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> ANAHEIM — The inspirational message on the chalkboard in the Ducks' locker room before their 2008 Stanley Cup playoff opener Thursday was this quote from author Robert Louis Stevenson: "To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end in life." After watching the Ducks' lopsided 4-0 loss to the Dallas Stars, a weak first attempt to defend their 2007 Stanley ... [link]

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NHL Morning Papers: Playoff Teams (Friday Edition)
Published 4/11/2008 by Richard Pollock at IllegalCurve.com
... , writes Dan Wood. Randy Youngman of the Orange County Register says that the Ducks' lost composure could lead to a lost series. The Stars ...

SportsBrief - April 11
Published 4/11/2008 by Andrew Kamenetzky at SportsHubLA
... C O L U M N S… Everyone knows that defending a title takes focus and composure. Or everyone but the Ducks, I should say, since the O.C. Register’s Randy Youngman found their lack of poise troubling. And as long as we’re critiquing, ...

Ducks Not Using Their Heads
Published 4/11/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... 4-0 loss to the Dallas Stars, a weak first attempt to defend their 2007 Stanley Cup championship, I suggest unveiling a more appropriate quotation before Game 2 on Saturday night at Honda Center. This one, from noted puckhead Willie Shakespeare, would fit: “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” And speaking of the heads that were crowned in June, why did some of the guys in the home black forget to use them Thursday night? continued

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