Only the top 11 seeds will be eligible to receive the No. “Beginning this season there will be a limit on the total number of selections (10) a team participating in the lottery can move up in the event it wins one of the lottery draws, a change announced by the NHL on March 23, 2021. Kraken – eliminated Getty Images DRAFT LOTTERY PICTURE ( via Tankathon) IF PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY (sorted by points percentage)Īvalanche – clinched No. Minnesota hosts a Vancouver Canucks team on Thursday night that is clinging to its slim playoff hopes. The Fleury addition helps them do that and makes them a very intriguing team going into the playoffs. The Wild’s long-term outlook is a little cloudy given the upcoming salary cap situation (Fiala needs a new contract after this season and that will be tight) so this was a perfect year for the Wild to go all in on trying to win. Especially when the rest of the team is so solid from top to bottom. You can win with that level of goaltending. 910 in all situations and playing their best hockey of the season right now. Since the NHL trade deadline Talbot is 6-0-3 in his nine starts with a. It not only gives you a Plan B and a safety net in case of an injury, but it also creates the flexibility to keep goalies fresh and give you multiple options. It remains to be seen which goalie will emerge as the primary start in the playoffs (smart money is on Fleury given his track record and experience) but having two capable goalies is a very big advantage. Fleury and Cam Talbot give the Wild two legitimate starting goalie options and could be the final puzzle piece this team needs this season to potentially make a meaningful playoff run.įleury has looked rejuvenated since joining the Wild and getting away from the mess that was the Chicago Blackhawks and both goalies seem to be thriving on the internal competition for playing time.
They also have an outstanding goalie duo thanks to the trade deadline acquisition of Marc-Andre Fleury. Add in the development of Matt Boldy and Kevin Fiala and the Wild have two dominant scoring lines to go with a rock solid defense. He and Mats Zuccarello have become one of the best top line duos in the league and still are this season. NHL Starting Goalies Stats (Advanced NHL schedule and starting goalies goalies lost their starting jobs Ranking the NHLs 31 Starting Goalies Projected. Minnesota took a huge step forward a year ago with the arrival of Kirill Kaprizov, immediately transforming the team into a high-powered, must-see team. No matter where that series starts it is going to be an awesome matchup between two of the NHL’s more exciting teams. Louis Blues for home ice advantage in the First Round. The Wild have been one of the best teams in the league in recent weeks and are in a fight with the St. And if you already were, congratulations you are ahead of the game. It is time to start paying attention to the Minnesota Wild as a major contender in the Western Conference. We’ll highlight the current playoff picture in both conferences, take a look at what the first-round matchups might look like, see who’s leading the race for the best odds in the draft lottery and more. Push for the Playoffs will run every morning through the end of the 2021-22 NHL season.
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