- Despite being one of the best teams in the NHL for much of the season, the Wild have backslid and now are looking up at Chicago in the rankings. We'll make the playoffs, but our fate will be ended at the United Center, if we even make it that far
- Despite having one of the best young teams on paper, the Twins will continue to suffer. How bad is it? Bung Ho Park has a good chance at making the club. I'm not kidding. This team is looking at another 100 loss season.
- Despite a resurgent season the the Big Ten coach-of-the-year, the Gophers went one and done in the NCAA tournament as a 5 seed, losing to a 12. Sure, they were impacted by injuries, but holy cow, Middle Tennessee?
- Despite making multiple moves in free agency, the Vikings are not appreciably better. Their offensive line, a massive need, was only upgraded slightly, and other adds have been marginal. Likewise, losses of Mudderlyn and Patterson are going to hurt a whole lot.
- Despite being located in The State of Hockey, the Gopher Hockey team continues to disappoint. They did make the NCAA tournament, but as far as the Big Ten tourney went, they placed exactly zero players to the All Tournament Team. One and done for them as well?
Monday, March 20, 2017
The Sad State of Minnesota Sports
With our impending return to the state, Minnesota is suffering from sports futility. How bad are things? Let me count the ways:
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