European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 19. 1sb8 the stars and stripes Page 25 nil playoffs enter second round devils reach for new Hei Grifs Bruins trying to snap old Jinx by Ken Rappoport Ger Washington defens Eman Rod  a sports writer the new Jersey devils Are reaching for new Heights and the Boston Bruins Are trying to Bury an old Jinx As the Sec Ond round of the Stanley cup playoffs opened monday nigh. After winning their first Ever playoff series with a six game Victory Over the new York wanders the devils Sci their sights on the Patrick division championship in their second round series with the Washington capitals. The Bruins meanwhile face Montreal in the Adams division find in the re sumption or a venerable playoff rivalry heavily dominated by the canadians. Last year the can diem swept the ruins in the Adams semifinals to in lend their Mastery Over Boston o 18 straight series Triumph. The last Lime the drains won a playoff series Over the canadians was a semifinal Triumph in 1943 when the nil was a us icam league. They have Only Caien the canadians twice in 22 playoff matchup. Second round play continues tonight with opening games in the smythe Una s Between Edmonton and Calgary and them Orris Between Detroit and St. Louis. Flaying in their first playoffs since moving to new Jersey in 1982, inc Dev ils in some ways remind the capitals of themselves six years ago. When we made the playoffs six years ago far the fins time our hearts got big Ger Lan Gway said. I m sure they la play the tame Way. But they still have a lot to  actually the devils have made Only one other playoff appearance in fran Chise history in 1978, when they were based in Colorado. They were swept out in two games by Philadelphia. This year s team is obviously differ ent. The devils play awfully Well Washington coach Bryan Murray  Doug Carpenter they always had a lot of character. Now they play with finesse As  Carpenter the Only coach the devils bad had since heir move to new Jersey was fired late in the season and replaced by Jim Schoenfeld who led them into he playoff with a great stretch run. We thought that we were the Best club Down the stretch and we Wen going into the playoffs playing Good hockey so then was no sense being satisfied with just Mak ing it new Jersey goalie Sean Burke said you never know when you re going to get this Chance again. When you be got the Chance to do something you be got to Tate advantage of  the capitals won the season series 5 2, but Burke the late arriving olympic goaltender from Canada did t play in the earlier games. He has been one of the biggest reasons for the devils recent Suc they re a Young hockey dub an they have a hot goal Lender Langway said. But we have More playoff experience we have the adrenaline going and we Don t have to travel for the first two games we re also  Back Al the Blue line than the devils and the know that we Are  if the capitals win the series in will Mark a first for them too. They have never gotten past the second round in their relatively limited playoff history dating Back to 1983. The same certainty can t be said of the Montreal canadians the league s most successful team with 22 Stanley cups. A lot of that Success has been built with inc help of the canadians domination of inc Bruins in the playoffs. The Bruins Are determined to change things this year and the canadians think they have the ability to do so. Montreal had a slight Edge in he season series 4 certainly it s the Best Boston team i be faced in the five years i be been Here Montreal Center . I m sure that a Young Guy like Boston s Rookie def Anseman or ii Wes Ley does t care that the Bruins were los ing to the canadians of the 1940s, 90s any advantage in this series the Bruins face a Montreal team weakened by injuries to key players. With left Wing Mats Naslund and Center Bayne Corsun out with knee injuries and left Wing Bob Cainey doubtful be cause of a bruised ankle canadians orach Jean Perron has shown  is so important in the Nlay Afi sic said. You Ilon l tone a a Ituna or a Raincy without it Ding  s it Jiosi because you re losing two hockey players but you re losing two leaders both in the dressing r