An evenly matched defensive struggle?  I guess, in that both teams appeared
equally bad.  I'm not sure I saw either team make a single real pass, and the
continual icing and offsides weren't what I expected from the teams that are
supposed to be numbers 6 and 11 in the country.  The goalies did play well, but
none of the skaters showed me anything.  And for what it's worth, most of the
people sitting around me seemed to be similarly unimpressed.  (I didn't ask
about their allegiances; I suspect your being in Wisconsin might have a tiny bit
do do with you liking the outcome? :))

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> Wisc - OSU.  Boring?  How can you call that boring?  You had
> an evenly matched defensive struggle with both teams doing
> just what they needed to thwart the other, and still had
> scoring chances with two goalies having good games.  How can
> you not like a game like that unless the only thrill you have
> is seeing a goal scored?  I suppose a football game that
> doesn't end 37-34 or a soccer match that doesn't go 6-5 or a
> squeakball game that doesn't end 89-87 is boring too (Oh - wait a min.
> Squeakball is boring by definition - Nevermind!)?  Anyway, a
> defensive struggle is just as entertaining as an offensive
> struggle if you are a fan of the game.  Even a stupid game,
> and hockey isn't stupid.