Dear Pennsylvania brethren, I write to you now as a fellow Penn State fan, a loyal brother in all things PSU. When my wife and I met in 2003, we both learned we would soon be new sports fans--she of Penn State, and me of the Washington Capitals. I've been in DC for years and followed their run to the Cup in 98, but aside from that, hockey had usually been low on my sportsdar. No longer! My word, it's a beautiful thing, watching this Caps-Pens series.

Unbelievable offensive talent and skill just flowing around the rink. And ridiculous goaltending to boot! It's been such a treat watching the product the Pens put on the ice compared to the clunkiness of the Rangers. I trust the series will be even more competitive as it heads back to Pittsburgh. Anyway, the link is Wilbon making the case for Ovie over Sid; I figured it's as good as any to get any participatory chatter about the series flowin. Hopefully, we'll have more to offer than the predictable old yanko-russo tripe.