If you're able to stomach more hockey, this is here to help. It's the series preview you deserve and the one you need right now.
Firstly, the sport of hockey was robbed by not having a St. Louis Blues v. Nashville Predators second round series. After years of dull hockey, the Blues/Preds games were an absolute blast this year. Go ahead, remind yourself:
What could've been... wow.
Instead we have the matchup between the order of dry white toast and the ill-advised order of scattered-smothered-covered-capped hashbrowns at 3:44am.
CHICAGO vs. MINNESOTA
- The Wild have their own core of very good players; Zach Parise, Thomas Vanek, Ryan Suter, and a dozen other guys that played college hockey.