The wait continues for Miro Heiskanen. As the Dallas Stars prepare to face the Colorado Avalanche in a pivotal Game 5 of a tied opening round playoff series on Monday, head coach Pete Deboer said Dallas’ top defenseman is not ready to get back in the lineup.

Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day our writers here at Last Word on Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.

As Gabriel Landeskog talked about his comeback from a knee injury recently, Colorado Avalanche teammate Nathan MacKinnon laughed in his head. “He was like, ‘I don’t think there’s a difference between a month off or three years off,