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LASTNIGHT WATCHING THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS…
IT WOULD BE HARD…IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE…FOR CANUCK FANS NOT TO FEEL JUST A LITTLE JEALOUS…
AFTER ALL…THE FLYERS BEAT THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS 6-5 IN OVERTIME…
PHILADELPHIA NOW LEADS THE EASTERN CONFERENCE WITH A PERFECT RECORD OF 3-0…
BUT THERE IS A LESSON TO BE LEARNED…
THIS IS THE SAME PHILADELPHIA TEAM…WHICH ONLY A YEAR AGO…LOST ITS FIRST 6 GAMES OF THE SEASON…
SOUND FAMILAR???
THE SAME PHILADELPHIA TEAM…WHICH ONLY A YEAR AGO…HAD MADE IT TO THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS…
IT’S ANOTHER REMINDER…THAT IN TODAYS NHL…
IT’S NOT HOW YOU START THAT MATTERS…IT’S HOW YOU FINISH…
TONIGHT THE CANUCKS TAKE ON THE MONTREAL CANADAINS…
A TEAM THAT WILL BE PLAYING ITS SECOND ROAD GAME IN AS MANY NIGHTS…
A TEAM THAT HAS LOST ITS TOP DEFENCEMAN…ANDRIE MARKOV…
AND ON SUNDAY…DALLAS IS IN TOWN…
THE STARS ARE A FRANCHISE IN COMPLETE “RE-BUILD”…
THEY HAVE A NEW GENERAL MANAGER IN JOE NIEUWENDYK…
AND A NEW HEAD COACH IN MARC CRAWFORD…
THEY ALSO HAVE LOST THEIR FIRST 2 GAMES OF THE SEASON…
STARTING TO FEEL BETTER???
SHOULD THE CANUCKS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SITUATION…AND POST 2 VICTORIES OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS…
TRUST ME…THE NEED TO PANIC…WILL SUDDENLY DISSAPPEAR…
IN THE WORDS OF ROBERTO LUONGO:
“RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH…RELAX AND JUST GO OUT AND PLAY”…
WHAT SHOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE FANS IS THIS ONE STAT…
THE CANUCKS HAVE PRODUCED 120 SHOTS IN THEIR FIRST 3 GAMES…
NOW HAVING SAID THAT…
THE WORDS OF TONY GALLAGER IN THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE THIS MORNING…STILL ARE HANGING IN THE AIR…
“BUT THEY’RE STILL 0-3”…
UNTIL THAT CHANGES…NO HISTORY LESSON…NO STAT…AND NO LITTLE PEP TALK…IS GOING MAKE THESE FANS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEIR TEAM…
IN THE MEANTIME THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS…“TAKE A DEEP BREATH”…