NHL Conference Finals Preview #1

No HD For ECF Game 1

Puck Daddy found this 5/8/2008 on www.kuklaskorner.com

Just got off the phone with Versus and game 1 of the ECF will not be broadcast in HD.  They have a commitment to show the golf show from the TPC. So the Pens/Flyers game will only be in SD, so set your DVRs properly if recording.

Conference Finals Cavalcade Of Predictions

The Power Play Hockey Blog posted 5/8/2008 from thepowerplay.blogspot.com

We've separated the men from the boys, the contenders from the pretenders, the Angus beef hamburgers from the frozen patties. I used that last one to really drive home my point. Yes we are down to the Conference finals where only four teams remain to battle it out to see who makes it to the Stanley Cup Finals...

Flyers - Penguins Series Preview

FlyersFan25 posted 5/8/2008 from www.thebroadstreetblog.com

The Eastern Conference Finals between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins is going to be unbelievable. That is all I have to say, just unbelievable. If you have any friends or family that don’t watch hockey, sit them down and have them watch this series, they’ll love the sport after seeing it. This series is going to have everything that hockey has to offer.

Partisan Preview: Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia

Igloo Dreams found this 5/8/2008 on slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com

Our independent bloggers clash in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.

Hyping Sidney Crosby won't help the NHL win over new fans. - By Patrick Stack - Slate Magazine

Puck Daddy found this 5/8/2008 on www.slate.com

Sidney Crosby. Click image to expand. Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins After three straight seasons of warm-weather cities greeting a hard-won Stanley Cup with a yawn, the 2008 NHL playoffs have been a boon for old-fashioned hockey fans. ...