Canucks vs. Predators Series Opener: Anticipated Battle

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00:00 Vancouver Canucks and the Predators are opening up their series on Sunday night.

00:06 I'll be at the game Sunday night, game one.

00:10 We'll be sitting behind the net.

00:11 We're fired up.

00:12 We're excited.

00:13 But I will tell you, the more I look at this series, the more I see just how dangerous

00:18 Nashville actually are.

00:19 The Nashville Predators have been one of the best teams in the National Hockey League since

00:24 mid-February, and the Canucks have not.

00:28 Since mid-February, the Canucks power play has ranked like 22nd or something like that.

00:33 Since mid-February, the Predators power play has ranked fifth.

00:37 You could argue these are teams going in different directions, but the Canucks didn't fall apart

00:42 near the end of the year.

00:43 They just sort of went into coast mode.

00:46 And also, by the way, oh yeah, the Canucks didn't have their star goalie for basically

00:50 the last month of the season, who is back right now.

00:55 So this Nashville-Vancouver series is going to be a real battle.

00:59 Starts Sunday night, then they play Tuesday night.

01:02 Nothing's official.

01:03 Like I said, the NHL playoffs are like a secret rave.

01:06 You have to know when something starts.

01:07 You have to be in the know.

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