In 2012, the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings got on a roll in the NHL playoffs and just kept going all the way to a Stanley Cup title. Are the Nashville Predators poised to do likewise?
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Is It Wise To Back The Predators?
Article posted on Saturday 27 May - 21:04 EDT
The Nashville Predators are the first 16th-overall seed to reach the Stanley Cup final and the first bottom-seeded team to reach the final since the 1967 NHL expansion. So do they have any chance at all against the Pittsburgh Penguins?
The Stanley Cup playoffs are down to the conference final stage and while the hunt for Lord Stanley's mug takes center stage, the duel for the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP is always an intriguing sub plot.
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Western Conference Finals Betting Tips: Anaheim Ducks Vs. Nashville Predators
Article posted on Thursday 11 May
Will history repeat itself as the Nashville Predators and Anaheim Ducks meet in the Western Conference final? Last spring, the Predators defeated the Ducks in a seven-game opening-round series that saw Anaheim squander a 3-2 series lead.
Talk about a tale of two series. Nashville goes to St. Louis up 3-1 on the Blues after improving to 4-0 at home in the playoffs, while both the Anaheim Ducks (0-2) and Edmonton Oilers (0-2) are winless at home in their playoff set.
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Nashville Predators Vs. St. Louis Blues Betting Preview
Article posted on Tuesday 25 April
Fresh off their stunning sweep of the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks, the Nashville Predators will look to do something that the franchise has never achieved before - advance to the conference final round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Last spring, the Pittsburgh Penguins came out of nowhere to win the Stanley Cup. You could make the same suggestion this spring regarding the Nashville Predators. Both teams flew under the radar but came to life when it mattered most.
A team chock full of rookies required to play significant roles, everyone anticipated that the surprising Toronto Maple Leafs would fade as the NHL season got into crunch time. Instead, the young Leafs are playing some of their best hockey.
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