I think there was a series last year or the year before where everyone was predicting it to be the worst series of round 1, it turned out to be one of the best. I could see this series surprising us and being one of those just hard hitting bloodbath type series
Wednesday, April 12 at Minnesota on SN360, NBCSN, and TVA Sports 1930h/7:30 pm Friday, April 14 at Minnesota on SN360, NBCSN, and TVA Sports 1800h/6:00 pm
Sunday, April 16 at St. Louis on SN, NBC, and TVA Sports 1300h/1:00 pm Wednesday, April 19 at St. Louis on SN360, NBCSN, and TVA Sports 1930h/7:30 pm
Saturday, April 22 at Minnesota on SN, NBC, and TVA Sports 1300h/1:00 pm
*Monday, April 24 TBA at St. Louis TBD *Wednesday, April 26 TBA at Minnesota TBD
Blues: 46-29-7, 99 points (third in the Central Division and fifth in the western conference) Wild: 49-25-8, 106 points (first in the Central Division and second in the western conference)
Regular-season series: Blues won 3-2-0 (Wild 2-2-1)
This will be the second time the Blues and Wild meet in the playoffs, the Wild 4-2 in 2015.
The Wild can win this series. They're deeper up front than STL. I think it comes down to Duby. If he plays like he did in the middle of the season, the Wild will win. If he plays like he has since March 1, the door is open for STL.
Tough series to predict, but I'm going with Wild in 6. I think they kind of lost interest in the regular season and will get back on track now that the games mean something again.
I friggen love playoff hockey... I think in playoff overtime, you should only call minor penalties on infractions that would be suspensions in the regular season.
Nobody has time to bitch about calls during a game like this, they just have to keep playing. It's wonderful.
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