NHL Playoffs [2nd Round Games 1 Watch Thread]

Bruuuuuuuuce! - Sergei Belski-USA TODAY SportsThe second round of the NHL playoffs begin tonight, and the New York Islanders are not part of it. That hurts. Still a bit raw. Gonna be raw for a while.

Still, there are hockey fans among us who will watch the playoffs no matter who's involved.

And some demand a game thread. Here you can chat about the on-going games.

As for Islanders news of the day, you've got Bruce Ratner looking for an AHL tenant for the new Coliseum that isn't approved yet, you've got more updates on this season's injuries to Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen, plus the morning roundup of news and its inevitable "Hey, I have something original to say about Capuano" string in…