commentary...

Montreal at Boston:probably the best overall series,in the NHL,at least,in first round... Tim Thomas set a record for best save percentage,in NHL history(.938),this season,for Boston,and yet Montreal have Carey Price,in net,who is very good,and has had a very good season,for Montreal... basically,old-time hockey... both teams do not like each other,but they have had games that have had fights,injuries,and rather bad nastiness,this year... both offenses are very good,and both teams play very good defense,and both teams would love to put a stake into each other's playoff hopes,and Boston desperately needs to get rid of the taste of their horrible playoff loss to the Philadelphia Flyers,in which they lost a 3-0 games lead,and a 3-0 game lead,in the seventh game,in losing,to the Flyers,last year...