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The NHL playoff schedule is out and the grueling battle for the Stanley Cup begins Wednesday. The Tampa Bay Lightning clinched second place in the Atlantic, giving them the home-ice edge in a matchup against the Montreal Canadiens that gets under way on Wednesday. Every Canadiens playoff game can be heard live on TSN Radio 690 Montreal or at TSN.ca/Montreal. The NHL on TSNs coverage begins Wednesday at 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt, as the Pacific Division champion Anaheim Ducks face the Dallas Stars, who are back in the postseason for the first time since 2008 after securing the Wests second wild-card spot. TSNs other featured matchups for the first round include the Central Division-leading Colorado Avalanche taking on the Minnesota Wild, the Atlantic Division champion Boston Bruins facing the Detroit Red Wings and the New York Rangers taking on the Philadelphia Flyers. Joining the NHL on TSN as a guest analyst for the first round is Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo. The two-time Olympic gold medallist will be in the TSN Studio to provide his insight and analysis during the opening round. The following is the postseason schedule for Round 1, as released by the league on Sunday: EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST-ROUND MATCHUPS SERIES A - Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings TIME (ET), NETWORKS Friday, April 18 - 7:30pm: Detroit at Boston (NBCSN, TSN) Sunday, April 20 - 3pm: Detroit at Boston (NBC, TSN) Tuesday, April 22 - 7:30pm: Boston at Detroit (NBCSN, TSN) Thursday, April 24 - 8pm: Boston at Detroit (NBCSN, TSN) *Saturday, April 26 - 3pm: Detroit at Boston (NBC, TSN) *Monday, April 28 - TBD: Boston at Detroit (TSN) *Wednesday, April 30 - TBD: Detroit at Boston (TSN) SERIES B - Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens TIME (ET), NETWORKS Wednesday, April 16 - 7pm: Montreal at Tampa Bay (CBC, RDS, CNBC) Friday, April 18 - 7pm: Montreal at Tampa Bay (CBC, RDS, CNBC) Sunday, April 20 - 7pm: Tampa Bay at Montreal (CBC, RDS, NBCSN) Tuesday, April 22 - 7pm: Tampa Bay at Montreal (CBC, RDS, NHLN U.S.) *Thursday, April 24 - 7pm: Montreal at Tampa Bay (CBC, RDS, CNBC) *Sunday, April 27 - TBD: Tampa Bay at Montreal (CBC, RDS, NBCSN) Tuesday, April 29 - TBD: Montreal at Tampa Bay (CBC, RDS) SERIES C - Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets TIME (ET), NETWORKS Wednesday, April 16 - 7:30pm: Columbus at Pittsburgh (NBCSN, CBC) Saturday, April 19 - 7pm: Columbus at Pittsburgh (NBCSN, CBC) Monday, April 21 - 7pm: Pittsburgh at Columbus (NBCSN, CBC) Wednesday, April 23 - 7pm: Pittsburgh at Columbus (NBCSN, CBC) *Saturday, April 26 - TBD: Columbus at Pittsburgh (CBC) *Monday, April 28 - TBD: Pittsburgh at Columbus (CBC) *Wednesday, April 30 - TBD: Columbus at Pittsburgh (CBC) SERIES D - New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers TIME (ET), NETWORKS Thursday, April 17 - 7pm: Philadelphia at NY Rangers (CNBC, TSN) Sunday, April 20 - Noon Philadelphia at NY Rangers (NBC, TSN) Tuesday, April 22 - 8pm: NY Rangers at Philadelphia (NBC, TSN) Friday, April 25 - 7pm: NY Rangers at Philadelphia (CNBC, TSN) *Sunday, April 27 - Noon Philadelphia at NY Rangers (NBC, TSN) *Tuesday, April 29 - TBD: NY Rangers at Philadelphia (TSN) *Wednesday, April 30 - TBD: Philadelphia at NY Rangers (TSN) WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST-ROUND MATCHUPS SERIES E - Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild TIME (ET), NETWORKS Thursday, April 17 - 9:30pm: Minnesota at Colorado (CNBC, TSN) Saturday, April 19 - 9:30pm: Minnesota at Colorado (NBCSN, TSN) Monday, April 21 - 8pm: Colorado at Minnesota (NHLN U.S., (TSN) Thursday, April 24 - 9:30pm: Colorado