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East : Boston vs Pittsburgh
Boston --> I like the way they controled the Rangers. They didn't give them real scoring chances for most of the series. The entire team played good on defense. Rask made the saves he had to... even if most of the shots he faced were poor quality shots from outside. As i said on Craig Anderson after the series against Montreal, he has not faced constent threat from Snipers or Playmaker, and the situation is pretty similar with Rask after the series against NYR... It all starts with goaltending and defense, and i'm confident to say that Rask is not ready to play Pittsburgh with a banged up defense in front of him... Chara is still a very solid defenseman, but he is getting slower. I don't think he will be able to keep the pace with the speedy Pingouins for an entire series if he continues to play more than 30 minutes per game.
Pittsburgh --> I will not go on for long on them, they are just the hottest team in the final four, every one is healthy and Bylsma has find the right combination for his lines. Iginla-Malkin-Neal are just amazing right now.
Offense vs Defense : Pittsburgh (By a mile)
Defense vs Offense : Pittsburgh (Slight edge)
Goaltending vs Offense : Pittsburgh (Slight edge)
PP vs PK : Pittsburgh (By a mile)
PK vs PP : Pittsburgh (Good edge)
Home advantage : Pittsburgh
General prediction : Pittsburgh to win series
Specific prediction : Pittsburgh in 5
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Don't buy anything on them. Crawford is not as great as everyone thinks he is... Small in net, shaky after allowing a goal, not a stud... Their PP "stinks" real bad.
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