Welcome to a new week, folks! It’s the last full week of April, with May somehow right around the corner.
Unlike March, which seemed to draw on forever, April has actually moved by pretty quickly.
The NHL Playoffs began over the weekend, with no real surprises thus far: the Jets, Avalanche, Hurricanes, Maple Leafs, and Golden Knights all jumped out to 1-0 series leads.
A couple more series kick off tonight, while two other series continue:
- Capitals vs. Canadiens
- Oilers vs. Kings
- Jets vs. Blues
- Avalanche vs. Stars
It’s kind of weird that a few series will play two complete games before the Panthers and Lightning begin their series, but I guess it’s just one of those scheduling quirks.
While the playoffs roll on without the Bruins, the Celtics are back in playoff action, if you’re an all-Boston sports fan — Nikita Zadorov, seen above, attended the Game 1 win over Orlando yesterday.
Elsewhere, today is the Boston Marathon, a day of endurance and testament to the human spirit, both in terms of the runners and of the college kids who start day drinking at 8 AM.
In both cases, pace yourselves.
Other than that, the quiet period begins, with no real Bruins news likely while the playoffs are happening, the draft a few weeks away, etc.
The draft lottery should be the next notable thing on all of our calendars, but that doesn’t have a set date yet; it’ll probably occur sometime around the first week in May, based on historical precedent.
And that’s about it.
Question for the group who watches the playoffs in general — would it help to have a daily Morning Skate where you could chime in on that night’s games?
Last year, I did an every-other-day cadence for Morning Skates, but can put one together daily if you’d like to have a place to chat.
Open to any suggestions in that regard.
What’s on tap for today?