“They weren’t the better team, but they won four games.”
Those words came from Bruce Boudreau shortly after the Minnesota Wild were eliminated by the St. Louis Blues.
Pretty strong words, considering the situation. Boudreau’s Wild got bounced in 5 games, despite not only being a heavy favorite in the series, but a favorite to make it out of the Western Conference.
The early exit from the playoffs shocked the State of Hockey. This team had been the best assembled in franchise history. They were second in the league in scoring, and seventh in goals against.