Whicker: Ducks-Predators Game 1, the morning after

ANAHEIM — Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, the morning after:
— There is no more sickening feeling than to flip a puck over the boards and see the referee stick his arm up in the air, as the opposing team points excitedly to the seats. It’s an automatic delay of game, not open to interpretation the way everything else is. The Ducks suffered back-to-back puck-flip penalties on Ryan Getzlaf and Nate Thompson in the third period Friday night, creating a 5-on-3 for Nashvill