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					Originally Posted by Strange Brew  ... 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.
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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.