NEWS
NHL Playoff Preview
By JON BIELICKI AND JOHN NORMAN | Apr. 7, 2004The Stanley Cup Playoffs will not be heading into Buffalo, but it is still the best time of the year to watch.Fresh off a rather mediocre Final Four and with the possibly of a lockout looming, 2004 will be the most exciting yet because nobody can say when next will come.The playoffs are determined by an infinite number of variables.