Plus you have to figure that St. Louis doesn't want any part of Minnesota and would likely rather have to face Chicago so they would be better off not catching the Predators. I'm sure any of the top 5 teams (STL, ANA, CHI, MIN, and NAS) would prefer not having to face the Kings in the 2nd or 3rd rounds so they would probably go easier on those they're competing with like us, and try like hell to beat them (Chicago tonight).
We've seen the rope a dope move by LA twice in the last 3 years. Better to have them gone entirely before it even begins.
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