The Blackhawks And Flyers Will Settle Who's #1
So far this post season has been filled with thrills and spills. A #1 seed got swept – which was the only sweep thus far – the other #1 seed was knocked out by a #8 seed, series four went the full seven games, and now, two teams who haven't been to the finals this century will be going toe-to-toe starting this Saturday in Chicago.
The Chicago Blackhawks have made their way to the Stanley Cup Finals by knocking off the Nashville Predators in the Conference Quarterfinals, the Vancouver Canucks in the Conference Semis, and the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Finals. I guess they are scared by these creatures and decided to show them who's on top of the food chain.
The Philadelphia Flyers got to the Cup Finals by snubbing the New Jersey Devils in the opening round, dragging a very good Boston Bruins team to a Game 7, and manhandling the Cinderella upstarts from Montreal.
The Blackhawks are bringing the top keeper in the playoffs, Antti Niemi, who brings an impressive .921 save percentage, 2.33 goals against, and two shutouts. The Flyers, conversely, will skate with three of the top eight offensive players, Mike Richards, Danny Briere, and Claude Giroux. The trio has combined for 23 goals (7 power play), 43 assists (16 power play), and an impressive 126 shots on goal.
This should prove to be one of the best Stanley Cup in recent history, and one that will pit offense against defense in a battle between to juggernauts. I don't know about you, but I've already got my DISH Network DVR set to record every second of the action on NBC and Versus!
