Defensive miscues and inconsistent goalie play has kept Michgan out of the postseason three straight years, can incoming talent and new faces on the coaching staff turn things around?
For years Michigan enjoyed an embarrassment of riches on the blueline. NHL caliber defensemen funnelled in and when their time was up a replacement joined the program without skipping a beat. Those were some great days.
The day finally came when all of those misfortunes Berenson had avoided came to Michigan's doorstep. Recruiting misses, attrition, OHL departures, they all came at once and the glory years of the Wolverine blueline were gone.