In case you didn’t get that, we’re referring to the Eastern Conference Finals on ice.

You read it, the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs continue and if you’ve been following the action on ice the last few days, you already know that the Conference Finals are here.

And while the Detroit Red Wings have already taught the Chicago Blackhawks a valuable lesson in the West to kick of that best of seven series, things are only getting started on the other side as the 2009 NHL Eastern Conference Finals kick off this Monday in Pittsburgh.

That’s right, the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Pittsburgh Penguins for a best of seven series that will determine who will be representing the Eastern Conference to play for the Stanley Cup. The Hurricanes are really looking primed to play for the Cup this year, having defeated the no.1 seed Boston Bruins to reach their third appearance in the Conference Finals. And if you’re a Penguin fan counting on the home-ice advantage to fend-off these Hurricanes, think again.

You see, the Carolina Hurricanes have been the postseason’s road warriors. It simply doesn’t matter…

That’s all you really need to know. But will you watch it? I won’t, but I know some of the Canadians will.

Like an irritating rash, the 2009 NHL Playoffs are still here and on Wednesday, these postseason wars on ice will be having a huge Game 7 between two teams some of us probably never even heard of.

In case you’re still interested with this, it’s Game 7 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals and in case you’re following the NHL playoffs, you’re probably going ga-ga over this one, especially if you’re a Capital fan from the nation’s capital.

On the brink of elimination, the Washington Capitals were able to come up with a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in overtime to bring the series back home for a pivotal Game 7.

It was the first overtime win Washington had in these playoffs and it couldn’t have come at a better time. You see, before winning Game 6 in Pittsburgh, the Capitals were losers of their last SEVEN OVERTIME GAMES. Yep, they were that bad in these extra sessions.

Thankfully, with a spot in the 2009 NHL Eastern Conference Finals at stake…

When we speak about the action happening lately on ice, one team from Boston ended their losing skid as soon as that ”other” team tried to end theirs.

For the Boston Bruins, their slump is over in the 2009 NHL hockey season. Bruins center Marc Savard said after his team won its second in succession to put a two-game losing streak to bed. ”If that’s a slump that seems pretty good.”

The two consecutive losses weren’t the slump; it was the way the club had been playing for several games. The Boston Bruins are leading the pack in the tight Eastern Conference with a 31-7 win-loss slate.

The Bruins are 8-2 in their last 10 games, followed by the Washington Capitals with 27- 13.

Taking third is the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers have gone 12-0-2 in their last 14 games at home and have not lost in regulation there since Nov. 8. They thrive off the energy of the raucous crowd that are more akin to those in the 1970s than those that have been booing regularly the last few seasons.

The Montreal Canadians are fourth at 25-10, the New York Rangers in fifth place with 25-15 and closing in at sixth are the New Jersey Devils with 24-15. Rounding up the top 10 in the Eastern conference standings are the Buffalo Sabres, the…

While we’re still in awe of how crazy it has been in the NBA’s Western conference playoff race, somebody’s playing a hockey playoff game.

You read it folks, the 2008 NHL playoffs have started as those boys skating around in a skating rink begin their quest for the Stanley Cup. It’s time to play catch-up people and on that note, here are the games to watch on a Tuesday night.

Game 4 of the first-round playoff series between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens is set at the TD Banknorth Garden Tuesday night. Marc Savard of the Bruins was the hero last Sunday, coming off the bench on a delayed penalty to score with 9:25 gone in overtime Sunday night as Boston beat Montreal for the first time this year, winning 2-1 in Game 3.

”We got the monkey off our back after 13 losses,” Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien, who wasn’t with the team when Montreal started its 13-game winning streak against Boston more than a year ago, said. ”The game was a lot like last night’s,” Julien said, referring to their loss in Game 2. ”But this time Lady Luck was smiling upon us.”

Tim Thomas made 27 saves for Boston, stopping several shots at close range in overtime. Carey Price stopped 29 shots for the Canadiens, who beat the Bruins in their last three tries last…

It must be so much pressure being an athletic prodigy. It’s never enough to be a good player–you must be great, shatter every record, and win championships every year. And you must also not impregnate harems of women, get drunk, get into fist fights, or have an affinity for zebra sex. This is the life new Pittsburgh Penguins’ center Sidney Crosby has endured and will have fully realized once the NHL offically kicks off its season. And, of course, to add to the pressure he’s heavily favored in a head-to-head prop bet on Bodog between fellow Washington Capitals’rookie Alexander Ovechkin (who???)for most points scored this season. Crosby is slated as -160 with Ovechkin at +120.