And so it's upon us: the regular-season finale. Ten years and nine seasons without a playoff appearance. There, I said it. And with that, let's forget it just as quickly. Does us no good now. Onward and upward.

We'll be recapping the highs and lows of the year over the next week or so, plus our Lottery coverage (beginning at 7pm) Tuesday evening will pave the way for the Entry Draft itself in June, UFA Day in July, a summer chock full of accurately reported trade rumors (Tanguay anyone?) and so forth.

So without further muddying the water, I'm going to settle in for what's becoming an intense Caps-Bruins match. We'll go live with our final Game Forum at 4pm, which will be another "Road Trip"-style affair with our blokes from Raw Charge similar to last night, except the first and third periods will be hosted right here.