Every single one of the Minnesota Wild’s downfalls were brought into the light during Game 1 of their first-round matchup against the St. Louis Blues. We were all shocked with horror as just about every problem we discussed at length all season long — whether it be the abhorrent power play, lack of a penalty kill structure, some loose goaltending, or offense going quiet at the top of the lineup at times; everything just popped up in their first 60 minutes of playoff hockey this year.
With that context, and generally how flukey it might eventually be, some Wild players really just wanted to focus on the positives and stress that this is a seven-game series, not five, not three, not single-game elimination.