Speed. And lots of it. That's what former Philadelphia Flyers coach Craig Berube expects to see from the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final, which starts at Consol Energy Center on Friday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports).
"I think it's a pretty evenly matched series," Berube said. "What I'm going to be watching for is the speed. Tampa is a fast team, and a real puck-control team. Pittsburgh is fast and they did a good job with the puck against Washington. It's going to be interesting to see how that works both ways. Both teams have the ability to score. They are going to get chances because they're both offensively gifted teams that love to play with the puck and move. That's why it's going to come down to who can defend better."
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