No surprises here after game one in each series. Well the fact that Datsyuk scored could be considered a miracle since he usually pulls on his invisibly cloak on during the playoffs. Not the Brett Hull invisibility where he sneaks into the slot and scores, but just plain old invisible. So is the monkey off his back now? Only time will tell, but the fact he got the goal in his first game should be a confidence booster. Detroit looked pretty good from what I saw last night. Mikka Kiprusoff did all he could, but if your team isn't scoring you're not going to win.

Buffalo also had a strong start against the Isles. Don't be too surprised if that ends up being either a sweep. And if its not a sweep it should be a short series.

Tampa Bay put up a good effort but some dumb mistakes are what cost them the game. On Jersey's last goal Holmqvist made a brutal give away instead of just freezing the puck.

Here's hoping that tonights game in Vancouver won't go into quadruple overtime.

And on a final note. I never liked Mike Riberio, and I still don't like him. He recently made comments that he was glad that Montreal never made the playoffs. Well up yours. Riberio was an embarrassment to the club. Who could forget his little squirmy weasel dance he did a few years against Boston, the 'injury' where he lay sprawling on the ice like he had just been shot. Numerous people handed him out an Oscar for that one. And then he gets on the bench and taunts the Bruins players. I'm Montreal traded him for a little used overpaid defenseman.

And the Oscar goes to.................Riberio!