The regular season is officially over as of last night, with a 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. However, no one got pulverized, which is in and of itself a win at this point.
I also fully accepted Mitch Marner’s mullet into my heart. That is a thing that exists.
With the playoffs starting on Thursday, this means we’re in for a week of boredom and/or anxiety (let’s be realistic—it’ll be “and”) which is the perfect opportunity to fill time with discussion questions, like a substitute teacher who doesn’t know the curriculum. For instance, as spotted in the comments of yesterday’s game preview: how long should a NHL season actually be?