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NHL playoffs: Key questions for the conference finals

The defending Stanley Cup champions are no longer a surprise to anyone. The Kings play an cheap nike air max old-fashioned, hard-hitting

style in the mold of their coach, Darryl Sutter, and their aim is to dominate the areas along the boards, in the corners, and in front of the nets. Their games tend to be low-

scoring and not very pretty to watch, but the Kings are effective. They have a good amount of high-end skill in their lineup, but that's probably not the side of their game the

Hawks will see in this round. They'll get the anvil cheap china jerseys chorus. That would be something of a departure from what

Chicago experienced against Minnesota and Detroit, neither of which had the extensive physical arsenal that Los Angeles does. A strong forecheck is the Kings' trademark and

Dustin Brown alone can be a one-man wrecking crew who will likely try to inflict pain on the Hawks' defense corps led by the reunited tandem of Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook,

the depth of which is one of Chicago's strengths. The Kings have lots of cheap jerseys free shipping potentially ferocious

forecheckers -- Dwight King, Kyle Clifford (who inexplicably saw some time on the first line in Brown's spot during the last round), Dustin Penner (when he's in the mood), Brad

Richardson, and Trevor Lewis, to name the prime suspects -- and their aim may be to turn the series into trench warfare. The challenge for the Blackhawks will be to fight

through it and stick with their game plan without losing their composure.