The Saint Cloud State of the AHL

Does the "M5" logo stand for "Five Years of Monarchs Hockey" or "Five Years of Mediocrity"? You'd think the most popular team in the world that isn't in the NHL would be able to, you know, not be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, every single year of their existance.

Even though this has been my first year in awhile where I've been unable to see them play a game (thanks to the AHL's unbalanced schedule Cleveland managed to play none of the seven New England based teams this year... again.), I'm still pretty disappointed that they coughed up a 3-2 series lead again... and to Hartford. Not pleased.

That said, if the Pittsburgh Penguins become the Hartford Penguins, I'm ordering a Ryan Whitney jersey that very day.