HWPodcast 061: Wild at Dallas Game 1 Recap, or, Losing with Class(licity)

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a guest representing another team, so we made sure to go out and get the best! Carolyn Wilke is one of the sharpest analytic minds out there, and she’s a must-follow on Twitter (@Classlicity) and on Today’s Slapshot.

We break down Game 1 between the Wild and Stars for a bit before Tony got really sad and moved the conversation to talking about the Dallas Stars’ playoff chances as a whole.

Some topics we discussed are:

• Dallas taking a page out of Minnesota’s playbook in Game 1
• Does the Wild have a prayer of beating the Stars?
• Should Lindy Ruff keep Tyler Seguin out of the lineup to heal until Minnesota proves they can keep up with them?
• Why aren’t we considering Dallas, and not teams that tanked to win Cups like Chicago, the league’s model franchise?
• How the confusing Kris Russell trade helped the Stars
• Dallas’ path to a Stanley Cup Championship- Can they pull it off?
• What GM Carolyn Wilke would do to fix the Minnesota Wild

And much more.

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