Kings were my #3 team, so I'm not al all surprised to see them in the WC finals. But hawks were #1, and I still see them as the SC Champs.
Hawks were #2 offensively, and #1 defensively and team depth. Pens were #1 offensively, #10 defensively. They improved somewhat defensively when they benched Fleury, but "D" is a team thing and the Pens just don't think defensively.
Hawks are the most likely SC Champs.
Well, I guess there's no point in playing the games then. Who was the most likely Stanley Cup champion last year, Vancouver?
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The biggest problem facing the Kings is the fact that they'll have to take at least 1 in Chicago to win the series. Not only are the Blackhawks very good at home, but among all 16 playoff teams, the Kings were the worst road team in the regular season and things haven't gotten much better in the playoffs where they've only won 1 out of 6 road games. They're damn near unbeatable at home though, so they could definitely force game 7 where anything can happen.
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Im getting pretty tired of the; Quick is the best player in the playoffs talk. L.A. beat St. Louis in 6 and San Jose in 7 calm down a bit. Lets see how he does against Chicago, Boston or Pittsburgh. Its not going to be like last year's lucky title run. (St.Louis, Phoenix, New Jersey)
EXACTLY
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Usually the better defense and goaltending would be the favorite so that would be the Kings. Home ice advantage could be the difference here for Chicago
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