The series against Minny won't be an "official" playoff series, but you can't say that what we watched wasn't playoff hockey. It was the most intense NHL hockey any of the young guys ever experienced and they didn't wilt/shy to the outside. Winning that "series" was like winning a playoff round to those guys. Now they get another round against much tougher competition. Weaknesses will be exposed, which will be helpful for teaching these guys what they need to work on in the offseason. That said, I don't count them out of the first round either. They are playing playoff hockey. The round robin games have been boring as heck. Will STL/Dallas be able to match intensity in time?