And I can’t pretend
To know how this will end
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Despite Arizona’s loss last night, the defeat here really does hurt. It puts the Blues all but out of reach, meaning a potential first-round matchup with the Preds is pretty unlikely. In other words, Dallas is more or less guaranteeing themselves (barring a comeback in the final couple weeks) a first-round matchup against the top of the Central or Pacific. That’s not exactly making things easy on themselves.
Also in terms on not making it easy on themselves: the Stars chose to scratch a moderately resurgent Val Nichushkin, in whose honor the rest of the lineup then had trouble elevating the puck all night.