Whicker: Ducks’ silver linings don’t dispel the cloud

ANAHEIM — A peace treaty gets signed and more shots ring out.
Another Stanley Cup playoff train left the station at 6 p.m. Friday. The Ducks didn’t catch up to it until about 7:45.
That does not make the eventual 3-2 overtime loss to Nashville palatable or even acceptable, in Game 1 of the Western Finals.
But a tie game after 60 minutes looked like a fantasy after the Predators skated rings around the home team in the early going.
James Neal pulled it out for the Predators, now 9-2 i