The Colorado Avalanche will take the ice tonight against the Central Division rival Nashville Predators, who also just happen to be the winners of the Presidents’ Trophy. The players don’t have a lot of playoff experience — most haven’t been in a playoff game since 2014, if at all. The Predators competed for the Stanley Cup just last year.
No, the Avs aren’t favored to win the Cup. They aren’t even favored to win this series. Many pundits doubt they can even win a game in this series.
Well, the old cliche is that any team that makes the playoffs has a shot out the Stanley Cup.