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Outstanding game

Transition…

Outstanding game

Transition year for Michigan hockey and they played great down the stretch. 10 spot in Pairwise feels about right for the team. Less injuries and some puck luck and they could content for Big Ten regular season title and 1 seed.

Hope they find a way to get to the Frozen Four and BU, BC, Denver, and Michigan State do not. That's a lot of luck needed but Michigan almost certainly will need to beat one of the aforementioned to make it to Minneapolis.

Thanks David for the coverage

There's a weird scenario…

There's a weird scenario where Michigan can go 1989 basketball championship style.

Like David and Alex said, Michigan State winning the Big Ten tournament could bump them to a one seed and Michigan could join them in the regional. 

This would allow Michigan to beat State for a Frozen Four berth like Michigan prevailed against Illinois (although Michigan won in the national semifinal back in the basketball glory days).

Laughed at dugout

Good luck…

Laughed at dugout

Good luck Dug!

Great summary! Will be…

Great summary! Will be referring to it this weekend. 

I suppose Michigan winning big ten tournament with a Quinnipiac loss is the only way to sneak into the top ten (and maybe last 2 seed). 

Great data crunching! Thank…

Great data crunching! Thank you

Outstanding feature, will be…

Outstanding feature, will be channel surfing between Michigan / Notre Dame and hoping the Wolverines get some bounces

Thank you!

Said it to my wife and on…

Said it to my wife and on the board last week

White knuckle hockey continues! Go blue!

Michigan Denver first round…

Michigan Denver first round NCAA matchup would be glorious

Much more if Michigan wins

Nice back and forth hockey…

Nice back and forth hockey chatter 

I'm more with David; as the team, despite all the injuries and meltdowns, should be comfortably in the NCAA tournament. Michigan hockey has given away maybe 6 wins?! If they land only half they are a 2 / 3 seed.

That said, I agree with Brian that this is the way the hockey puck bounces without greater analytics detail which will not happen for a long time for a niche sport like college hockey. 

White knuckle hockey…

White knuckle hockey continues!

Let's ride!

Great pod!

Split in…

Great pod!

Split in Minneapolis and then win the quarterfinal and should be enough for a 3 or 4 seed.

Love the point about our…

Love the point about our defense corps

If we can't roll three attacking type forward lines, the similar talent from of backend isn't equal to the scenarios needed to for this team to win.

Great podcast

Smoke em' if…

Great podcast

Smoke em' if you got them, buckle in for must win hockey rest of the way

Outstanding! Thank you for…

Outstanding! Thank you for the column. Every game matters for Michigan hockey and appreciate the rooting guide

Outstanding column, thank…

Outstanding column, thank you for the contribution!

Back to early Pearson, we…

Back to early Pearson, we are white knuckling a NCAA tournament berth. 

Not sure if Michigan State's success will be sustainable but it looks like their year. They were the better team last weekend. 

Gut check time for Naurato and the team, hopefully find a way to sweep Penn State and then on to Notre Dame and Minnesota. Need to keep winning 

Very interesting chatter…

Very interesting chatter with OHL and NCAA detente. Hard to argue against being a positive for the players with professional hockey not an option for a great majority and they can earn a college degree. I would think Michigan would be net neutral because the elite players they recruit would have more incentive to play Canada juniors but the academics / prestige factor could help with those aging out of OHL. 

Watch a long vote here too!

Great column 

These…

Great column 

These features have been great.

Great diary! Always love the…

Great diary! Always love the King hockey content!

Three steps forward

2.5…

Three steps forward

2.5 steps back. We're on to Wisconsin

Beautiful, thank you for…

Beautiful, thank you for sharing

Great addition, depth is…

Great addition, depth is welcome and Michigan already has some great options

Outstanding pod!
Loved the…

Outstanding pod!

Loved the Michigan players in professional hockey chatter. Go Blue and hopefully a big second half for a NCAA tournament berth

Still not quite believing in…

Still not quite believing in Wisconsin or Michigan State but the second half Big Ten gauntlet beckons!

Great columns 

Like…

Great columns 

Like Michigan finding a way to qualify after their stars won gold and appear healthy for the second half run!

