The Stanley Cup finals between the Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins promise to be a fast-paced, hard-hitting, entertaining series between a pair of well-coached teams.
It will feature two of the NHL's greatest players of all time (Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin) facing Conn Smythe Trophy favorite Pekka Rinne and a swarming Predators defense led by P.K. Subban and Roman Josi.
Here's a player-by-player ranking of each team's playoff roster heading into Game 1 on Monday night (8 p.m. ET) in Pittsburgh:
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