The Stanley Cup Playoffs

For the hockey fanatics in the group (and I know you exist), a Stanley Cup playoff post.

A prime example of why I have such a low opinion of the President's Trophy can be seen in the San Jose/Anaheim series. With all of San Jose's success this season, which resulted in their earning the President's Trophy for having the league's best record, they now find themselves losing their series to Anaheim by a 2 - 0 deficit, both loses coming at home. Now they must travel to Anaheim for games 3 & 4 and try to find their game again.

Boston, the number 1 team in the east, holds a 2 games to none lead over the Montreal Canadiens. That series resumes tomorrow night in Montreal, where the Habs must find a way to beat the Bruins and make it a series.

The number 2 team in the east, the Washington Capitals find themselves behind by a 2-0 deficit, and will try to get their game back on track in New York against the Rangers and their number 1 penalty killing defense.

In the meantime, The Philadelphia Flyers came home with a 2-0 deficit they had received at the hands on the Pittsburgh Penguins, and managed to redeem themselves by winning tonight, leaving that series at 2-1.

In other series, the Detroit Red Wings lead the Columbus Bluejackets 2-0, Chicago is ahead of Calgary 2-0, New Jersey leads Carolina 2-1, and Vancouver has a 3-0 edge over St Louis.