The Nashville Predators (41-29-12) will face the St. Louis Blues (46-29-7) in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This match-up is a compelling one for a ton of reasons; both teams under-performed at different times in the regular season and saw the possibility of a missed postseason flash before their collective eyes before righting the ship. Both clubs fought tooth-and-nail for the third spot in the Central, and both teams are smaller markets looking to etch out a name for themselves after surprising series wins against established Western Conference teams. Not many pundits had Edmonton, Anaheim, St.