Last night, the Winnipeg Jets finished off the Minnesota Wild in a 5-0 rout to win the Central Division series, 4-1. Winnipeg looked every bit the cup contender they’ve been rumored to be, and Minnesota’s ability to hang was seriously impeded by injuries to Ryan Suter and Zach Parise, plus nagging issues with Niederreiter, Spurgeon, and Dumba. It was a pretty good series that I wish had gone more games, but the Jets were too good and the Wild weren’t going to overcome all those injuries.
While watching I couldn’t help but think about Detroit’s lost season, how they would stack up against both these teams (poorly), and what these teams were doing similar and different to the Wings.