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Alex Burrows has made Sean Avery obsolete.  He’s the total package: agitator, high-flying winger, sniper, super-pest, knuckle-chucker, ECHL graduate, I could go on.

The Blues brought their best, but they were no match for Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks.  Burrows buried Chris Mason’s premature playoff beard with an overtime goal with just seconds to go in St. Louis.  The ‘Nucks are facing the potential of a very long layoff between series, but they’re one team that could really benefit from a rest.  Mats Sundin sat out his second consecutive game with a case of pudginess, but he’ll likely shed the spare-tire over the course of the next week or so.

In related news, Crosby, Malkin and the rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins are one win away from sending the Flyers packing.