I must admit, I thought the Red Wings-Penguins would have made for an ideal Stanley Cup finals. But I do like the idea of the Canadiens possibly getting there. Montreal is a great hockey town. Ranks right up there with Detroit and Toronto - and the Canadiens' tradition is second to none in professional sports. Yes, even the Yankees.

- The most impressive thing Brennan Boesch has done so far was hit a home run, as a left-handed batter, off a left-handed pitcher the caliber of C.C. Sabathia.

- Saw Brian Kelly's statements about loving Notre Dame's status as an independent. Wonder if he'd feel so strongly about it if Big Ten schools refused to schedule Notre Dame games. Seems like the Big Ten does more for the Fighting Irish than they do for the Big Ten these days.