ST. LOUIS -- We still can't put the words "cagey playoff veteran" in front of his name, but Devan Dubnyk now has one NHL postseason contest under his belt.
Prior to Thursday's 4-2 victory over the Blues, the last time Dubnyk had been in the playoffs, any playoffs, was eight years ago as a member of the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL. Yes, this is the same Stockton, in California, that annually makes the top ten list of America's most dangerous cities.
Twins coach Eddie Guardado hails from Stockton. He tells the story about the time Jim Rantz, then the Twins' farm director, came to see him pitch there but never made it.