I'll Take 2-1 and 1-0 Over 7-6 and 5-4

It's hilarious to read and hear some Gopher fans describe the Denver University 1-0 win over Colorado College in the WCHA Final Five championship game as akin to a boring NHL game.

It was two heated rivals who tied for the conference regular season title playing in what I termed an "instant classic" while watching it. But Gopher fans are moaning about it and saying they prefer more scoring and a more wide-open game.

Then again - 1) when your team only scores two goals in two games, and 2) they get pounded physically by a team that by all means should have been drained while playing their third game in three days; I can see why you yearn for goals and lots of oh-gee tic-tac-toe passing. But hey - Tyler Hirsch was a hoot!