(A3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (M2) New York Rangers
I'm torn. The Rangers have been an underrated team coming into this post-season and have proven to be a challenge despite needing 7 games to dispose of the Flyers and Penguins. While their playoff numbers haven't shown it, they were the sixth-best possession team during the season. Their depth scoring has been impressive this post-season and its only a matter of time until Rick Nash finds the back of the net. On the other hand, I cannot count out the Habs. Despite having basically the same possession numbers in the playoffs as they did during the regular season, they seem like a different team (and should improve with Galchenyuk returning from injury). History isn't on the Rangers side, as no team that went the distance in their first two series advance past the third round. In the end, I'm sticking by my team (once again). Canadiens in seven.
Side Note: It's kind of funny that I picked both teams to win their first two series. Feels like I have the power to pick who gets to move on *starts to maniacally laugh*.
(C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
For the second year in a row the Blackhawks and Kings face each other in the Western Conference Final. Chicago is the more rested team and are looking to go back to the Final. Most of everything else may be in Los Angeles' favour. The Kings arguably have better depth, better goaltending, and have been the better possession team this post-season. While history isn't on the Kings side (as noted above, going the distance in the first two series isn't good) they just know how to turn it on when facing adversity. This year, the Kings even it out. Kings in (you've guessed it) seven.
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