I think the only good thing about the Flames first round match-up with Detroit was getting to read and interact with their excellent collection of bloggers, headed, of course, by Abel to Yzerman.
Thanks for the series Red Wings! I still hate Bertuzzi, but I can't help but respect that organization and it's continued success.
PS - Bill, if you're reading this...I can't seem to comment on your site. For whatever reason, my comments just sort of disappear once I try to get beyond the spam filter. Anyways, thanks for the kudos and I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on whether or not the series was a foregone conclusion by game 6. Oh, also, thanks for the outsider's perspective on the Playfair issue...