What an experience! Happy…

What an experience! Happy you went

Excellent column, hopefully…

Excellent column, hopefully an inspired charge in 2024. Maybe steal a big ten tournament championship for 3 in a row and sneak into a 2 seed for the NCAA tournament if everything goes well.

Qualifying for the NCAA tournament is how I am realistically measuring success this season.

Impressed that Alex was so…

Impressed that Alex was so into the Game that he had to sit out the last drive. Full emotional investment!

And...nice weekend for the hockey team, at this point, I'm all about playing spoiler to Michigan State and just getting a 3 or 4 seed in the NCAA tournament.

Big Ten is wide open with…

Big Ten is wide open with Michigan State beating Wisconsin last night. 

Injuries could change Michigan's outlook but before the latest challenges with forwards, they played well and should have at least split against Minnesota and Wisconsin. If top 6 forwards and another defensemen are out for an extended period, Michigan could be fortunate to make the NCAA tournament with no banners this season.
 

Great pod!
Agree with…

Great pod!

Agree with Michigan needing to bank some points, need some results to stay relevant in Big 10.

Another frustrating result…

Another frustrating result for Michigan

They really could be a few coin flips away from going for a 4th consecutive victory off a sweep in Madison and handling the Gophers at home. Michigan needs to find a way to close out games and rack up some points before a NCAA tournament berth (let alone a Big Ten championship) gets out of reach

 

 

Great pod!
Losing points but…

Great pod!

Losing points but would probably chock it up to having young teams.

Big shame that lacking a 5th / 6th defensemen is the culprit of several goals conceded 

I was watching the games on the laptop with football on the TV. It was sports overload with the Red Wings also conflicting. Hopefully Michigan can tune it up and make a run.

Wisconsin resurgence is…

Wisconsin resurgence is impressive. I live in Milwaukee and wish I was able to head west to Madison to check out the series. Go Blue!

Nazar has not popped yet as…

Nazar has not popped yet as I figured he would

His world juniors camp in the summer was outrageous. No doubt he can get there but his skating doesn't seem as noticeable as during last July. If he drives play on the first or second line, Michigan can be dangerous

Surprised that Minnesota is…

Surprised that Minnesota is still the class of college hockey. Hopefully Michigan can still have their number this season.

Thank you for the hockey content!

Great podcast

Getting…

Great podcast

Getting nervous about Michigan but too early for panic button. The defensive depth is severely tested and another few months until Edwards is back (hopefully Duke can play against his former team)

ESPN Plus engaged! Let's see…

ESPN Plus engaged! Let's see it Yzerplan Actualized

Love the national look at…

Love the national look at comparable Michigan programs.

Great NHL overview too 

Outstanding work as always!

These are so great.

 

These are so great.

 

Thanks again!

Love these

welcome back…

Love these

welcome back Nick!

great work Raj!

When my wife and I started…

When my wife and I started dating, I bought her a copy of Catch-22 because it’s my one of my favorites too.

About 10 years later, I still can’t get her to admit she never opened the copy. 

Great summary of the…

Great summary of the conference and enjoy as always the detail for Michigan.

Go Blue and hopefully another great season (dare to dream for 3 consecutive frozen fours in a tough Big Ten?!)

Covered in podcast

I would…

Covered in podcast

I would guess addressed formally in the season preview column 

Glorious content! Michigan…

Glorious content! Michigan will be in a tough environment in a wide open conference. Lots of talent yet each team in the Big 10 has questions. We will find out if Naurato and his staff have answers.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Michigan is banking on Nazar…

Michigan is banking on Nazar and most of the returning talent as limited top tier scoring talent looks to be available.

Veteran leaps from existing players will have to eclipse 5 star / first round pick future Calder candidates this season

I'm taking the opposite view…

I'm taking the opposite view

There may not be top 4 NHL talent but Michigan looks to have depth. Without proven goaltending, Naurato may emphasize some defensive responsibility this season

Say it all the time and will…

Say it all the time and will say it again, great column.

Learn a little more about football with each click

Outstanding explanation

I'm…

Outstanding explanation

I'm a football novice and learned a lot

Outstanding article again-…

Outstanding article again--love the historical call backs and comparison with Portillo 

 

 

These are always so good…

These are always so good. Thank you