Goldsobel: Badgers need to promote creativity, ditch predictability

Elliot MoormannIn the shadow of March Madness, the 2016 NCAA men’s hockey tournament began Friday, March 25 and was capped by some of the most exciting hockey of the season.

One game in particular was a sign of what’s to come for the Big Ten, as Michigan squared off with Notre Dame in front of a packed crowd in Cincinnati. With Notre Dame set to join the conference as a hockey-only affiliate member in the 2017-18 season, the game had all the feelings of a rivalry in the making.

It was 60 minutes of end-to-end action featuring two of the best skating teams in the nation and couldn’t be decided in regular time, with the third period ending in a 2-2 tie. But in the end, Michigan’s top line gave…