May 8th 2008 6:30AM by Bruce Ciskie

Don’t remind me that the offseason is quickly approaching. There will be many nights like Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

Here’s hoping the NHL Network can find better “vintage games” than Devils-Flyers 2004 Game Five. Listen, I have nothing against that game, but it’s hardly a “classic”. It’s going to be a long summer. Oh, and it’s the NHL Network. Give me that four-overtime Avalanche-Panthers Cup clincher. I mean, Uwe Krupp rules, and he scored the game-winner.

Back on task, you need not worry about a lack of hockey anymore. The Ice Sheet is back, as the conference finals are set to get underway. We’ve already offered you previews of the East and West (read the East one, because the West was written by some idiot from Minnesota). You’re invited to check them out.

As for other hockey news, there is some. We’ll cover that, and offer some final words on the NHL’s version of the “Final Four” after the jump.Continue Reading