Let 'em play 7

Is this even close to how I imagined this series would go down? Not even more a millisecond. You may recall I predicted a Bruins sweep before the tourney began. Hey I'll gladly be wrong so long as the Bruins win the 4 games. How's that saying go? I don't care how, I just care how many.

Moving forward, there's Bruins no doubt have an astronomical advantage heading into Game 7 on Wednesday night. Besides the fact it'll be at the Garden, there's no question Tyler Seguin will be out there firing. He seemed like he was pressing early on in the series, playing with a lack of confidence. Trying too hard to create opportunities that just weren't there. But it's amazing how much one goal can do to shake whatever nerves someone has. Getting a confident Tyler Seguin is an advantage that will help the Bruins not only on Wednesday, but hopefully beyond.

On the other hand, it warrants mentioning that Ovechkin is finally firing on all cylinders for the Caps. Seidenberg has been doing an outstanding job on him for much of the series, but he'll need help on Wednesday.

Also today it was great to see Mike Mottau out there on the ice over Joe Corvo. Corvo harks back memories of Dennis Wideman, David Tanabe, and Hal Gill. Whether he's hurt or not is a moot point; I want Mottau on the ice on Wednesday regardless.

Till then, plenty more playoff puck to enjoy. It's entirely possible both no. 1 seeds will be eliminated by then, with Vancouver playing their second straight win-or-go-home game tonight. The Rangers, who will be without Hingham native Brian Boyle, take their talents to the Canadian capital of Ottawa tomorrow night. Stay tuned.