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The Cup Changes Everything
The Cup Changes Everything
That’s the tagline the NHL has used during this year’s NHL playoffs. The idea is that once your team has won the Cup reptuations are made, misperceptions are dealt a fatal blow, and you join a very select group of people and teams who have won the most difficult piece of hardware to claim in professional team sports. Here are some of the things that would change if Detroit can ...
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Playoff Algebra
NO PUN INTENDED — ... And the whole time, what I found myself constantly explaining to them was, "I want x player to win the cup because y." Then I saw this post of Dave's, which was along similar lines, and I thought about it, and that really honestly is part of the reason I want this so badly - of course you always want to see your team win, but more importantly I want to see each individual little piece of the team to succeed. I want this for all of them. ...

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