You may be right as the playoffs are a completely different story but I just feel the Oil have troubles defending quick teams with players who can dart in and out quickly and are feisty like Nashville. Our team as a whole can handle the older, slower Sharks much better imo. Plus a big factor is, for whatever reason, Rinne has our number even though he is no longer an elite tender.
Thornton probably won't be back and if he is he'll likely be way less than 100%. And Couture may have to play with a full cage.
We need Anaheim to win their last two hopefully and have us win our last three to go on a roll before round one. Best case scenario.