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PHILADELPHIA -- After the Carolina Hurricanes had captured their first Stanley Cup four years ago, there was a great hue and cry that Chris Pronger hadn't been awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in a losing cause for the Edmonton Oilers. ...

We're taking it one game at a time. There's no "I" in team. An elimination game brings out the cliches, and we're breaking out our own translations of the mundane and predictable.

There are more than a few parallels between this year's Cup finals and last year's. So what can the Flyers learn from the Penguins? Just forget about Game 5 and move on.

Should the Red Wings be worried about their goaltending tandem? Can the Ducks still make the playoff dance? Scott Burnside wonders in this week's 5 Things.

The trade deadline is over and now the push for the playoffs begins. We look at the postseason picture for all 30 teams, whether trending up, down or merely treading water.

Sixteen teams, eight series, one dream ... and a thousand story lines. Welcome to the most compelling postseason tournament in sports. Here's a look at 10 story lines to follow once the pucks drop Wednesday.

Hurricanes center Doug Weight was in full gear for the team's morning skate, but he was not in the lineup for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals against Edmonton.

Scott Burnside writes that after all the games and all the strategies, it's only fitting that these two teams are playing for it all in one last test, Game 7.

Carolina's veterans will try to keep their team confident, while Edmonton's unheralded heroes will try to fend off the nerves. It's our Game 7 Matchup to Watch.

The extra off-day at the Stanley Cup finals has made our Scott Burnside a little loopy, loopy for pucks, that is. Here are his 10 things to ponder heading into Saturday's Game 6.

The Canes will be trying to score on the power play, while the Oilers' pests will be trying to stay out of the box. It's our Game 5 Matchup to Watch.

It's unknown whether injuries sustained in Game 5 to forward Doug Weight or defenseman Aaron Ward will keep them out of the lineup for Saturday's sixth game against the Oilers.

The two might not seem to go hand in hand, but Eric Staal and the Edmonton Oilers' power play seem due. Which one will prevail in Game 4?

The Hurricanes have been creatures of habit in these playoffs, and that's just fine with them.

History will be both the Oilers' greatest ally and their most dangerous enemy heading into Saturday's Game 3.

Something enabled Edmonton to take an early lead in Game 1, its ability to penetrate Carolina's blue line. Can the Oilers do it again? It's our matchup to watch for Game 2.