Bleachercoaches Hockey Playoff Bracket Pick em....

[KirkHerbstreit]

In my Opinion, I think Nashville and the Rangers had great years, but will have a lot of trouble in the playoffs. I'm not sold on either offensively. They have great goaltenders and will need them every night. I was going to pick the rangers out in the first if they played the caps.

[abpk2903]

I would rather not be sold on a team offensively going into the playoffs than defensively. Most games with goalies like the Rags and Preds have they will only need 2 or 3 goals to be in a great position to win. The Pens on the other hand have the best offensive heading in but if they play defense the way they did the last 3 weeks they will be out after this round. I hope they turn it around but with the playoff draw they have (Flyers followed by either Bruins or Rags most likely) getting to the Eastern Conference finals will be an uphill battle.

[abpk2903]

Did everyone see that atmosphere last night in Nashville? Unreal...That team has got it right now and they really got Nashville looking more and more like a hockey town. Outside of the Penguins, this is the team I am really pulling for. The management of that team is freaking amazing.