than 80% of its revenue from the U.S. and Europe and fluctuations in exchange rates affect the company when it converts its foreign earnings into rupees. The rupee rose to a six-month high against the greenback in early April, but has lost some of the gains since as it fell to a three-month low last Wednesday. Mahalingam said the business environment for the company remains good, despite macroeconomic concerns in the U.S. and Europe. He said the company hasn't lost any business opportunities in the U.S. because of rules that limit the number of work visas there. Tata Consultancy and its peers take workers from India to the U.S. to do temporary jobs for clients. The U.S. issues just 65,000 a year under the H-1B visa program that allows high-skilled professionals into the U.S. for longer-term work, and the companies have been demanding an increase in that number to help them take up more projects there. "The visa issues have been around for a while, especially [on staff traveling] to the U.S.," Mahalingam said. "I don'they've achieved." It wasn't easy. Even though goaltender Tim Thomas has two shutouts and an impressive 2.29 goals-against average, and David Krejci and Nathan Horton each have 17 points through three rounds, the Bruins still had to play 18 games to get here. Wrapped around a surprisingly thorough four-game sweep of the Flyers in Round 2, were two emotionally draining seven-game series vs. the Canadiens and Lightning. Round 3 ended with a classic 1-0 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday night, in front of a charged home crowd. "I think it was disciplined hockey at its best. You had to dig deep," Jacobs said. "And I thought it was great hockey. This city thought it was great hockey. That's more important than anything — that the fans came out the way they did, and that they responded the way they did. I couldn't have been more pleased with it." And keep in mind, the Bruins — in a sports town that is quick to push the panic button — opened the playoffs by dropping the first two games at home to Montreal. Boston is 12-4 since. "I was disappointed we were down 2-0. I had a lot of confidence in our team, but I have to tell you — when you're down 2-0 — you've got to be concerned about whether or not you can pull that off," Jacobs said. "And to go into Montreal, and win the next two, well, that was very refreshing." The Bruins will journey back into Canada on Monday after a practice in Boston. The Canucks, who defeated Chicago, Nashville and San Jose to win the West, haven't played since last Tuesday, when they defeated the Sharks 3-2 in Game 5 of the conference finals. Vancouver led the NHL with 117 points this season, 10 more than any other team. After a tougher-than-expected first round, in which they needed overtime of Game 7 to dispose of the Blackhawks, the Canucks have found their groove, dispatching the Predators and Sharks in six and five games, respectively. In the regular season, the Bruins defeated the Canucks in Vancouver 3-1 on Feb. 26. Vancouver native Milan Lucic scored the go-ahead goal on a rebound with 4:38 left, and Thomas made 26 saves. "Our ambition is to go and win the Stanley Cup," Jacobs said. "There is a common bond now that exists between everybody. You've really built an organization, and I say a hockey organizat