the kid shined when it mattered.

good on you for being there Al, Dundas square was bananas...

and I agree estan, that game was damn near perfect,, I have an ample amount of respect for the american squad's effort...

With any luck, Ovie will stab Crosby in 2014 to a standing ovation. At worst, Putin would give him a fine.

My Canadian roots are what got me into hockey, and if they had lost my grandmother's heart may have failed. So I am very happy for them.

BTW, if this doesn't have the best US TV ratings ever for a hockey game, what will?

can someone explain to me how this shit did not warrant a suspension?

Is it just me, or has the NHL cracking down on head-shots just made them more frequent?

EAST

• Caps in 5

• Devils in 7

• Sabres in 7

• Pens in 5

WEST

• Sharks in 7

• Hawks in 5

• Canucks in 6

• Wings in 6

EAST: Caps (4), Philly (7), Buffalo (6), Pittsburgh (7)

WEST: SJ (6), Nash (7), Van (4), Det (5)

Here's hoping I'm wrong about the sens forcing a series, I do hate them so..

ha really, your takin Nashville?

I want to see Chicago make it to the final, and lose to the Devils or Caps. And thus offcially making Hossa a curse.

lol, that'd be wicked, during the handshakes with Sid et al. last year he looked like he was going to break... I love the blackhawks, that choice was the more difficult upset special for me.... For some reason I have a feeling they'll be overconfident and nashville's frequently underrated, but experienced roster (esp. Arnott, Dumont) will capitalize...

Yeah I agree Nashville is always getting underrated.

Still if the Olympics showed us anything, its that the kids are the new dominating force. 

Day one: 

1. this is one of the first years in a while that I would actually like SJ to lose, I enjoy the Ave's lineup

2. if Boucher manages to stay hot throughout the playoffs philly could actually be a force

3. I was totes surprised by the Phoenix crowd last night, made me less critical of the hockey team in the desert.

- Got mad love for that SJ top line especially after the olympics, but Nabokov will crack.

- I hate Philly.

- I want a first round exit for Detroit real bad. I know a couple of Leaf deserters who are flying the Detroit banner all up in my GRILL... and that shit needs to stop.