Scheduled for a clash sometime this summer, the Vancouver Canucks will meet the Minnesota Wild in a best-of-five play-in series. The winner will advance into the final 16, or if you prefer, the first official round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
As we know, the Wild are the superior team on defense, but thankfully the Canucks have a forward group that simply can’t be matched by the players Minnesota has to offer. That’s where Vancouver will need to be at their best if they wish to knock off their Western Conference enemy. Bo Horvat and company will need to find a way to do whatever it takes to outplay the Wild’s best defenders.