The Stars' reward for regular-season excellence is a first round tangle with the Minnesota Wild. The eight seed. The, supposed, whipping boy of the Western Conference. Supposed, I say. There are never any guarantees come playoff time, and the Wild possess ample tools to be frisky.
Holy smokes, that Jason Spezza hat-trick, am I right? A part of me almost wishes the St. Louis Blues hadn't been busy collapsing against Washington. Think of the narrative: veteran shakes off illness to power Dallas Stars to Division Title. Goosebumps. Still, a win is a win, and by virtue of that win, the Stars will square off against their creepy half-brothers, the Minnesota Wild, in the first round.