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Originally Posted by Gaudfather
Ironically the Gio injury now removes the pressure from the team to make the playoffs this year -as most observers are now writing their chances off.
This means this group of plucky underachievers can just go play hockey. They can play as a team and they won't be gripping their sticks too tight and whatever happens happens. And in the end some doubting Thomas's may be surprised.
And if they get in - can you imagine how much this city will behind them - even if its just for Round 1.
Leave it on the ice boys - you just never know.
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Good point. I don't doubt for a second that some of our early season success can be attributed to opponents taking us lightly. With our best player out of the lineup, I can easily see that happen again.
20 games left -- that means 20 opportunities for one guy to step up and be the difference in a hockey game. Good goaltending alone can get us 6 wins. The other 6 wins need to come from someone stepping up -- Backlund one night, Raymond another, Monahan another. It can happen.