There were couples departing hand in hand, heading out toward suburban homes and babysitters asleep on the couch. We still have two games we have to win. We're not going to get down now. Launch clip Multimedia Central Click here to go to Multimedia Central for all the latest video and audio. In their ways and miens, the players on both teams were so similar.
Exhaustion has a way of smoothing features, of rounding voices.
Winners or losers, Stars or Devils, these men were first and foremost relieved to be at rest. They talked about the many missed opportunities in the 1-0 game. They talked about their goalies. They talked about all the water and more water they drank between the overtime periods, and about how they tried to keep their equipment dry. Even Dallas coach Ken Hitchcock, always verbose and insightful, had a weariness about him.