LOS ANGELES -- Milan Lucic, for one, knows not to underestimate the power of redemption -- or is it revenge? -- when it comes to the Los Angeles Kings' opponent in the first round of the playoffs.
After losing a 2010 series to Philadelphia after being up 3-0, Lucic's Boston Bruins team was highly motivated while beating those same Flyers a year later.
"We didn't just beat them, we smoked them," Lucic said Wednesday. "We scored 20 goals in four games in a sweep. And it felt really, really good. That's what made us feel really good about ourselves heading into that next round, doing what we had to do to win the Cup.