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Must Wins In Tampa
by Paul on 02/13/09 at 06:58 AM ET
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from Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun,
Despite mutually miserable seasons, however, the two teams which entered the contest 10 and 13 points out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, respectively, are worlds apart in other ways.
The Leafs, as we are reminded regularly by coach Ron Wilson and president Brian Burke, are looking far beyond this spring, enjoying the benefit of never having to worry about selling tickets.
The Bolts, as embattled interim head coach Rick Tocchet made clear yesterday, have no such free pass.
“I don’t care who you have on your team, if you don’t win, you’re not going to bring people in,” Tocchet said. “We’re in a market here where we have to at least compete.
“The fans want to see us win, that’s the bottom line.”
As league issues go, that bottom line is becoming particularly gruesome in these economic times, particularly for NHL teams in southern locales.
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