Toronto Raptors in playoffs

Stephen Colbert's least favorite NBA team, the Toronto Raptors, are in the playoffs.

This is a big deal. The Raptors are in the playoffs for the first time since 2002. The franchise, hobbled by expansion and bizarre anti-Canadian rulings from the NBA (the only teams denied a chance at the first pick were Toronto and Vancouver [now Memphis]. Allan Iverson could have been a Toronto Raptor, but the NBA prevented it.).

Toronto has only won one postseason round in its history in the spring of 2001, beating the New York Knicks 3 games to 2.

Here at Canadian Corner, we will keep track of the Raptors postseason run as well as the NHL franchises from Canada. As of right now, with a week to go in the season, Ottawa and Montreal are in and Toronto is barely out. In the West, Vancouver and Calgary are in and Edmonton, last year's Stanley Cup finalist, is way out.