Preparing for the Party

It's over. As much as I can summon up some hope for a long series, it's not enough to see anything beyond the Vancouver Canucks parading the Cup at the end of the week.

Tim Thomas, who looks like a Zach Galifianakis routine when he flips and dips his way to get in front of a shot, has said he will not alter his game. The Canucks have the confidence to wait for an opening and get the job done when it appears.

The Bruins? Their inability to clear the puck has been surprising. Can't get it from the end zone to the faceoff dot. Struggle to chip it to the blue line. Put a tape-to-tape pass on a charging Canuck going the other way.

It's 2-0 now, and I need a sign tonight from the Bruins that they will not go down in four games. But they are done. It's not a question of if. It's all about the when.