Playoffs Central

Embed from Getty Images Sorry, Detroit - you were booted once again by the Tampa Bay Lightning. While everyone thought you had a great chance to defeat the injury-stricken Lightning, you couldn't stop a fantastic Nikita Kucherov who had eight points in the five games (5 G, 3 A). Sure, you went to seven games last year, and went back…

 4 Los Angeles Clippers (53-29) v. 5 Portland Trail Blazers (44-38) First Thoughts:  The average NBA fan would assume that a post-season matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers would have taken place sometime within the past several years; but nobody expected the two teams to meet in the playoffs this season.…

(1) Golden State Warriors (73-9) v. (8) Houston Rockets (41-41) First Thoughts: In a rematch of last year's Western Conference Finals, featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets, a casual fan would expect a fairly competitive series (although the conference finals only lasted just five games). However, in comparison to the…

NHL Playoff Preview: Metropolitan Division Embed from Getty Images This year the Metropolitan was the dominant Eastern division in the NHL. There are five teams from the division competing in the playoffs. They include the Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and Philadelphia Flyers. Patrick Kane…