Yes The Highest seed always plays the lower seed in the NHL To answer Littleburr without quoting all of it. I will go back to the fact that the Wings have won 3 Stanley Cups in the last 10 years. They still have more Stanley Cup winners on their team than any other team left in the playoffs. They have gone a little younger and grittier then in the past. Since they are winning most of the face-offs and a majority of battles in the corners and most loose pucks, I dont understand why you say they are coasting. They really dominated the series overall. the group of zetterberg/datsyuk has not won a stanley cup. i dont see how what a team did 10 years ago matters. the wings were totally different even 5 years ago. Zetterburg and Datsyuk were on the 2nd line of their last Stanley Cup team. "2 kids and the goat" with Brett Hull. They were matched up with Iginla's line most of this series and would have to say came out the better. I wish they didnt have Holmstrom on their line even strength. Players on their team from last Stanley Cup victory. Holmstrom, Zetterburg, Datsyuk, Draper, Maltby, Chelios, Lidstrom, and Hasek(obviously left and came back). Several of these guys were on their first one ten years ago They have gotten bigger, faster and grittier with the players like Cleary, Franzen, Lebda, Samuelsson and Fillpula. Bertuzzi played well the last 3 games against Calgary even though it is obvious that the refs will not give him any kind of call. Even Lang who is lazy and doesnt have any intensity played well. I just dont understand the critism this year. I agree the last couple of years about lack of intensity, speed and grit. They also ran into a hot(and soon to have his equipment put back to normal standards) goalie against Anehiem in 03. Calgary was a much faster and grittier team in 04. Edmonton also got hot last year and were a much faster team. Also all 3 of these teams made the Stanley Cup finals. So its not like the Wings lost to some teams that were rags. This year though the Wings have controlled the puck, finished their checks, won battles in corners, won battles in front of net and gotten to majority of loose pucks. I think their goaltending still may be an issue. Their power play has been weak also which will haunt them if that continues. I just dont think besides goaltending there is a team out West that is better. i am almost 100% certain zetterberg was not on the last cup team in 01-02. datsyuk was on it, but was a very minor role player. as the leaders of the team they have done nothing in the playofs was what i meant.