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Originally Posted by chummer
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For a team that likes to hang onto the past (5 CUPS!!!!!) that sure was tone def. One of the big things Gretzky talks about was learning how to lose that 1st time against NYI and seeing how the Islanders were tending to injuries just as much as celebrating. That moment clicked with his team that they didn't pay the price and they may not have learned it if they didn't lose in the final in 83.
The Panthers are a bit different this year. Tkachuk, a key leader on the team, is more composed. They hopefully have learned just like Gretzky did back in 1983.