Red Wings sweep the Avalanche out of the NHL playoffs. Check.
Pistons move on to the second round by defeating Philadelphia in 6 games. Check.
Tigers sweep the Yankees in New York for the first time since 1966. Check.
Not a bad week of work, all of it culminating last night with all three teams on the road. We've been very fortunate in recent years here in Detroit with the successes of especially the Wings and Pistons and the return of the Tigers to being competitive. But there aren't very many evenings where all the good things lineup simultaneously. Obviously, there is much more to be accomplished for all three teams, but there's nothing wrong with us fans taking a little time to enjoy things along the way.
As for both the Pistons and Wings, the way both of those teams closed out their series' is somewhat encouraging for the next round. The Pistons should get a good challenge from Orlando, but should still be able to move on to the Eastern Conference finals in another six game series.
Right now it looks like the Red Wings will play Dallas in the Western Conference finals -- that'll prove to be a tough task and I'm guessing that even as well as the Wings looked against the devastated by injury Colorado Avalanche things are going to be much, much tougher against the Stars -- or the Sharks for that matter if they somehow mount an amazing comeback. The most intriguing thing about a matchup with Dallas is what to expect from Stars' goalie Marty Turco. He's struggled against the Wings in the past... but I bet he relishes the opportunity to help push his team past Detroit and into the Stanley Cup Finals.
I'll be watching.
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