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a dream-like, fantasy world for hockey fans, where the beer flows aplenty and wearing a hockey jersey to the office is acceptable, each first-round series would go the distance—seven games apiece of hard-nosed, gritty hockey.
Not to bring everyone back down to earth, or be a buzz-kill, but that scenario is highly unlikely. There will be five- and six-game series, with a sweep or two sprinkled in, but not every series will be great.
Yet, there is the guarantee that a few series will be memorable and worth watching from the opening whistle to the final horn. These series will be a war of wills and attrition, the kind of hockey that distinguishes the NHL postseason from all others.
Here are the three series you can't afford to miss:
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
Not to bring everyone back down to earth, or be a buzz-kill, but that scenario is highly unlikely. There will be five- and six-game series, with a sweep or two sprinkled in, but not every series will be great.
Yet, there is the guarantee that a few series will be memorable and worth watching from the opening whistle to the final horn. These series will be a war of wills and attrition, the kind of hockey that distinguishes the NHL postseason from all others.
Here are the three series you can't afford to miss:
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins