The NHL has finally arrived at the end of its bittersweet trek for the Stanley Cup. It sucks that Detroit never even had a chance to compete for the prize, but there is something to be said for the joy of watching hockey for the sake of it as well. This year, we get a match-up that lots of folks predicted in September and nobody predicted a month ago. Despite any predictions, for NHL fans and especially Detroit fans, this one may feel like the most important Stanley Cup Final in a long while.
The Match-Up: The Nashville Predators won the Western Conference over the Anaheim Ducks on the back of superb goal tending in 16 games.