Usually I don’t pay any attention to pundit predictions. No one ever knows what they’re talking about - last round a bulk of the talking heads picked the Wild to move on to round two based on the strength of Minnesota's goaltending and defense, and they were dead wrong.
This round, a majority of writers are picking the Avalanche, which is no surprise. If I weren’t a Blues fan, I’d be inclined to agree. But one person is making a bold prediction that I’m a lot more prone to listen to: Dierks Bentley.
First off, my family’s last dog was named Dierks and he was incredible.