The Finals

I’m tempted to use my unprecedented and almost certainly never-to-be-repeated 12-2 prediction record so far to pick an upset.  As I said after the last round, the Rangers are a touch better rested, and have the more consistent star goaltender.  But I can’t quite bring myself to pick the Rangers.  As Barry Petchesky says, there’s no good way of attacking the Kings; they can grind it out if you want to play it that way, but they can also beat you playing 80s-style pond hockey.  I won’t be shocked if the Rangers win, but I say Kings in 6.

Meanwhile, my co-picker Michael Berube has an excellent account of his life as a Ranger fan.