Minnesota Wild

As long as there have been skates hitting ice, there have been people who question whether getting rest in the playoffs is good for a team or does the lack of play make them rusty. Heading into the 2018 NHL Playoffs, I had the same question. So, I did some research and the results were quite surprising.

Embed from Getty Images On the evening of June 12, 2016, the San Jose Sharks were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Final in Game 6 by the Pittsburgh Penguins. They join the Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Minnesota…

Embed from Getty Images On the evening of May 12, 2016, the Nashville Predators were terminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Game 7 by the San Jose Sharks. Though, it would seem the team collectively missed their wake up call as they were caught sleep-walking through Game 7 on their way towards premature elimination...again. They…

Embed from Getty Images For the fourth consecutive season, Bruce Boudreau’s Anaheim Ducks have exited the postseason after losing Game 7 on home ice. In each of those seasons, the Ducks have had a 3-2 series lead on their opponent and gone on to lose both Games 6 & 7. This happened in 2013 against the Detroit Red Wings in the first round,…