Pens to face Canes in Eastern Conference Final

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What an end to the Bruins and Hurricanes game. The Canes pulled it out in overtime and they'll be headed to Pittsburgh to start the series on Monday. We weren't really on one side or the other in this game at all, we saw pros and cons to both. But now it's bring on the Canes. And of course we can't forget that the Staals are brothers. Be prepared to be reminded 11.2 million times per game.

The schedule:

2009 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

Monday, May 18 at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN, RDS

Thursday, May 21 at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN, RDS

Saturday, May 23 at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS

Tuesday, May 26 at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS

* Friday, May 29 at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS

* Sunday, May 31 at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS

* Tuesday, June 2 at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS

What is up with this schedule? Why so many two day breaks? More Yanni concerts? That has the potential to make us go nuts.

On a brighter note, the Pens don't have any games on NBC while the Hawks vs. Wings series has two. Yeah! That means no Pierre McGuire and the big screen will be up and running outside Mellon Arena. Double yeah!

Get ready.

Go Pens!