You probably didn't notice that the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Washington Capitals 2-1 in game 7 of their opening round (i.e., there are rounds to go before we can even start calling them names, like quarterfinals) series.
You didn't notice because, let's face it, who can keep track of the hundreds of hockey playoff games?
You can also be forgiven for failing to notice that the Habs were the bottom seed in the tournament and the Caps were the top seed. You'd think that would be back page news, right?
Ha! Nearly one-third of the match-ups between the best team in the conference during the regular season and some below .500 also-ran goes to the mediocrity. Eight seeds are 9 of 32 in these series over the 16 years they've existed.
Of course, this makes you wonder the point of the regular season in the NHL. Thank you Major League Baseball for your omission in that regard.
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