhh going uhhhhh to uhhhhhhhh St Paul uhhhhh?
March 27th, 2011 at 5:08 AM
#26
Why not this year?
Go
Why not this year?
Go blue
March 27th, 2011 at 6:24 AM
#27
It was a great couple of nights
I haven't been to Yost in many years. But I drove up to AA to see the Big Chill, and I got to see them play these last 2 nights. It's been a Hell of a run, and there's only 2 more games to go.
GO BLUE.
March 27th, 2011 at 6:49 AM
#28
frozen four two bball
frozen four two bball commits two football commits,what a great weekend.go blue.
March 27th, 2011 at 11:29 AM
#29
A minor quibble
JMFJ should be always reserved for JMFJ. His and Merrill's games are so different. JMFJ would simply awe you into respect with his physical play, offensive talent, and multiple OMG moments. Merrill ismuch more cerbral, cautious, and solid in his play overall. Both deliciously dominating but different in how it is acheived.
If you were to compare the two, Merrill is Nick Lidstrom to JMFJ's Chris Pronger. You would want both but they are distinctly different, kind of like comparing a hand crafted Belgian Trappist Ale to Arrogant Bastard. One sooths your pallete with a smooth finish, the other slaps you upside the head and says, "Damn I'm drinking strong but good beer"
Perhaps we need to find the Swedish translation of "Mutha fuckin" so as to apply it to Merrill's Lidstrom-esque superiority.
March 27th, 2011 at 12:18 PM
#30
Two more games, Blue.
Two more games, Blue.
March 27th, 2011 at 12:22 PM
#31
"Everyone look up transport to St. Paul"
Unfortunately, I have, and so far the airfares are brutal . . .
March 27th, 2011 at 2:31 PM
#32
Maybe the dude in your avatar
Maybe the dude in your avatar can give you a lift?
March 27th, 2011 at 12:41 PM
#33
They should
They should cut the nets in hockey. Create a sort of net cape the players could skate around with.
March 27th, 2011 at 3:35 PM
#34
My car will hate me
Just got back from STL: ~7 hour drive with my lead foot, time change and Indiana/Illinois' lack of enforcement
Googled St. Paul-Ann Arbor: ~12 hours. I'm sure I can cut that down to 9-10 between my speeding and the time change!
March 27th, 2011 at 5:33 PM
#35
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Yay!
