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nytimes.com - 12/1/2008

Slap Shot: Rules Make Leads More Fragile

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In the N.H.L., a team with a two-goal lead almost never lost. But not this season. Now it seems almost no lead is safe. >

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frozenpondauction.com - 12/6/2008

Slap Shot 3 - A Review

— frozenpondauction.com — Someone had to watch it, so it may as well have been me. Okay – firstly, I... can not be completely objective when I talk about something concerning The Hanson Brothers. I had a personal and business relationship with them that goes back a number ... (more) Slap Shot 3 - A Review

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Babcock knows all too well that the 'comeback win' is here to stay
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Slap Shot — ... .) On Thursday night the Flyers staged a similar remarkable comeback, down 5-1 to Carolina after two periods, rallying to gain a tie in regulation time before getting the bonus point in the post-game skills competition. We’ve monitored these comebacks all season, which now happen regularly, and wrote about it a couple of weeks ago in the paper , saying, “Teams have regularly stormed back against big and small leads alike. Seesaw games are a regular feature and holding any lead is a risky matter. On the same night earlier this month, Pittsburgh and Calgary sprinted ...