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This series will be more difficult than you think.

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I just said it will be closer this year. You really need to read.

You have yet to give any reason why NSH is so godly, other than the GM "made a deadline move!"

If playoff experience didn't count, why are teams ALWAYS making trades to add a playoff vet? Rag on McClaren all you want, but he's still a solid top 4 d-man.

Right now, I'd take:
Hannan, Vlasic, Rivet, McLaren, Carle
over
Weber, Timmonen, Hamhuis, Suter, Zidlicky

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Those two claims are not mutually exclusive. You said 'the series will be closer than last year', I said 'this series will be harder than you think' - meaning that even despite the fact that you admit it won't be a walk as it was last year, it is not so lopsided as you are still claiming.

A deadline deal? Yeah that's all it is - maybe it's also adding Jason Arnott, the continued emergence of David Legwand, JP Dumont, Martin Erat, and Alexander Radulov's scoring prowess. Nashville is deeper at forward than San Jose - and San Jose's forwards aren't exactly experienced either. And while Nashville's defenders are young, they are also a capable bunch.