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I have much higher hopes for taking The Cup than I did in '02 against Detroit. If we do take it, I just hope it is on home ice so I can be there.

I'll settle for a Canes victory on either team's ice. If for nothing else, so many members of the team have fought tooth and nail for a championship for YEARS. (Or year, if you're inclined to include Wardo and Ladd.) :)

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And I do salute the Sabres team for a well-played series. They sucked up some significant injuries and the outcome may have been different if their entire team had been healthy for all seven games. Of course, the same could be said for the Canes having lost Cole with that broken neck. Still, someone needs to put a muzzle on Buffalo's goalie. From Sports Ticker (in regards to the power play set up by Campbell sending the puck out of play in his defensive zone):

"I'm not going to swear, but it cost us the freaking game," Miller said. "It is the stupidest thing ever. I don't think that should ever decide a game. Two guys forechecking a player and he goes to make a quick play on bad ice in the springtime and it goes out of play. That's a rule? Wake up."

RoV's PoV: Bad ice? Sheesh. Apparently Miller's the only one that has complained about "bad ice." Even the sportscasters before the game commented on how well-frozen the ice and puck were at the start of the game.