I love the work rate of the team now. Much more relentless in 50/50 battles. It wasn't a perfect game but I liked a lot of what I saw, and you have to be able to squeak out some close games sometimes. Lots of promising signs. The challenge for Sutter will be to keep these guys going like this over the long haul, this must feel like a grueling level of play for some of these guys.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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