at Minnesota (CNBC, TSN2) *Saturday, April 26 - TBD: Minnesota at Colorado (TSN) *Monday, April 28 - TBD: Colorado at Minnesota (TSN) *Wednesday, April 30 - TBD: Minnesota at Colorado (TSN) SERIES F - St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Blackhawks TIME (ET), NETWORKS Thursday, April 17 - 8pm: Chicago at St. Louis (NBCSN, CBC) Saturday, April 19 - 3pm: Chicago at St. Louis (NBC, CBC) Monday, April 21 - 8:30pm: St. Louis at Chicago (CNBC, CBC) Wednesday, April 23 - 9:30pm: St. Louis at Chicago (NBCSN, CBC) *Friday, April 25 - 8pm: Chicago at St. Louis (NBCSN, CBC) *Sunday, April 27 - 3pm: St. Louis at Chicago (NBC, CBC) *Tuesday, April 29 - TBD: Chicago at St. Louis (CBC) SERIES G - Anaheim Ducks vs. Dallas Stars TIME (ET), NETWORKS Wednesday, April 16 - 10pm: Dallas at Anaheim (NBCSN, TSN) Friday, April 18 - 10pm: Dallas at Anaheim (NBCSN, TSN) Monday, April 21 - 9:30pm: Anaheim at Dallas (NBCSN, TSN) Wednesday, April 23 - 8pm: Anaheim at Dallas (CNBC, TSN) *Friday, April 25 - 10:30pm: Dallas at Anaheim (NBCSN, TSN) *Sunday, April 27 - TBD: Anaheim at Dallas (TSN) *Tuesday, April 29 - TBD: Dallas at Anaheim (TSN) SERIES H - San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings TIME (ET), NETWORKS Thursday, April 17 - 10:30pm: Los Angeles at San Jose (NBCSN, CBC) Sunday, April 20 - 10pm: Los Angeles at San Jose (NBCSN, CBC) Tuesday, April 22 - 10pm: San Jose at Los Angeles (NBCSN, CBC) Thursday, April 24 - 10:30pm: San Jose at Los Angeles (NBCSN, CBC) *Saturday, April 26 - TBD: Los Angeles at San Jose (NBCSN, CBC) *Monday, April 28 - TBD: San Jose at Los Angeles (CBC) *Wednesday, April 30 - TBD: Los Angeles at San Jose (CBC) NBA Jerseys China . - Bryan Price sat down in the cushy chair. 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Free agent quarterback Vince Young is taking a physical with the team Monday and is expected to participate in Clevelands minicamp this week. Browns general manager Ray Farmer said the team has been tracking Young, who hasnt played in an NFL regular-season game since 2011 with Philadelphia. He has spent parts of the past two offseasons with Buffalo and Green Bay. Young, selected third overall by Tennessee in 2006, is 31-19 as a starter. "Our interest in Vince is that hes been productive and hes had success in the National Football League," Farmer said at a predraft news conference. "We wanted to take the opportunity to get a chance to see where he was. Weve been kind of following him through the off-season and he had been doing some things that kind of caught our eye and made us kind of take note and we wanted to see what that looked like in his own time frame." Farmer said the Browns are also bringing in Tyler Thhigpen, who last played for Buffalo in 2012.dddddddddddd The Browns need to add a veteran to back up Brian Hoyer, who is penciled in as the starter heading into this season but is coming off knee surgery. Other than Hoyer, the only quarterback on Clevelands roster is Alex Tanney, who was signed late last season as the Browns were hit hard by injuries at quarterback. Both Young and Thigpen are mobile, and Farmer said thats an important quality in new co-ordinator Kyle Shanahans offence. "They both are very good athletes," Farmer said. "They both have had relative success -- I know Vince you would easily say probably more than Tyler. Thats a good piece. I think Kyle would tell you that he likes a quarterback that is mobile. The offence definitely is going to require the quarterback to do different things, play outside the pocket to some degree." The Browns own the No. 4 and No. 26 overall picks in next weeks draft, and its possible they could use either of them on a quarterback such as Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel or Teddy Bridgewater. ' ' '