TFD: The last time the Wild played Game 7 in Denver, Patrick Roy's career ended

Good times

April 30, 2014 at 10:11PM

Programming note: We'll be hopping on a live blog during Game 7 tonight, and you all can contribute to it with your wit and observations. It will be fun! Like Twitter, but organized!

With that said, we're hardly the first person to note this, but ... the Wild has only played one Game 7 against the Avs, and it ended rookie coach Patrick Roy's playing career. Here is the memorable finish, as if you needed any more reason to be fired up tonight:

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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