Through the first three weeks of playoff hockey, the Nashville Predators have been the Western Conference's dominant team - sweeping top-seeded Chicago, winning six of seven games overall and surrendering a League-low 10 goals along the way.
It would be easy to believe that lineup consistency has played a big part in the Preds' steamroll, that one single-minded set of players has routinely taken it to opponents night after night.
But that's hardly been the case.
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