Written by Dani Toth | 05 May 2011

So beating the Caps in four games ahead of everyone else, gives you some days off to catch your breath, do some laundry, catch up on life, until the Canucks finish the Preds (on Saturday?) so that we can begin the conference finals.

The only thing of note to come out of today in the boltosphere is that Stamkos, along with Daniel Sedin and Corey Perry was named as the finalists for the Ted Lindsay award. It's the award for most outstanding player as voted by the NHLPA

Here is some things to read since you got the time:

• Bruce Arthur writes a very well written article on Guy Boucher and his passion for learning. If you read one thing in this list, make it this (National Post)
• The Pensblog writes the Washington Capitals' eulogy in Puck Daddy. Also a must must must read
• Caps owner Ted Leonsis gives his congratulations to Tampa Bay and gives his final season thoughts after the loss on his blog
• Scott Burnside of ESPN gives his thoughts on the demise of Washington
• Story on the emergence of Sean Bergenheim as a scoring sensation (NHL.com)
• Bergenheim is rekindling memories of Ruslan Fedotenko in 2004 for Damian Cristodero
• Owner Jeff Vinik watched all 82 regular season games of the Lightning (St. Petersburg Times)

And the Lightning have killed 49 of 51 penalties in the playoffs so far. Could their amazing PK be inspired by the battle that Wayne Fleming went through off the ice? Count on it. Good news is that after the surgery he was alert and speaking. Great read on TBO.com about the boys playing for him