Quote Originally Posted by BDurrani View Post
Varlamov has been really good in the Caps net. He'll be starting for the rest of they playoffs. Caps vs Blackhawks should be an interesting final.
He has, but the Rangers did not exactly have an awesome offense. One gets the feeling it would have been a four or five game series if Lundquist <sp?> wasn't so awesome.

I do want the Caps to do well - Ovechkin is one of those once in a generation talents, and the more everyone sees him, the better.

However, I'll be surprised if the Caps win this round, and shocked if they win the next.

I'm rooting for Sid the kid, but realize that Boston is a superior team.

The Blackhawks are young, and Vancouver, like the Rangers, are a goaltender with a supporting cast. The only team left in the west that can beat Detroit is Anaheim.

(and I won't bet fivers because I have lost every bet I've ever made in the playoffs Then again, I did see (on B&W TV) the Make-me-laughs win the Stanley Cup ...)