3rd Round Playoff Matchups
Eastern Conference
Pittsburgh Penguins (4) versus Carolina Hurricanes (6)
Western Conference
Detroit Red Wings (2) versus Chicago Blackhawks (4)
Teams that are not in the playoffs:
- Bruce Dowbiggen thinks Hockey Night in Canada condones head shots. (Writer’s note: I think Dowbiggen is getting carried away here. That may have been interference, but it was certainly not a head shot.)
- Adrian Dater tells us that reports out of Montreal have Patrick Roy being offered the head coaching position and the open GM position of the Avalanche.
- Perhaps the Lightning will decide to keep the number two overall selection in the NHL Entry Draft instead of trading it?
- Gary Loewen of the Toronto Sun says, among many other things, that the NHL’s third round has been a dud.
- Who is ready for the Don Cherry movie?
- Heather Schroeder sure loves her Phoenix Coyotes.
- Top Capitals prospects Karl Alzner has not been able to suit up for Hershey in the AHL playoffs the past two weeks because of a concussion.
AHL Playoffs
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