Stanley Cup Playoffs

[Patrician]

I cant believe that the team with the best record in the league is as good as done to a team that barely made the playoffs. Vancouver just doesnt seem to know what to do now. LA up by THREE.

Never would have guessed that Pittsburgh's defense would collapse like this either. Lost three games in a row while giving up TWENTY goals. Unbelievable.

Preds/Wings is going as expected. Detroit is peppering Rinne with shots but the man is 6' 5" and FILLS the net. Losing Helm in the first game lost us our fastest guy and someone who made opposing power plays nervous. Unfortunate. Still, they can win so long as they keep up the intensity. Third period in the last game Detroit was IN it. They checked hard, skated hard and Franzen was mad so he played well. Detroit needs to keep up the intensity and not sit back. They doubled the Nashville shots; keep to the plan and eventually the goals will come.

Im curious to see how St. Louis plays tonight. They are (in my opinion) the better team, but San Jose is used to playoff hockey and came to play. I think St. Louis wasnt expecting the intensity San Jose brought and will need to ratchet up their play if they want to go deep this year. Playoff hockey is different from the regular season and you need to play hard every game. Hope to see them step it up.