4 Nashville Predators vs 5 Detroit Redwings

[Darryl]

Discuss this series here.

Motown vs the Grand Ole Opry.

 

[dappleganger]

Cool factor goes to Motown.

Longevity and overall money made has to go to the Grand Ole Opry.

Therefore, Nashville takes it in 5?

 

[Boston Leaf]

Hoping for the Preds. Love the human fire hydrant Barry Trotz

 

[Corn Flake]

This is the hardest one to call by far, IMO.  Can't pick a winner.  As much as I would lean to Detroit based on how bloody good they are, Nashville is as good as they have ever been.

 

[louisstamos]

This is the series I will be playing very close attention to.  If Nashville can beat the Wings, I think they can take the west.

Preds in 7.

 

[Andy007]

This is the series I will be playing very close attention to.  If Nashville can beat the Wings, I think they can take the west.

Preds in 7.

I can see a Nashville win as well. I picked them in 7 too.

 

[Peter D.]

It is so hard to go against the Wings, but I believe this may be Nashville's year to make a good run.

Nashville in 7.

 

[bustaheims]

This might the biggest coin-flip series out there, but, I like what the Preds have done.

Nashville in 7.

 

[Jalili]

It?s extremely close. If home ice advantage had gone to Detroit I would have picked them, but the fact that it went to Nashville could be huge for them. Detroit?s road record was lousy, 17-21-3, and when you factor out all shootout outcomes, which won?t matter in the playoffs, they were only 12-21-2 on the road.

It always seems like a bad idea betting against Detroit, but Nashville seems to have the edge this year.

Nash in 7

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Radulov scores the series winning goal, and Ken Holland's head explodes.

 

[maplesyrup]

Well, I'm picking the Wings in this one.

Edit: Though now, I'm not so sure.  :-\

 

[Madferret]

This series is going to come down to home-ice advantage - Preds in 7

 

[hockeyfan1]

Predators in 6.

In Nashville's favour they have one of the best young goaltenders in the game in Pekka Rinne,  as well as one of the best 1-2 defensive duos in Weber & Suter.  Not to mention a potent power play that was just about tops in the league... well, the Preds are poised to defeat the Red Wings again, that is, if....

....everything else goes awry for Detroit in the opening round series.  With Datsyuk, Lidstrom, Holmstrom, Bertuzzi, et al., lots of experience here not to mention a willingness to prove they're still the team to beat.

 

[Tigger]

Nashville in 6.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

GASP!  What blasphemy is this?

 

[Stronger Than All]

Preds in 7

 

[lamajama]

Ugh. This CBC play by play guy is HORRIBLE.

 

[Deebo]

He makes it boring

 

[seahawk]

Ugh. This CBC play by play guy is HORRIBLE.

Who got that series? Hughson got Vancouver and I suspect Cole will get Ottawa.