grandbazaar wroteCaligula_K wroteTwo weeks ago, nobody would have ever thought that Philly could come back from a 0-3 deficit and take the series, myself included. Two weeks ago, according to DW, Boston was a clear lock to win the East. Hey, I'm not saying that it's likely that San Jose will win four in a row. I mean, it's a near statistical impossibility for it to happen twice in the same decade, let alone year, and Chicago is a damn great team. But San Jose looked pretty good out there tonight. And these playoffs should have taught us all to expect the unexpected. We'll see what happens, eh?
True but but Chicago ain't Boston, they are in all aspects superior and they are much healthier than the Bruins were when it all crumbled.
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when Boston lost 4 straight they were down Krejci. That may not sound like much, but he gets hurt and they lose 4 in a row. He doesn't have the name power like Savard, but he was the key to their offence. Where Chicago has Toews, Kane, Hossa (who isn't scoring but is still a threat), Byfuglien, Sharp, etc.. not to mention the power on the back-end like Keith, Seabrook, and Campbell.
Chicago will not collapse.