Much to my chagrin, Philadelphia has managed to tie up their series with Tampa Bay.  The effect on our 2004 playoff pool was minimal, but my two points did boost me into sole possession of fourth.  Yay! For the current standings go here.

It's looking more and more like Alexi and Marc are going to be competing for first and second.  I'm not counting Ryan out yet, but Philadelphia advancing is essential to his cause. For the current standings go here.

I can get behind this Calgary team.  If you exclude my Toronto Maple Leafs, I'm a fan of Canadian-based teams.  Having said that, I can't root for the Ottawa Senators because I can't stand them.  Rooting for the Montreal Canadiens is difficult too because they are our historical rivals.  That

Philadelphia won big last night to tie their series at one.  Anthony had the biggest night in our 2004 playoff pool but he's so far down he's got to reach up to touch the ground. I received word from someone who competed in our annual playoff pool for years before

I'm hoping for a Calgary - Tampa Bay final.  I'm rooting for Tampa Bay because I can't stand Bobby Clarke and that damn Flyers team and I'm rooting for Calgary because they're a Canadian-based franchise.  A Canadian-based team hasn't won the Stanley Cup since 1993, the year my Maple Leafs

A well rested Tampa Bay team took game one of the Eastern Conference finals yesterday afternoon.  Only two participants in our 2004 playoff pool actually secured points from the victory.  Alexi extended his lead and Neil moved into a comfortable seventh place. For the current standings go here.

Then, there were four.  With the usual suspects eliminated from the playoffs already, there aren't many selections remaining in our 2004 playoff pool.  Alexi is banking on Tampa Bay, Ryan is banking on Philadelphia and Marc has a great assortment of scorers remaining including Martin St. Louis and Jerome Iginla.

In the words of George Louis Costanza, "That's it for me!"  With Detroit's elimination I lost three major players in our 2004 playoff pool and any chance to finishing in the money.  What else is new? Marc secured the only point of the night when Jerome Iginla assisted on the

I've been trying to get this sour taste out of my mouth since late yesterday afternoon.  It's sickening.  I've tried everything, but I can't quite shake it. Enough whining, I have a 2004 playoff pool update to get to.  100 NHL players were drafted by the ten of us, but

Two playoff games and only four goals.  That's playoff hockey.  Joe Sakic's two goals extends Alexi's lead to six in our 2004 playoff pool but his Steve Yzerman left the Detroit game after taking a puck directly in the face.  Stevie Y has been the heart and soul of the

The only game last night was the only game that matters.  The Leafs big win gave myself and Stefan the biggest bump in our 2004 playoff pool with two points a piece from Gary Roberts and Mats Sundin. I'm currently 14 points out of first and 10 points out of

Au revoir Canadiens.  Montreal has been swept in four and Joe suffers as he loses two of his players in our 2004 playoff pool including his high scorer, Alexi Kovalev.  Alexi Chabane appears to be clicking along nicely as he picked up another four points last night to increase his

When Joe Sakic scored in overtime last night to extend the Av's season, he also bumped Alexi back into the lead in our 2004 playoff pool.  Joe C. has been quietly creeping up the standings and his three points last night have him only ten behind the leader.  Joe C.

My entire life I have been taught to hate the Montreal Canadiens.  As a devout Maple Leaf fan, I had little choice in the matter.  In my life time alone they have won six Stanley Cups and have been spoiled with 24 overall.  I hate them. Having said that, I

Only one goal was scored in the NHL last night and only one person in our 2004 playoff pool registered a point.  Joe's Patrick Marleau is turning out to the be the pick of the draft as he secured his tenth point of the playoffs thus far.  With San Jose's

For the first time in quite a while, Ryan is not alone at the top of our 2004 playoff pool.  He's now tied with Alexi who got another two points from his productive Tampa Bay tandem.  My Vincent Lacavalier slept through the first round but now has five points in

I'm a lot like a trained seal.  It's Saturday night and we're right in the thick of the NHL playoffs, so naturally I'm on autopilot heading to the living room to watch Hockey Night in Canada.  Unfortunately, there are no games scheduled tonight. There were a couple of games earlier

Thanks to Tampa Bay's 4-0 shut out of the Habs, I actually scored some points in our 2004 playoff pool.  In fact, Marc and I led the way with four points a piece.  Look out now, I'm only 15 point from Ryan! For the current standings go here.

Alexi picked up three points last night to move to within a point of Ryan in our 2004 playoff pool.  Joe equaled Alexi's output thanks to Patrick Marleau's hat trick. For the current standings go here.

Eight teams remain now that Ottawa has been kicked to the curb.  This means a number of players drafted in our 2004 playoff pool will never play another game this season, making it awfully difficult to score points.  Anthony was hit hardest, losing seven of his ten players while last

Vancouver and Boston have both left the party early, meaning Montreal and Calgary advance.  Marc Felice drafted the only Calgary Flame in our 2004 playoff pool when he took Jerome Iginla in the third round and it's certainly paid off.  Iginla has 8 points and counting. For the current standings

One game, three goals, little movement in our 2004 playoff pool.  Shockingly, Gary Roberts' assist on the Leafs goal gave me my first point of the weekend.  Yay. For the current standings go here.

Just when it looked as if Ryan was going to run away with our 2004 playoff pool, Vancouver won in overtime giving Alexi five points moving him within a point of first.  Should Vancouver win this series in seven, Alexi has a chance to win it all. I'm no longer

With only two games on the schedule, there wasn't a whole lot of movement in our 2004 playoff pool last night.  Alexi and Marc had the biggest gains with three points a piece.  The New York Islanders were eliminated, but only Pops suffers as a result.  Will Pops go from

St. Louis is the first team eliminated from this year's playoffs.  Current leader Ryan loses two players in our 2004 playoff pool as a result, but the two players he lost had only combined for two of his 33 points anyways.  I'm thinking he won't even notice they're gone. For