While Nashville will make the playoffs no matter what, Chicago and Detroit will determine our final position when they play today at 11:30AM. Can anything bad happen? Not really in my opinion. I have talked to several people about who the preferred matchup would be, and I seem to get a different answer every time the question is asked.
My best case scenario is this. If Detroit beats Chicago today, Nashville will earn the #5 seed in the Western Conference. This means that they will face off against Anaheim (#4) in the first round, with Anaheim of course having home ice advantage. Nashville finished the regular season at 3-1-0 against Anaheim, with a +6 goal differential. Interesting fact about Anaheim...they currently have three goalies on their roster. Jonas Hiller has recently been activated from the injured reserve list. They also have Dan Ellis, who played for Nashville last year and was traded in the off season, along with Ray Emery who is 3-2 in his last 5 games.
In the first round, it is also possible that Nashville could face off against Detroit or San Jose, of course depending on the outcome of the Chicago/Detroit game today. We shall find out in a few hours! The Chicago vs Detroit game will be on NBC today if you happen to be interested.
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