Western Conference Playoffs - Round 1: Blues vs Wild (MIN wins in 6)

[direwolf]

Wild in 6. The Blues played like garbage down the stretch against just about every team in the conference except for the Flames. Dubnyk will be the difference.

[tko]

Blues are too deep and seem healthier. Wild got a tough draw, blues in 6

[Dion]

The Blues have goaltending issues that could hurt them in this series. Elliot and Allen are not elite tenders and neither one was able to stake the #1 position. Facing a red hot Wild team that plays solid defensive hockey could prove to be a problem for the talented Blues forward lines.

Confidence going into the playoffs is huge and the Wild have all of that. I see the Wild taking out the Blues in 6 games.

[Erick Estrada]

I expect Hitchcock coach his last 6 games for the Blues and fired shortly after the Wild put them away relatively easily. Simply something not right with that team as although they look like a HOF team against the Flames and the weak teams in the league they are very pedestrian against the top teams in the league.

[transplant99]

Blues in 5....Devin Dubnyk remembers that he is Devin Dubnyk.

[Fire]

Wild in 7

[doctajones428]

Had to let the RNG pick the result for me, because this is too hard to predict.

Wild in 4

[Ulrith]

Been saying it was St. Louis's year for a while now. Last year they got derailed at the end by injuries, but I think with Steen and Tarasenko back they're legit again.

Minny has been on a tear, but the Blues are too much. Blues in 6

[FlameZilla]

I'm glad one of these teams are assured to be eliminated in the 1st round. The Blues, Wild and Ducks are the Western Conference teams I fear most this season.

Minnesota were probably the hottest team in the 2nd half of the season, but I think the Blues have too much defensive talent to be denied. Tough one to call.

[Tsawwassen]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Wild in 6. The Blues played like garbage down the stretch against just about every team in the conference except for the Flames. Dubnyk will be the difference.

The Blues will turn it up several notches but the voodoo Dubnyk and his team are doing will have the Wild win the series. Dubnyk will be a virtual brick wall in this low scoring series and Minnesota wins this series in 5 games.

[OffsideSpecialist]

Wild in 7

[FlatLandFlamesFan]

The longer the better , Blues target Suter et al with all their D.Bags Blues in 6

[Finger Cookin]

I think this series, along with the Capitals Islanders series, will be one of the best of the first round.

[Locke]

Wow, the Blues got screwed drawing the Wild.

We match up poorly with both teams so its nice that one will be out if the Flames move forward.

[GranteedEV]

This is the true WCF. Whoever wins is gonna end up in the cup final IMO.

[OzSome]

I don't think the Wild is the Blues #1 choice to be the their first round opponent. This is going to be a battle and Wild might upset the Blues especially if Dubnyk still plays lights out.

[agulati]

Wild in 7, but it is going to be a tight series. Whoever comes out, is going to be quite bruised.

[dissentowner]

I have the Blues winning it all this year so I will go Blues in 6.

[nmhen]

Don't like. Really bad draw for the Wild, except goaltending where I think we have an edge IF Dubnyk keeps it together.

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by jg13

This has already won the title for most boring series in round 1

To be fair, most people said that about LA vs STL last season and IMO it was the most entertaining series of the whole playoffs. Blues always seem to chuck their weight around come playoffs and if the other team hits back, it's usually a pretty good tilt. I think this will actually be a pretty entertaining series.

I never used to mind the Blues, but after watching them beat our ass every game then mail it in to every other team we were competing for a playoff spot against, screw 'em. The Wild are just annoying and no one likes them. Don't really care who comes out on top, I just hope both teams beat the #### out of each other.