I would have thought that the Bruins have a great advantage going into the finals. They have played only 17 games in the playoffs and their last series wasn't too draining. They will have had 12 days off before game 1 of the finals- a good chance to rest and get healthy. IF the Blues win tonight, they will have played 19 games and will only have 6 days rest.

However, an announcer said that the last 6 teams that had the longer rests before the finals, all lost the finals. That's very counter-intuitive, but is something that bears watching. Maybe they lose their timing with such a long layoff?