NHL PLAYOFFS Anaheim has time to prepare

After the Mighty Ducks' second sweep, they now await their next opponent.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Anaheim Mighty Ducks gave themselves plenty of time to savor their first berth in the Stanley Cup finals.
Goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere and the upstart Mighty Ducks begin what could be a lengthy break after finishing their second sweep of the playoffs with a 2-1 victory over Minnesota on Friday night.
Anaheim must await the winner of the Eastern Conference finals between the New Jersey Devils and Ottawa Senators.
It could be a while. If that series goes seven games, it won't end until Friday. The Ducks don't mind having some time to relax and get ready for the Cup finals.
Giguere sparkles
"Rest is a weapon and I think we can use it," said Giguere, who continued his sensational post-season run by allowing only one goal in the sweep of the Wild.
"Physically, I feel pretty good. We've got a lot of rest in between the series. Even before the first series, we got five or six days rest."
The seventh-seeded Ducks swept defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit in the first round, then eliminated top-seeded Dallas 4-2 in the second round.
The Ducks and their stingy goalie, who's playing in his first postseason, are 12-2.
Rookie coach Mike Babcock doesn't intend for this week to be a vacation for the Ducks.
"Our plan will be to get prepared. We will get prepared," he said emphatically. "We will have a pretty good report on the team we'll play. We will work out guys and get healthy and be, obviously, ready to go."
He's not concerned about any rust accumulating.
"Maybe you're not going to be as good in the first seven minutes as you should be, but the bottom line is, we know how to play. We'll stay sharp," Babcock said.
Oates had two goals
Adam Oates, who scored both Anaheim goals in the clinching victory over Minnesota, knows the coach will keep the Ducks on their toes.
"We obviously have some tough practices coming up," said the 40-year-old Oates. "I think both teams [the Devils and Senators] are really good. They're obviously playing great hockey to be in the position they are, and we'll deal with them when we can."
Giguere lost his bid for an unprecedented fourth straight playoff shutout early in Game 4 against Minnesota. But after giving up the goal to Andrew Brunette on a deflection during a power play on the Wild's fourth shot of the game, he stopped their next 21.
The goal was the first allowed by the Anaheim goalie since the third period of the final victory over Dallas in the second round.