Minnesota Wild: Top 3 reasons they can surprise in postseason

2. Their Path Is Relatively Easy

The Minnesota Wild will have a relatively easy path to the Western Conference Final. It won’t be easy for them, but it’s certainly possible they could get there. The Canucks are a very good team, but they’re a beatable team. Minnesota has a more experienced team, which might give them the edge they need in a five-game series.

If the Wild beat the Canucks, they’ll draw a very tough opponent in the next round against (most likely) the Colorado Avalanche. However, Minnesota did manage to split the season series against the Avalanche, winning two of their four games against them. They also played them very tough in early February, though they lost 3-2.

The Avalanche will be a very tough team for the Wild to beat. But if they can upset them (or whoever the second seed winds up being), they’ll probably be the toughest team the Wild will face.

Also, it’s worth noting the Wild will probably have an advantage over the second-seed, who will be coming off a bye. The second seed will have to start fighting for their playoff lives. Meanwhile, the Wild will already be in playoff mode. That could give them an advantage.