NCAA Hockey Mailbag: Transfers, development, and new teams

This article is presented by Everything College Hockey

Well, it's the week between the end of NCAA regionals and the Frozen Four, and because I haven't exactly had the time to watch a ton of NHL hockey lately — for obvious reasons — I figured it would be a good idea to do a quick college hockey mailbag.

Let's get right to it:

Mitch asks: "What's the long-term outlook for Michigan State? Is this a flash in the pan year or will they possibly be able to compete with the Big Ten blue bloods for the next several years?"

When I think about the Spartans, I think immediately about something David Carle said over the weekend regarding player development. I think it applies to programs like this one as well: Development isn't linear.

They won the Big Ten regular-season and postseason titles, and then adv