[Devils-list] X-roads
Joe
savorefare@home.com
Sat, 2 Jun 2001 11:33:09 -0400
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Ok, I see the parallel's between last years Stars and this years Devils. =
I read the stories how our guys are tired, how they are getting out =
worked and beat by a more commited fresher team of hungrier guys that =
havent won it yet. I read how those extra games they had to play against =
the teams they ultimatley beat are starting to catch up.=20
But one Bobby Holik quote says a different story...
Even after they have played this bad, after all of it, they are still =
sitting on a home game, that can tie the series. They can take that on =
the road and do what was been the norm in this playoff, win a road game. =
So, (and how sick does this sound) if they steal one at home they are =
still in good shape. I know our boys are tired, no one is really giving =
them credit for coming this far because quite frankly, its a replay of =
last year. They can pull it off thou, if they want it bad enough. Giving =
up now, doesnt give them any extra time off and gives them the finality =
of failure instead of putting themselves along side teams like the =
Oilers and the Isle from back in the 80's.=20
So, which Devil team will show up.......The one that we knew for years =
that would fall apart under the pressure OR the one who developed great =
pride and stood up to the challenges.=20
I hope its the latter but I will also be proud of them for getting this =
far.....No excuses but it is a tall order. A tall order that can be =
done, if the desire is there. They just have to match Colorodo's desire =
and someone other than Randy McKay has to be the one to spark it....I =
hope our Capt has one more hit in his bag to deliver
Joe
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'One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring =
them all and in the darkness bind them.'
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Ok, I see the =
parallel's=20
between last years Stars and this years Devils. I read the stories how =
our guys=20
are tired, how they are getting out worked and beat by a more commited =
fresher=20
team of hungrier guys that havent won it yet. I read how those extra =
games they=20
had to play against the teams they ultimatley beat are starting to catch =
up.=20
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3D#000080 size=3D2>But one Bobby =
Holik quote=20
says a different story...</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Even after =
they have played=20
this bad, after all of it, they are still sitting on a home game, that =
can tie=20
the series. They can take that on the road and do what was been the norm =
in this=20
playoff, win a road game. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3D#000080 size=3D2>So, (and how =
sick does this=20
sound) if they <EM>steal </EM>one at home they are still in good shape. =
I know=20
our boys are tired, no one is really giving them credit for coming this =
far=20
because quite frankly, its a replay of last year. They can pull it off =
thou, if=20
they want it bad enough. Giving up now, doesnt give them any extra time =
off and=20
gives them the finality of failure instead of putting themselves along =
side=20
teams like the Oilers and the Isle from back in the 80's. =
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3D#000080 size=3D2>So, which =
Devil team will=20
show up.......The one that we knew for years that would fall apart under =
the=20
pressure <FONT color=3D#ff0000>OR </FONT><FONT color=3D#000080>the one =
who developed=20
great pride and stood up to the challenges. =
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size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3D#000080 size=3D2>I hope its the =
latter but I=20
will also be proud of them for getting this far.....No excuses but it is =
a tall=20
order. A tall order that can be done, if the desire is there. They just =
have to=20
match Colorodo's desire and someone other than Randy McKay has to be the =
one to=20
spark it....I hope our Capt has one more hit in his bag to=20
deliver</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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