drwpreds
Registered User
Expectations - winner of the series wins the west, assuming they stay healthy.
Nash has better D, and O matches up well 5x5
ANA has superior 1st line if they choose to put Perry and Getzlaf together, and a huge edge in special teams.
Peks has been inconsistent, and hasn't had PO success.
ANA has it's own PO ghosts, including last year's meltdown.
Preds stay out of the box, Preds have a legit chance; it negates Ducks true advantage and plays to our strength of D.
If I were betting, I'd still have to pick ANA, but this one, the STL/CHI series, and the DET/TAM series are the only ones that there isn't a clear and dominant fave.
I don't think they have a "huge" edge in special teams. I understand they are #1 in both, but our PK has been 1 or 2 in the league over the past 2 months and we have an above average power play.
Advantage?? Probably Huge Advantage??? I don't think so...