Nope.....I don't put much stock in any of those terms. Hell, the Blues owned Chicago last season for most of the regular season, it mattered not one bit in the playoffs.....and never does.

What the Blues need to do is find a way to win the division......or else they've got Nashville or Chicago in the first round the way things are set up now. You've got to win the division to play a wild card team in the first round.......and like I said, the door is wide open for that to happen.

The reality is, 1 of the 3 teams (Blues, Hawks, Preds) are not getting out of the first round.....the best way to ensure that doesn't happen is to not have to play one of the other teams.

griffin