May 12, 2010
Dropping The Puck
Afternoon Columns

by Andrew Rothstein

What's the most important thing a team can do in the playoffs, why underdog teams are so gritty, the biggest playoff upsets are tied together by an underlying theme, Roberto Luongo was the reason the Canucks failed to advance past Chicago, and whether Sidney Crosby and the Peguins can overcome Montreal tonight in Game 7.

• Gabriel Desjardins of Behind The Net Hockey answers what's the most important thing a team can do in the playoffs.
• Puck Prospectus' Philip Myrland, who also runs Brodeur Is A Fraud, addresses why underdog teams are so gritty.
• Dutch Wydo of the Herald-Standard takes a look at the biggest upsets in playoff hockey and finds an underlying theme.
• Chris Boersma of Hockey Numbers says who would have predicted that goaltending would lead to the demise of Vancouver in Round Two.
• Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy wonders if Sidney Crosby and the Penguins can overcome the Montreal Canadiens in the series finale tonight.

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