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Old 05-18-2018, 11:16 PM   #814
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... no expansion team in my memory has had a goalie play this well. And in the NHL, that can mean instant contender.

In another note, everyone seems to be talking a lot about playing with a chip on their shoulder because they are a team of castoffs. How is that different than every single expansion team in the history of sports? That hasn’t seemed to make such a difference before.
I agree. This is why I tend to think the events to start the season which galvanized the team and the city played a huge part. This was brought up again in the Engelland pre-game piece.
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