NASHVILLE — Jake Guentzel began his first-ever NHL playoffs by scoring five goals in five games against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Dino Ciccarelli began his by almost getting killed.
“That playoffs, we started against Boston, and what I remember is there was a bench-clearing brawl,” Ciccarelli said in a phone interview. “It started before the puck even dropped. Al Secord was on that Bruins team. So was Stan Jonathan and Terry O’Reilly. They had a lot of these real tough guys.
“I remember I kind of just grabbed someone who wasn’t going to kick the crap out of me.