Ottawa, Vancouver advance; Calgary is gone

Was it the old-school blue and green uniforms? Was it the leadership of the "old" man Trevor Linden and his game-winning goal?

Well, it was something as Vancouver advances to the next round with a deceiving 4-1 win over Dallas. The Canucks scored 2 empty netters at the end.

Vancouver now plays Anaheim and will start on the road Wednesday.

The other Canadian-based team to advance, Ottawa will play New Jersey. The Devils eliminated Tampa Bay on Sunday.

No Southern team will win the Stanley Cup. Dallas had the last shot.

Calgary embarassed itself in Game 5 on multiple levels. The Flames gave it a gallant try in Game 6, but couldn't pull it out against a more-talented Red Wings team.

The next round of the playoffs start Wednesday. All of the Vancouver series will air in the U.S. The same can not be said for Ottawa: Game 1 will not air in the U.S. and possibly Game 7. Unbelievable!! Anyone who thinks the NHL has a good TV deal in the States is in serious denial.

Hopefully, somehow, on tape-delay or something, all the games will be available. If there are changes, we will post them here on Canadian Corner. All the games will air in Canada on a combination of CBC, TSN and RDS.