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Columbus Plans To Keep Winning
by Paul on 04/15/09 at 09:29 AM ET
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from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal,
It’s the No. 2 seed versus the No. 7 this time, too, and from 1997 to 2006, a seventh seed has knocked off a second seed in Round 1.
It’s a mismatch on paper. The Wings have 1,793 playoff games experience in their lineup; Columbus 401. The Wings have the NHL’s best power play (25.5 per cent), the Jackets the worst (12.7 per cent). No clubs making the playoffs for the first time have ever won a Cup, but St. Louis (1968) and Florida (1996) did make the finals. “We’re in it to win, just like the other 15 teams ... we didn’t come this far just to throw our gear on and that’s it,” said Jackets captain Rick Nash, who got two hat tricks this season, both against the Wings.
“We achieved our goal, to get into the playoffs for the first time. That was great. But now that we’re in them, we want to go far. We’re not just happy to make them.”
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Just wanted to point out that Buster Douglas is from Columbus. Maybe Columbus is a springboard for underdog victors.
Posted by Tara on 04/15/09 at 09:48 AM ET