The Edmonton Oilers (sorry @gnilma) are 7 wins away from bringing the Stanley Cup back to Canada. They secured a double OT victory to take game one on the road against a very good, well rested Dallas Stars team. Promising, though it is only one game. Edmonton has been waiting for years for their assembly line of young stars they have had to bear playoff fruit and it finally seems to be producing.

I am not as much of a hockey fan as I used to be when I was younger. Years of Leafs fandom stole that joy from me. However, a good old fashioned multi OT playoff hockey game is some of the best of what sport can offer. It reminds me of being a kid and struggling to stay awake way past my bed time to watch an intense battle that goes into double or triple OT. Most times I fell asleep during commercials or intermission and woke up dismayed I had missed the ending and curious who had won. Fond memories.

On the basketball side of things. I am starting to think my thesis on the inevitable Boston Celtics playoff choke is very wrong. That is one well rounded team that does everything well. Can we have at least one decade where Boston doesn't get to celebrate multiple championships? Boston might be the only city where I dislike all of their major sports teams (unless the Bruins are playing the Leafs or the Red Sox are playing the Yankees- then I set aside my disdain for the greater good)

MLB Survivor pool week 9 pick post coming up shortly from @MLBofficialscorer.

Sats for all, GR