One of the best stories in Big Ten hockey this year has been the resurgence of the Wisconsin Badgers. From Luke Kunin’s striking resemblance to a sort-of-Zach Parise and a halfsies Mikko Koivu on the ice, to Tony Granato’s steady elevation of his team’s game, the Badgers are just a better hockey team. They’re smarter on offense and play a defensive game that isn’t wholly dependent on cheap shots and dangerous hits.
But these factors alone don’t mean that they are indisputably a better team. In fact, they may be living a lie.
And the Gophers have a lie detector, or something like that.