commentary...

the Eastern and the Western Conference Stanley Cup playoff field were tight,and the points between the fourth seed and the eighth seed were only three points,in the Eastern Conference,and seven points between the third seed and the eighth seed(i include the Nashville Predators,as the third seed,because no one knew the matchups until game 80,or so,especially in the Eastern Conference)... so,most of the previews will be similar,but hopefully,not in detail... the Red Wings(sixth seed),the Ottawa Senators(seventh seed),and the Pittsburgh Penguins(eighth seed)basically really do not know their playoff opponents until game 82,and in the Western Conference,most of the lower seeds did not know their playoff opponents,until the end of the season(especially the Calgary Flames,and the Winnipeg Jets),so over the next two weeks,starting tomorrow,i will preview each team very carefully trying to separate them out for you,folks...