NHL Playoffs: First Round Thread

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izaaz101 said:

Deviation59 said:
I'll be watching Minnesota take on Colorado. The loss of Nick Schultz will hurt but the Wild are just playing outstanding hockey as of late with Gaborik tearing it up and Backstrom providing some very clutch goaltending.

What happened to schultz? And is Foster gone for the year?

Edit: Apenda-something. That sucks for you guys. And I didn't realize Foster's femur snapped. Ouch.

 Yeah, they had to go in and remove his appendix. He'll miss at least the first series and likely a good chunk of the second, assuming we advance. Nummelin is raring to go though, and I think he'll provide some quality play on D. The real loss with Shultz is how incredibly good he is on the penalty kill.