The Western Conference Final is upon us and features two exceptional teams, albeit teams that took very different routes to this point.
Chicago fought its way through a very tough Central Division, toppling the Nashville Predators in a close first-round series and then dominating an excellent Minnesota Wild team in a four-game sweep. The Blackhawks managed to dodge St. Louis, a Cup contender in its own right, after the Wild knocked off the Blues early.
Anaheim has had a comparatively easy time of it, dispatching the Winnipeg Jets in four straight in the first round and then not taking much more time (five games) to handle the Calgary Flames. Both Calgary and Winnipeg were competing after long absences from the postseason, and so the Ducks have not yet had an opponent who's widely regarded as a genuine Cup threat.
Given their differing routes to this point, it's worth asking what these two teams look like in a head-to-head comparison. The following slideshow goes through the rosters on each side, based on their most recent line combinations, and compares the players who will meet Sunday for Game 1. Read on to go through their respective dept ...
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Blackhawks vs. Ducks: Line-by-Line Breakdown of 2015 Western Conference Final
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