Don Cherry burns hockey fans with latest NHL prediction!

Earlier this week, the National Hockey League’s most veteran analyst Don Cherry had some thoughts about to the upcoming Stanley Cup Playoffs and those thoughts include his picks for the first round of the playoffs or what the NHL is calling the “Qualifying Round” this time around given the non-traditional playoff format they will be using. 

While Cherry laid out his selections and a few reasons for each of the forthcoming matchups, he also picked which team could pull the most shocking surprise of them all, and without any surprised, called out the Montreal Canadiens, who could manage to stun the Pittsburgh Penguins in the best of five series. 

“If I was betting on an upset this would be my upset. Montreal should go into the series thinking this is our last shot, and Carey Price should realize this is going to be his last shot at the Stanley Cup. If he ever turns into Carey Price he can win the series by himself. So if I am ever picking an upset… that will be the upset.”

What helps Cherry think that the Canadiens can have a shot against the Penguins is the fact that none of the games will be played in front of the passionate fans in Montreal. 

While Grapes starts off by saying good things about the noisy crowd, he back compliments them to explain why the Haus might struggled at home and have success now that no one is sitting in the stands. 

‘You know why I think they’re better on the road? The (Montreal) crowd is so good, you can fool them and I think when the Habs get on the power-play at home, they put pressure on them, and they give them a hard time…”

You can’t blame Grapes for saying that : it’s just true! 

In spite of his belief in the Habs to pull off the upset however, Cherry admitted that he would pick Pittsburgh if push came to shove. The x factors for Pittsburgh will come as no surprise with Cherry namingSidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin as the two players likely to carry the Penguins to victory.

“If you’re asking me who is gonna win the series I say Pittsburgh is going to win the series because of Malkin and Crosby.”

Can’t blame him there either…