First off let me just say by the time I'm writing this the series is tied 2-2, so this is just an assessment on what has happened thus far and is subject to change.

From what I've seen so far in this Stanley Cup Final is this is some good, hard-hitting, fast-paced hockey and I would expect nothing less from two of the tougher teams from either conference. That being said my prediction, as it stands right now, is that the Boston Bruins will take the Stanley Cup, given how they've been playing up until this point.

Despite the series being tied, I have witnessed some great offensive play from the Bruins that takes advantage of the mistakes made by the St. Louis defense. From what I've seen, there has been a lot of turnovers forced by the Bruins in the offensive zone making it tough on St. Louis, despite having a great set of wingers, to even get past the neutral zone. That being said we've seen some mistakes made by the Bruins defense, given the two games the Blues won in order to keep the series tied because let's face it, St. Louis has an excellent offensive line as well.

The biggest thorn in the Blues' side right now is their defense (surprise surprise) because, in my opinion, they're basically leaving their goaltender out to dry. Binnington is an amazing goalie for the Blues, but the turnovers and the breakouts that the Boston offense is causing the defense isn't helping him at all, but at some point, you have to ask in a few situations, are nerves getting to him?

The same could be asked about Boston goaltender Tukka Rask. Another amazing goalie, but through the series so far there have been many situations that these goalies from both teams have been scored upon, that in any other scenario during the playoffs or regular season we would've seen then make a save, so maybe it is nerves.

The main reason though I think Boston is going to take the series is because as a team, they have some of the best chemistry that I've seen this year. All their passes are hard and crisp to each other and they have great open ice awareness and know where their teammates are at any given time, this is why we don't see a lot of turnovers from them. Unless we see them totally burn out in the next few games, I think they have what it takes to bring home the cup this year.