Over the Boards: Western Conference dominance  Wednesday,
11.13.2013 / 3:00 AM Dan Rosen  - NHL.com Senior Writer  The
Western Conference teams have had the advantage over the Eastern
Conference teams since the start of the 2005-06 season, but it's
been even more pronounced this season, leading to various
theories as to why that may be.  There's the element of speed,
which many coaches, especially in the Western Conference,
believe gradually has gotten better in the West over the years.
There's the depth up front, especially among the top-two scoring
lines on each team, which coaches talk about that being in favor
of the West.  "We played Detroit and their top line killed us,
but there was no secondary scoring," Dallas Stars coach Lindy
Ruff told NHL.com. "Buffalo has had a real tough time scoring
and we played against them. Montreal at the same time was having
the same type of problems. I would point to that."  St. Louis
Blues coach Ken Hitchcock doesn't disagree with any of it, but
when asked for a reason w