will try and watch as many games as i can. no real surprises so far, colorado and dallas evenly matched. watched ottawa out-shoot the leafs. saw stolarz makes saves, while ullmark had a tough evening. blackhawks have the leafs' #1 pick, the ottawa Gs have to pick up their game to eliminate toronto and make that pick a mid-round pick. believe minnesota has a small chance, while carolina is too good for the hughes-less devils. would love to see the canadiens dump the caps. don't want to grit my teeth by watching demidov rack up points doing just that. kings and oilers, once again. will look to see how seth jones does in the playoff environment he always craved and strived for with the blackhawks.

Without Nieskenan (sp) Dallas has no shot vs Colorado. Too bad, that would've been a great series of Dallas was healthy.

The series I am most interested in are Florida/Tampa and Toronto/Ottawa. I would say LA/EDm but I don't acknowledge sports that start after 8 pm local time.

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every game yesterday turned into a 5 star thriller. colin blackwell, OT winner? oilers incredible rally late, skinner allows a knuckleball with less than a minute left. canadiens hung tough, have to tip your cap to ovechkin. ehlers still out after that collision with the linesman in chicago.

LOVED Blackwell on the Hawks. Thought he was a phenomenal 4th liner. Was very unhappy when we let him go.

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yeah, he played hard every shift -the talent just wasn't there. was o.k. letting him leave, the sure talent and upcoming prospects can't be denied a spot on the roster by players like him. dallas signed him because he's affordable ($775k) to clubs with talent and high salaries and need a cheap player or two to stay under the cap.

de boer had him out there giving his big shooters a rest, hoping for no goal against. he got a game winner from him. good for blackwell.

How are Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks doing this postseason?

toronto already planning the parade route. the wild beating up on las vegas - playing hockey the way the current blackhawk roster should play. oilers still have a G problem, i believe pickard will get the start tonight. hellebuyck's playoff failure graph just registered a blip. robert thomas is an excellent player and an elite play-maker.

I think I'm rooting for Minny in the west now that they have Buium on the roster. Also love their USA players Boldy and Faber.

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yeah, i also like the wild due to the way they play - given the smaller sized, but excellent skating of some of their FWDs. just like the blackhawks should play - create offense from the neutral zone, enter with speed and that first critical pass, is usually a good one after the wild entries. once they have possession in the o-zone, these guys are flying with and off the puck. fantastic movement. they are a good blueprint for the blackhawks.