Additional Update...

Aside from my post yesterday about the Mavericks' fate, there is a new scenario that recently came to my attention. In Hockey East, the four teams left are New Hampshire, Boston College, Boston University and Vermont. New Hampshire and BC play each other on one side of the bracket, and they are both virtual locks for the NCAA Tournament. That leaves BU and Vermont on the other side, both of which are currently out of the NCAA picture. If BU or Vermont wins that tournament, that is another automatic bid for a team that otherwise wouldn't have made the field of 16, and that means one less spot for the Mavericks, who currently sit in one of the very last spots on the bubble. BU or Vermont wins Hockey Easy, and one of those teams will be in the finals so it is possible, that is likely all she wrote for MSU. Root for BC and/or UNH if you are a Maverick fan. There are of course many scenarios, but this is one that you should pay attention to. If Notre Dame falls apart in its final two games, then this may not even matter, but as it looks right now Hockey East a key for MSU.