Wayne wrote: >In defense of MSU's Smith, the replay did >make it seem likely that another MSU stick deflected the puck, at >least upwards. ;-) I think that was Vanstaalduinen's stick, and he may have directed it sideways as well as up. Either way, it beat Alban clean. :-( Smith looked like he was just trying to find the easiest out (i.e. bank it off the back board behind the MSU goal) and just spun a bit too far back towards his own net. Bart has a somewhat unlucky streak of getting his stick in the way, as I believe it was his stick which deflected in one of the goals at Bowling Green last year in MSU's 6-4 loss in January. (Not that Bart hasn't stopped 100 times more goal- scoring opportunities with his defensive play over the past 3 years, but he does seem to be unlucky in this respect.) G. M. Finniss Michigan State University 0-0-0, 1-1-0 Still on the "We Can't Win a Tournament to Save Our Lives" Tour HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.