It feels like a flashback to 2003. An exciting playoffs, with amazing goaltending has lead up to the Stanley Cup Final. This time though it's New Jersey facing a different southern California team in the form of the Los Angeles Kings. Both teams are riding great goaltending from Jonathan Quick and Martin Broudeur. The eight seed Kings have beaten the best the West has had to offer to get to the cup, and made it look relatively easy, only losing 2 games in the entire playoffs. Both teams have had their star players on offense playing in high gear. Both teams have made trades (LA mostly using Edmonton to build), while New Jersey famously went through a lot of trouble, and more growing pains to see Ilya Kovalchuk succeed. Kovalchuk and Ryan Carter will have to play their best to even things out with Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar.
Who will win this series- N/A- I am an Anaheim fan, therefore I will not cheer for another Pacific Division team to win the Stanley Cup, let alone another California team...rivalries, ya know? Why not cheer for New Jersey? They beat the Ducks back in 2003 in a spectacular, memorable, heartbreaking series. I just want to sit back and enjoy this series as a neutral fan.
Who will win the Conn Smythe trophy- Whichever team wins this series, their goaltender will probably win it. Quick has been solid all playoffs, and, baring a horrendous final, may be another player to win the MVP on a losing team. Broudeur has stepped up his play since round one. He wins the Cup, and the Conn Smythe, he'd be a fool not to retire.
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