Ryan Whitney

Minnesota looks faster.

But I don't give up on my Dallas Stars.

Mikko Rantanen, he's been a little quiet.

He's going to have one of those nights tonight like he did against Colorado last year.

I will – I would take back the fraud comment.

They're 0-11 in the last 11 playoff series.

So add that into it, the pressure we just talked about, and then biz.

There's one thing I got.

I got an ace up my sleeve if Minnesota does get through this series, and it's that hat right back there, the Colorado Avalanche.

As an alumni of four preseason games, I just flip the script real quick and just jump on that.

I'm seeing from Pasha Friedman here that Brodine is out tonight.

That's a serious five-on-five shutdown D-man.

One more thing on Ottinger.

I remember from back in the Game Notes Daily days, the stats, they used to chat, used to give us the stats on Ottinger after a loss, and it was something incredible.

So look for him to have the game of the series.

He hasn't had one of those games where he just steals.

He could have 40, 50 saves tonight, steal that game, rant and gets the game winner for us.

And then

Just like all these playoffs, as soon as we think we know something, it goes the other way.

It's ups, it's downs, it's adjustments.