Shouldn't the NHL season end sooner?

The final stanley cup game was held on June 12th! If the Lakers had swept the Orlando Magic in 4 games, the NBA season would have ended before the NHL season! This wasn't even an olympic year! The NHL shouldn't have to compete w/the NBA championship for recognition....The NHL needs to hv it's own time period to recognize the greatness of the Stanley Cup run. The season should end no later than the 2nd week in May. Move the beginning of the season up, or shorten the first round back to a best of five as it once was, etc...anything to avoid playing into June, heading into JULY!!