Looking at the Competition in the Central Division
By Lake Martin
![ST. PAUL, MN - AUGUST 22: Craig Leipold, owner of the Minnesota Wild, listens as Bill Guerin answers questions from the media as the new general manager for the team at a press conference at Xcel Energy Center on August 22, 2019 in St. Paul, Minnesota.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images) ST. PAUL, MN - AUGUST 22: Craig Leipold, owner of the Minnesota Wild, listens as Bill Guerin answers questions from the media as the new general manager for the team at a press conference at Xcel Energy Center on August 22, 2019 in St. Paul, Minnesota.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/3317f18d0fe92ed7ee29c8906c9bf35915ca627891fc0d4a83638006315bd71d.jpg)
That’ll wrap up this fun little experiment. I seriously believe that five teams from the Central will make the playoffs again this year. Let me know if you disagree or would like to qualify any of the arguments made with any of the analysis done on our Central Division Competitors. Also, how great is it that meaningful hockey starts this week?! Wild open up the season on the road in Nashville against the Predators. I can’t wait.