Minnesota Wild

In the most predictable move in NHL history, they finally released the schedule for round 1 last night around 1am Eastern Standard Time. Part of that decision was due to the dreadful Pacific Division being undecided until the conclusion of the game’s last night. Nevertheless, the first round is now official, and the matchups are...

Dallas and Minnesota are playing each other in the first round of the NHL playoffs again. Not for the first time. Not for the second time. The third time in ten years, same two franchises, same division, same result baked into the bracket before a single puck drops. And every time it happens, the NHL...