Bickell has been one of the major reasons that the Blackhawks have defeated the Wild the previous two seasons as the Stanley Cup Western Conference semi-final series starts on Friday night, Chicago Sun-Times reports. The reason the Blackhawks signed Bickell to a four-year $16 million contract in 2013 was because of his playoff results and they are looking for that in this series. In 23 games against the Wild the past three seasons, Bickell has scored 15 goals, 20 points and is a plus-11. That includes two stellar playoff performances seven goals and 10 points in 11 games as the Hawks beat the Wild in five games in 2013 and six games in 2014.