For the past couple of months, my dad and I have been talking about preferred playoff opponents for the Dallas Stars. You know, “Don’t want to play Colorado in Round 1,” “We match up well against Los Angeles,” that kind of thing.
Perhaps one of the more interesting discussions pertained as to, assuming Dallas won two rounds, who we’d rather win the Pacific Division. After all, the Vegas Golden Knights are the defending champs and beat Dallas last year in the Western Conference Final, and the Vancouver Canucks have traditionally had the Stars’ number. Which is why I took the perhaps questionable stance of (assuming it’s not a Wild Card team) hoping it was the Edmonton Oilers.