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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Stanley Cup Playoff drama

Remember when I told everyone to be on the lookout for the NHL playoffs this year? Well, be on the lookout tonight as a #8 seed will try to take out a #1 in the first round. The #1 seed in the Eastern Conference, the Washington Capitals, led by the best player in the world are on the verge of being the victims of one of biggest upsets in NHL history.

It's been very simple for Washington, when Alexander Ovechkin has been on, they win, if not, lose; it's that simple. When Ovechkin scores goals, the Capitals are the best in hockey. The story of this series for me has been Montreal goaltender Jaroslav Halak. This is proof that a hot goaltender can win a series almost single-handily in the playoff. How hot has he been? Halak has stopped 90 of 92 shots he has faced in the last two games.

An even more staggering statistic for me in this series is Washington's power play. They had the #1 ranked power play in the NHL during the regular season, in this series, 1-for-30. Simply put, 1-for-30 will not get it done any league on any planet, period. If the Caps want to win the Stanley Cup, first they must win a game 7 tonight. Then they need to figure out what made them successful enough to have the #1 ranked power play in the NHL. They won't win anything unless they figure that out.

Be on the lookout tonight, it will definitely be a thrilling game 7. Excitement as only the Stanley Cup playoffs can bring.

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