Slightly North

Ottawa had a good season. Really, it was better then anyone really expected. By the all-star break, Ottawa had already enjoyed a lot of time as the league's best team. It was a constant battle with Dallas, but in the end Ottawa easily secured the best regular season record. In the playoffs, they enjoyed moving all the way to the confrence finals before finally falling in game seven to the Devils. Still, if the trend holds, next year they will be moving on to the cup finals.

So, this year will see the surprisingly fierce Ducks face off against the Devils. Game one takes place in New Jersey on Tuesday.

Also, on this day in 1979, the Boston Bruins fired five year head coach Don Cherry.