Ian Laperriere Pictures

Johan Franzen #96 of the Detroit Red Wings is congratulated by Ian Laperriere #14 of the Colorado Avalanche at center ice after the Red Wings won Game Four and clinched the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 1, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The Red Wings defeated the Avalanche 8-2 and swept the series 4-0. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America)

Ian Laperriere #14 of the Colorado Avalanche controls the puck against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 29, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America)