Episode 170: The Definitive Stanley Cup Final Preview

Andrew Berkshire joins the show to dissect all of the important individual matchups in the Stanley Cup Final, including how the Predators will try to defend Pittsburgh's forwards, how the Penguins will try to break through Nashville's forecheck, and which team has the advantage between the pipes. 1:06 Matching up with Crosby and Malkin 4:11 Ryan Ellis' unique style 9:55 Ranking Nashville's top 4 defensemen 12:04 The Roman Josi dilemma 15:12 Mattias Ekholm's breakout 19:09 Sidney Crosby's power play dominance 25:08 Armchair GM'ing the Predators 31:31 Crosby's laundry list of minions 42:07 Pittsburgh's blueline vs. Nashville's forecheck 51:04 The goaltending matchup Sponsoring today’s show is SeatGeek, which is making it easier than ever before to buy and sell sports and concert tickets. They’re giving our listeners a $20 rebate off of their first purchase. All you have to do is download the free SeatGeek app and enter the promo code PDO to get started. Every episode of the podcast is available on iTunes, Soundcloud, Google Play, and Stitcher. Make sure to subscribe to the show so that you don’t miss out on any new episodes as they’re released. All ratings and reviews are also greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening!