Nashville Predators
The Predators finish the season with 49 wins and earned the home ice
advantage. They had a great season ending that allow them to be where
they are right now. The only advantage that they might have right now
is the home ice advantage because they have to face one of the hottest
teams in the season ending in the NHL, the San Jose Sharks.
These two teams are practically mirror images of one another; their
playing style is pretty much the same. That's why the four regular
season games where such low scoring games and the overall series ended
up 2-2; with no one taking the advantage in the regular season we can
expect this playoff series to be very close.
The Predators could win the series if Chris Mason can handle the
pressure of being the main man. Mason takes over for Tomas Vokoun, out
for the season with a blood condition. He has just 43 games of NHL
experience, including 22 games this season. Mason has been brilliant
down the stretch, closing with a 6-0-0 run that featured 1.13
goals-against average and a .954 save percentage.
"We're going into the playoffs with some momentum. We're not limping
in. We're confident as individuals, confident as a team and confident
in our goaltending, and those are the right things to have in your mind
this time of year."-- Predators' defenseman Dan Hamhuis.
San Jose Sharks
The Sharks had a pretty amazing finale this season, winning the last
eight games when many thought they won't make it to the playoffs. But
not only did they make it to the playoffs they also got the No. 5 seed
in the east and they will be a headache for the Predators.
The Sharks need to seize the momentum they have going on right now and
take it to the playoffs; this series will be one of the closest ones
and they need to get all the advantage they can, even if it means
motivation entering the post season.
"It's been pretty amazing the run we've been on the past couple of
months and to finish as high as fifth when so many people projected us
to not even make the playoffs just 2-1/2 weeks ago. It's something
special. But we have bigger things to look forward to now."-- Sharks'
defenseman Kyle McLaren.
The playoffs are ready to start and this particular series will be an
exciting and heart pounding one as both teams finishes the season in a
hot streak to enter the playoffs very well positioned. If you like
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