I am fairly certain after watching the tape, I have determined that the NHL, and the referees do not want to see the Colorado Avalanche win a Stanley Cup again this year. This is the last year of the current arrangements between players and ownership. A new collective bargaining agreement is going to be negotiated and there is probably going to be a lockout and players strike. The ownership cannot afford to have people from a small market like Denver be the voice of reason. They need to have big city teams in the finals - more revenue, more ratings. Of course, during the Winter Olympics, Denver was the number one audience for viewers. They need to have big market teams in the finals. That is my theory and I’m sticking to it. Oh, and there were two shooters on the grassy knoll, Elvis ain’t dead, and Lewinsky was a plant by the RWC.