The Stupidest Thing I've Heard So Far Today

"Alexander Ovechkin [is] probably going to be the Conn Smythe trophy winner when this thing is over." -Mike Milbury on NBC

That's right, Mike Milbury is predicting the MVP of the playoffs before they start. He's not sure if the Caps will make it out of the first round, but he is sure that Ovechkin will be the MVP. Ovechkin could win, sure, but saying that it is "probable" before the Caps win a series (which the Caps haven't done since 1998) is pretty indefensible. Saying anything about the Conn Smythe before the finals is unconscionably dumb.

The only thing Mike Milbury ever did was drive the Islanders into the ground as GM, so why he's ever been paid to be an "expert" is beyond me. Unless, of course, the hiring director at NBC is a grateful Rangers fan.

Every Game a Home Game? Not So Much.

I love NHL Center Ice, and I don't know what I would do without it. Having every Flyers game available living outside the Philly metro area is incredible.

But I'm seriously sick of having to deal with the opponents announcers night in and night out. The Kings announcers weren't bad last night, but the Penguins announcers last weekend were absolutely atrocious.

So why is the Flyers feed so rarely available? I have NO idea. It would make sense if it was available never, or always. The middle ground I don't get. So why is it that, especially when so many games offer both teams' feeds, Coatesy & Co. are constantly blacked out?

These aren't rhetorical questions, I'm looking for an answer here. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?