Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens have a problem and that problem is scoring. They have a brilliant keeper in Carey Price, but are 23rd in the league in scoring and are just 0.01 goals per game away from the Leafs. They have been battling Tampa for the top spot in the division. I think that Pittsburgh's offense will push them to a hard fought Game 7 with Montreal losing
Tampa Bay has one of the best scorers in the league and some young players stepping up (Kucherov, Johnson) and that is one of the reasons that Tampa has scored more goals than any team in the league. Tampa is also against the cap and will have to dump salary next season to accomodate Ben Bishop's pay raise.
Mike Babcock has a lot on the line for this season and will probably be gone. Any team with Pavel Daytsuk and Henrik Zetterberg is a threat to go deep, especially with their supporting cast. I say that they will lose to Tampa in 5 though
They are very similar to Tampa Bay in that they have an elite scorer, a good goaltender, a high octane offence, and a strong supporting cast. I say that Pittsburgh will beat Montreal in a 7 game series, then go down to Tampa in 5
Detroit Red Wings
Pittsburgh Penguins
