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Modano Ready for San Jose
by Alanah McGinley on 04/25/08 at 02:28 PM ET
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From Willa Ford (Mike Modano’s wife) at her NHL.com blog:
We’ve handled one big, strong, quick-skating tough team, and now we have another. But this goaltender is up for the Vezina, and they have potentially an even greater set of forwards to throw against our young D.
(I said to Mike this morning, “This goaltender probably isn’t going to like you very much in the next few days and he replied with “He’s a great guy off of the ice, but no, hopefully he isn’t happy with me when this series is over.”)
To top it off, the San Jose arena is one of the loudest and most violent crowds that I’ve ever seen in person. It worries me, but for some reason Mike loves it. He said he hopes they boo him, he hopes they give it to his goaltender and his team and his teammates because it drives him…
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I was wondering the same thing. But I suspect she meant it as a compliment in a way… the enthusiasm for hockey in San Jose is probably a bit different than in Texas. 
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 04/25/08 at 03:39 PM ET
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Violent crowd? Whaaa? We’re always loud and enthusiastic, but never violent. Has she even been to San Jose? Does the ditz think the Sharks fans are going to climb over the glass and attack her little Mikey poo?
Posted by Rachel from San Jose on 04/25/08 at 03:21 PM ET