How the Senators can beat the Ducks and...

TSN's insider Bob McKenzie points out that the Senators have to exploit JS Giguere's immobility. McKenzie's first point, is for the Senators to shoot the puck close to his feet, ''he is not as strong when he is working at a tight angle along the goal line as he is when he has the opportunity to square up and face the shooter.''

McKenzie goes on and mentions they should try sending pucks along the boards, Giguere got tangled in the series with Detroit. As McKenzie mentions, he not the most mobile goaltender in the playoffs, and the Sens should try working close to his net and try wrap arounds, he does not have a good lateral movement.

McKenzie ''Of course all of this is much easier said than done when you face the daunting Ducks defense that features Pronger, Niedermayer and Beauchemin. ''

A good way for Ottawa coach, Bryan Murray to stay away from Anaheim's, Randy Carlyle's line matching contest, is to roll your lines quickly in the first minutes of every period, except in the case your killing a penalty or on that power play.

It's a good way to keep the guys on the bench in the game and create havick on the Anaheim bench. An old Bowman trick, that he mastered thru out the years, that in the majority of times worked. The opposing team coach became occupied with what Bowman's next move could be, that he forgot his line match-ups.

An Interesting fact

The last four cup winners, have either been eliminated from the playoffs or lost in the first round following their cup championship. Last year's cup champions, the Carolina Hurricanes, missed the playoffs this year. Detroit, New Jersey and Tampa all lost in the first round following a cup year. The last team to defend it's title in a cup final, are the New Jersey Devils in 2001 against the Colorado Avalanche.

Dynasties are thing of the past in the NHL.