As you know, I never miss with a prediction, including my preseason Mighty Ducks over Bruins Stanley Cup Final pick, and my Rangers in 7 pick in the Eastern Conference Final.
I think, if I was predicting this series having not — you know — just seen the Lightning, I’d probably go with Chicago fairly handily.
But seeing the Lightning’s speed, the way it attacks, the way it can defend at times when it has to — though utterly ignores defending at other times — and seeing what it did against a much better goalie and a better, albeit banged up, defensive team, well …
I think, as always, it will be 1-1 after two, 2-2 after four, 3-3 after six.