Well, they're picking over the corpse in Ottawa now. The general consensus is that there is no shame in losing to what was obviously a more talented team. The bitter taste is the way the last two games went as Ottawa basically folded up after that amazing Game 3 comeback. In their defense, it's clear that Karlsson, Spezza and Michalek were not fully recovered when they returned to action and that Cowen really suffered from missing most of the season. The Pens really capitalized on Karlsson's inability to turn at speed. I just hope that he will be able to fully recover, because it would be a real shame for such a great skater to be permanently hampered by such a bullshit injury.
Now attention is switching to Daniel Alfredsson's decision whether or not he will return for another season. He's 40 now and clearly has slowed down. But overall, his health is excellent and he can still contribute, so I would not be surprised if he signs a one year contract in Ottawa over the summer.
My pool picks in Round 2 are pretty much kaput. There's still lots of great hockey to come.
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