Poetic justice

Seeing that the Chicago Blackhawks can close out the Philadelphia Flyers tonight to claim Lord Stanley's Cup, I figured it was about time to share the results of the latest Hound Central 5.0 poll. In it, HC5.0 asked what was a bigger upset earlier in the playoffs -- the Montreal Canadiens beating the Washington Capitals or the Pittsburgh Penguins.

When it comes down to it, the results were hardly surprising.

Given the the Caps seemed destined to win the Cup, HC5.0 readers overwhelmingly picked the Habs' stunning upset as far greater than the club's follow-up act against the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins.

I must admit that I was pulling for the Canadiens in both series, but more so against the Caps. There's a certain smugness among most of the Capitals, beginning with Alex Ovechkin down to, if you can believe this, Shaone Morrisonn, that made it very easy to root against them. I still smile at the thought of the long faces on the Caps' bench as the Habs celebrated the upset. Good stuff, I tell you, good stuff.

Bottom line? Ovie's a great player, but not the kind of guy who will win championships. It was a huge mistake, I believe, when the Capitals named him captain. He's far too selfish, and self-centered, to ever be a team guy. Maybe he'll learn that with age. I doubt it though.

Question: Bigger upset?

Habs over Capitals: 17 votes out of 24 cast (70.8 percent)
Habs over Penguins: 7 votes (29.2 percent)

Oh, yeah, before I forget. The Flyers will force a Game 7, but the Blackhawks will lift the Cup. Dustin Byfuglien scores the Cup winner, too, tossing the puck to Chris Pronger, so "Chrissy" can add add it to his collection.