Tonight’s game 7….

Having watched Vancouver implode two games in a row, it really looks like a team that’s run out of gas getting this far. Willing, but banged up and tired. Minnesota, on the other hand, seems to be getting a second wind and looks stronger and is really starting to use its speed, especially Wes Walz.

so while my heart is iwth vancouver, I expect by the end of tonight it’ll be the Wild meeting Anaheim for the marbles here in the Western Conference. And the one thing those two teams have in common is they’re both teams that got little respect during the regular season, but are better than anyone wanted to believe. Neither team is a fluke, and both won by buying into the concept of team and winning as a team.

game starts in about half an hour. It might be a long, close (overtime?) game, or it might be a blowout early, depending on how tightly wound Vancouver is, and whether that team can find some energy to keep up with the Wild’s speed. In all honesty? I don’t think so — their game was game 5, and they didn’t get it done, and it’s been all Minnesota since.

Soon, there will be four…

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