The Wild came back from 2-0 deficit to beat the Canucks, which gave them the win in the series. No other team had ever come back twice from 3-1 deficits in one playoff series. The Wild have also won 6 elimination games in the playoffs, second only to the Ny Islanders of 1985. (I think) Next up is Anaheim. No one has notices, but the Wild are in almost the exact same scenario as the Twins were last year. Both teams overcame series deficits against higher ranked opponents to reach the finals; both lost at home before winning a crucial elimination game; Both are hosting the series; both are playing against Disney owned teams; both has low pay-rolls and unknown players. Hopefully though, the Wild will pull out a win. Have a good one, and I will leave you with a quote from Ron Gardenhire:
"Jack Morris made that statement famous around here -- shower with the boys -- and that's what Lohse did tonight. He went right at them, pitched his butt off, and we scored a few runs. That's how it happens." -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire on Kyle Lohse's five-hit shutout Thursday night at Tampa Bay
Posted by Greenmantle at May 9, 2003 06:46 PMDuck!
Doesn't look like the Wild is going to do a miracle here.