Well, one game in to each series, we’ve got seven “upsets” in the making. I’m under no illusions that all seven of these upsets will continue unabated, but it is rather remarkable that only New Jersey was able to win game one on home ice.

I watched the first OT period of the Detroit/Anahiem game - Detroit basically dominated the play, but when “unlucky” Luke Robitaille hit the crossbar, then the post - all on one shot, mind you - I was reminded of my pet playoff overtime theory. I even turned to Erin and said “This game is over, Anahiem wins.” I turned to the Vancouver/St. Louis game during the intermission, and didn’t flip back to the Detroit game. Once again, the curse of hitting the post in OT struck. Anahiem won, just as I had forseen when I heard the clang of frozen rubber bouncing off of red painted steel.

For as long as I’ve been propounding this theory, I have never witnessed it to fail. The amazing thing is that it has been 10 years since I first remarked on it - during the amazing 1993 OT-filled cup run by Montreal.

Just to expand on the theory a little, for those of you who are unaware of what it entails: If you hit a post in OT, you have essentially lost the game. The only way that you can possibly win is if the other team hits the post, in which case, it’s anyone’s game again. As an example - A vs. B: if A hits the post - they will lose, unless Team B hits the post. If B hits the post to cancel out A’s curse.

Simple enough for you?

Oh, and the shenanigans yesterday with Bryan and Darren each praising the other’s team seems a little suspicious to me… I’d check IP’s, but there’s not much point, since they use the same computer :-)

Simpson’s quote of the day: “I’d say the pressure has finally gotten to Dad, but what pressure?” - Bart