 The heavily favored Red Wings suffered an upset, losing in six games for the Kings' first playoff series win since 1993.In the second round, the Kings forced seven games in their series against the Avalanche, but lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champions.Afterwards, during the off-season, Luc Robitaille turned down a one-year deal with a substantial pay cut and ended up signing with Detroit, as the Red Wings represented his best chance at winning the Stanley Cup, and like Tomas Sandstrom before him in 1997, Robitaille won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2002.