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After the closing seconds ticked off the Game Seven clock in the Montreal Canadiens' stunning first-round elimination of the Washington Capitals from the NHL postseason, attention quickly shifted to the second round. In it, the eight seed Les Habitants , and the No. 4 Pittsburgh Penguins will face-off in the playoffs for only the second time in the franchises storied histories. Perhaps the biggest storyline going into this series is ...

Penguins Better Off NOT Winning Atlantic Division?

Posted: 6th April 2010 by Mario Bordogna in NHL
Ever since the Atlantic Division became a two-horse race, the Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils have been jockeying back and forth for weeks—months, really. Common wisdom is that it's important for the Pens to win the Division and assure themselves the No. 2 (or, with the recent resurgence of the Buffalo Sabres, at least the No. 3) seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. However, after watching the ...