NASHVILLE — Take a pair of talented teams. Mix in some volatile personalities. Sprinkle in a season-long race for the top. Let simmer. Stir the pot by adding in an emotional seven-game playoff series. Make sure to overheat.
Sit back and savour. You’ve just created a delicious rivalry.
Such is the case for the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators, who developed a real distaste for each other last season and renewed acquaintances Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena in the first of four meetings this season.
Don’t think for a second things have gone stale.