2017 will forever be remembered as the playoffs without “Chelsea Dagger.”
Oh wait, something else happened?
That’s right, the No. 8 seed Nashville Predators just swept the No. 1 seed Chicago Blackhawks, becoming the first professional sports franchise to ever accomplish such a feat. I’ll say that again. The Predators are the first 8-seed in professional sports to ever sweep a 1-seed. They also became just the second team in NHL history to sweep an opening-round series against a team with the best record in the conference.
“When you start something you don’t sit there and plan a sweep,” Predators coach Peter Laviolette said.