What a rout

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There really isn't much to say about this series. Colorado was disgustingly undermanned with all the injuries to such key players. For as great a player as Peter Forsberg has been in his career, it just seemed he demoralized them when he said he couldn't play in Game 1. That just set an ugly tone [link]

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Living with the aftershock
Published 5/2/2008 by David Driscoll-Carignan at In The Cheap Seats
... For as great a player as Peter Forsberg has been in his career, it just seemed he demoralized them when he said he couldn’t play in Game 1. That just set an ugly tone for the Avs the rest of the series. Joe Sakic looked old. - Ted Kulfan, Wings Blog ...

Wings-Avs Game 4 wrap-up
Published 5/2/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... (PDF file) : We get a few days off. Refocus and have some good practices. We played really good two games at home. We came out strong the third game here, too. We had a good road game. It was tight in the end but we found a way to win. Today, we just kept going. They had some injuries. That didn't make it easier for them." Zetterberg and Osgood told the Detroit News's Ted Kulfan that the team will enjoy its brief respite before what will be a hard-fought Conference Final series vs. the Sharks or Stars: ...

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