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a. Winnipeg has a mentality problem and thats why they cant get it done despite superior strength. Their veterans need to step up and lead the team. The franchise has not won since 44 which is their longest drought since the beginning of the league when they won the very first cup. Tough to see a franchise like that struggle like it has.
b. Its very very difficult to be unconvinced by two straight sweeps. Teams get hot for sure but that is scorching and nobody on earth should be underestimating them at that point. They beat the 2nd 3rd and 4th in the regular season and that is not accident. Good teams beat good teams.
c. The more impressive run is Buffalo for sure. Nobody really picked them to make it deep in the gauntlet in the east, let alone challenge for the cup. Winnipeg was always going to be there and they have had a stacked team for a while now, its not a huge surprise. The west I would argue is not very tough in the first place though.


My favorite part of the series was when buffalo kept pounding. Even though we went down 0-2, we never gave up hope that we could win and just kept putting on the pressure which eventually caused the aurora to lose their confidence and we went on to win 4 straight to seal the deal in 6. Even though fantobens was no longer in god like form, the rest of the team stepped up to help him out. It just goes to show that mentality is everything and even if on paper you're beat before the first puck drops, if you believe in yourself no team can stand in your way.