In the first round, the Kings put on a defensive clinic.
About Allen Panzeri
After three years of teaching English at the University of British Columbia, Allen Panzeri began his career in journalism in 1979 at the Medicine Hat News, where he covered Kelly Hrudey and the Tigers while learning about block heaters, rodeo, and curling. In 1981, he moved north to the Edmonton Journal, where he covered boxing, the Edmonton Drillers of the North American Soccer League, and the University of Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas for four years, before taking a 10-year hiatus from sports to write editorials, cover primary, secondary, and university education, and watch the beginnings of the Ralph Klein era at the provincial legislature. Traded to the Citizen in 1995, he accepted an offer to return to sports and cover the Ottawa Lynx, lucking into a front-row seat for their 1995 International League championship, and since then has covered the Senators and typed out the occasional article on golf.
The Blackhawks have a balanced scoring attack.
The Bruins have a balanced group of big, physical forwards.
The Penguins have an embarrassment of offensives riches, including four of the top seven scorers after the first round.
The Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins have a rivalry, on and off the ice, that will make this playoff series intriguing.
Before Jason Spezza is allowed to return, he will have to meet an elevated threshold of preparedness, coach Paul MacLean said Saturday. Just being ready to play a regular-season game won’t be enough. He’ll have to demonstrate he’s ready to play at a level required for the second round of the playoffs. “He has to [...]