It's kind of funny how many things can be brought to light during a seven-game Stanley Cup playoff series, isn't it?
The first round of the postseason has concluded. Here are a few of my takeaways, followed by my predictions for each second-round series.
FIRST-ROUND REFLECTIONS
• I don't use this term lightly, but what an utter choke job from the Bruins. That goes for the players and Jim Montgomery alike. Despite the absence of Patrice Begeron, one of the best regular-season teams of all-time took a 3-1 series lead into Game 5 and proceeded to lose three in a row to a team that merely squeaked into the postseason .