NHL Eastern Conference Final Prediction
We’ve just hit my favorite part of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the conference finals. We’re down to only four deserving teams and it’s now possible to watch every game left without ending up in a divorce.
The real question, as always, is who will win. Here is my Eastern Conference prediction, and I’ll try to post for the West in the next 24 hours.
Montreal vs Philadelphia
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The Flyers have not only come back from being down 3-0, but they staged a phenomenal comeback in game 7 when down by 3 goals. That’s the first 0-3 comeback since the ’75 Islanders and deserves a ton of praise.
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