I have to say that this year's Stanley Cup Finals match-up, the first one in five years to not feature a Canadian team, is nevertheless maybe the most interesting over that stretch! Both teams are legitimate contenders (having finished 1st or 2nd in their respective Conferences), and the storylines for each couldn't be much more contrasted!
The Wings, with their three Cups in the past 12 years but more importantly a perennial contender after the end of each NHL season, will go up against the Pens, who haven't really had any claim to fame since their back-to-back Cups in the early 90s when Mario and Jaromir were powering the team. I happen to think that Pittsburgh might still be a year away from being able to win it all, but I guess we'll see if that's true over the course of the next week or two. I don't know what the TV ratings will be like (in Canada, that is; who cares about in the States, where hockey is about as popular as lawn bowling it sometimes seems) but if it turns out to be a close series, this could be one for the ages (like *ahem* 1994!)
I'm picking Detroit, but I'm really just hoping for a long, interesting series.
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