
First came the free fall, with Minnesota losing its final five games of the Professional Women’s Hockey League regular season. Then came what amounted to a free pass, which came despite being unable to take advantage of having its playoff fate in its own hands heading down the stretch. Now, Minnesota must find a way to return to playing free and easy if it is going to upset top-seed Toronto in the best-of-five PWHL semifinal. Games 1 and 2 will be played Wednesday and Friday in Toronto. Game 3 is...