Their are no perfect teams in the NHL anymore because of the Cap...Therefore I am picking two good teams that are nawt perfect.
I am going with the Bruins in the East because of their combination of grit, skill and speed up front; Nathan Horton will have a coming out party in the playoffs. Combine that with Zdeno Chara on Defence and top 5 goaltender in the NHL in Tukka Rask; I like them in the East.
Chicago still has a superb top 6 led by Johnathon Toews and Patrick Sharp down the middle. On defence they have reigning Norris trophy winner Duncan Keith to munch minutes. In net they have a better option this year than last, in my opinion: Marty Turco is not spectacular but better than Anti Niemmi.
In the final, the hungry bruins will end their 39 year drought and beat the Hawks in 6.
I like the Boston pick, but I do not think that Chi will have the depth to make it back there again. They have a good team still, but a few injuries and things get real dicey. And after a long playoff run last year I think things will be hard to repeat!
ReplyDeleteBoston is a solid pick though!