Five takes about the Winnipeg Jets, the Anaheim Ducks and the Stanley Cup playoffs as the annual tournament opens tonight….
1. So the long and winding road to the Stanley Cup – the toughest championship to capture in sports – begins tonight, tomorrow for the Jets.
These are the last few hours for poolies to jump in, for fans to make their picks in each series. Yours truly likes the Rangers in the East, the Blues out here in the West but – like everyone – those are just guesses. Tampa has a ton of talent, Carey Price could carry Montreal a long way and Chicago could be a real contender again with Patrick Kane miraculously healed and back again.