Dave at Gorilla Crouch links to an AP article that has a great Mike Babcock quote on the team’s playoff situation:
“Is there a team we want to play in the first round?’ No. They’re all too good. In the Western Conference last year, the top four seeds lost in the first round. Well, the West is even closer than it was last year.”
Way to put things in perspective, Babs. I’m glad the team has that attitude going in.
Dave has some more interesting links, so check out his post.
I wish we could play Dallas in the first round. We usually play well against the Stars and I can’t remember the last time they beat us. Not to mention their recent history of losing early as well.
Justin,
Yeah, we do seem to own the Stars.
I basically just don’t want the Wings to face a West Coast team in the first round, so Dallas or Minnesota would be ideal as far as that consideration goes.
Still, I try not to hope for a certain matchup because the “ideal” one often ends up turning out bad. Really, I think Babcock’s right, there aren’t any wholly ideal first round opponents, but there are things to be said about a couple. Just as long as we don’t get that one team in California…