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PD from inside the coach's room, Steve Peters.

We are going to preview these two conference final matchups.

And before we get going, PD, I'm just going to ask you flat out,

is there a chance that Montreal or Vegas win their series?

No.

And honestly, it's the simplest answer.

Let's cut to the rest.

No, they're not.

Carolina and Colorado are so much better.

The Carolina series, they'll have more adversity they've had so far in the playoffs,

but they're much better than what Montreal can bring.

And with Colorado, the only concern there is injuries. And they're more banged up than I think we know about.

But they're clearly the two best teams still standing and should find their way to the Stanley

Cup final.

So in your mind, you look at these two teams that have clearly separated themselves.

Colorado, Carolina, one loss between the two

teams adding into the conference final. What makes those two kind of head and shoulders above the

other teams we've seen in the pool? Well, I think it's the experience. And I think you've got veteran

players and veteran roles that are still producing and supplying offense for their teams. And I

think that that's been the big difference with Carolina.

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