Nhl playoffs

• Anything can happen. It's true. Two years ago, the seventh-seeded Philadelphia Flyers and eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens met in the Eastern Conference final. In 2006, the eighth-seeded Edmonton Oilers came within a win of the Stanley Cup. Just get in.
(YAHOO!)
• Earning a top seed is usually a good thing heading into the NHL playoffs, but there are a few top teams in 2012 that wont make it out of the first round. Despite grinding out fantastic regular seasons, these three teams are primed for destruction.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• The 2012 NHL playoffs are upon us, and its time to pick winners. Like all sports, hockey during the regular season is boring compared to what we find in the playoffs.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• SUNRISE — When the Florida Panthers were struggling down the stretch of trying to snap the longest active NHL playoff drought, those inside the locker room tried to insist everything was fine.
(Herald Tribune)
• PITTSBURGH — If the NHL playoff format were more rational, two of the top five teams would not be meeting in the first round.
(Boston Herald)
• BOSTON -- Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli says forward Nathan Horton is a long shot to return before the playoffs are over. Horton had a concussion during the Stanley Cup finals against Vancouver last year.
(Huffington Post)
• The Capitals' season hasn't been smooth or predictable. Nothing, including the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, has come easily.
(Washington Post)
• The race to the Stanley Cup is on. Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are set to take centre stage when they kick off the playoffs Wednesday night by hosting rival Philadelphia.
(Toronto Star)
• NEW YORK, N.Y. - Sidney Crosbys return to the post-season will kick off the NHL playoffs as the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers face one another on Wednesday night. Game 1 of that series goes at 7:30 p.m.
(FAN 590 Toronto)