Michigan State is undergoing a hockey renaissance unlike anything seen since Ron Mason. Forward Daniel Russell is an example of everything that is right with Adam Nightingale's program.

“Hello, Robert Thomas,” Torey Krug might say to one of his new teammates. “I’m Torey Krug. You may remember me as the runaway kamikaze freight train that chased you down and knocked you ...

The only way they could get both is if they agreed to below-market value deals - and Monday, Torey Krug and Reilly Smith did just that. But next season, it'll cost the Bruins to keep them.