This was an even more painful loss than 1994. That series against the Rangers was perhaps the most exciting I've witnessed in memory. With Pavel Bure racing end to end, Trevor Linden providing his usual crafty moves... that series deserved to go seven and each team was totally spent. This one... the Canucks had the Bruins on edge. I always wonder about whether one play can really turn a series around but that ridiculous hit by Rome and then the endless attempts at rationalizing why it was legitimate, etc. Boston and Vancouver almost played like different teams for the next few games. While sometimes it's just luck/fortune that the puck goes into the net and sometimes it doesn't, the Canucks had a great first period but didn't really impress the final two periods. Almost listless at times and their defensemen looked tired and ragged. Go figure. Still a great series to watch and kudos to the Bruins. Like him or not, Tim Thomas is really a class act and was a great post game interview.