Roughly two years ago, the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils were the finalists in the free-agent market battle for Ilya Kovalchuk.
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The Stanley Cup finals are here at last, after 82 regular-season games and three rounds of playoffs, and the matchup is as unlikely they come. The sixth-seeded New Jersey Devils will take on the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings.
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Modified: 05/27/12 11:05:33 PMMany NHL players believe you shouldn’t touch the Stanley Cup until winning it – or else. But many also believe touching the Eastern and Western Conference championship trophies – the Prince of Wales Trophy in the East, the Clarence Campbell Bowl in the West – prevents the Stanley Cup from being won.
Modified: 05/27/12 05:21:01 AMA look at the Carolina Hurricanes of 2002 and what’s become of them in the past decade
Modified: 05/27/12 05:21:01 AMCommentary: From the start, Game 3 of the 2002 Stanley Cup finals felt like a momentous occasion, but as time passes, it’s easier to see how the triple-overtime marathon really did decide the series
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The Carolina Hurricanes did not win the Stanley Cup in 2002. That would come later. But what the Canes did win a decade ago perhaps was just as precious and hard-earned: acceptance.
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