Couch: MSU hockey might have its best top two lines this century. That comes with new challenges.

EAST LANSING — Written on a piece of paper in Adam Nightingale’s office bathroom at Munn Ice Arena is the question four different people asked him when he was considering becoming Michigan State’s hockey coach: “Are you sure you want that job?”

It’s a daily reminder of where things were and how far MSU’s program has come in barely three years.