NHL Playoffs Update: “Oh (NO) Canada Again

Surprisingly, alas, maybe not that surprisingly, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a (2-0) quarterfinal series lead vs the Montreal Canadiens.

Certainly a surprise, but not a shock, is the fact the Lightning won both games in Montreal.

Last year the Canadiens won the first two games in Tampa en route to a 4 game, first round sweep of the Lightning.

This year the Lightning, (7-0) vs Montreal counting 5 regular season games, are trying to return the “favor.”

The gloried Canadiens have not won a Stanley Cup since 1993, which was also the last time a team from Canada won one.

Other than the Canadiens, only one of the five Canada based teams that qualified for this year’s playoffs–the Calgary Flames, remain in the playoffs.

In the Flames’ quarterfinal series, as expected, the favored Anaheim Ducks have a (2-0) series lead.