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Then there was this chilling thought. How would franchise owner Eugene Melnyk react to a second-round sweep of a team he believed could win a Stanley Cup? Remember Melnyk's angry reaction to Ottawa's Game 7 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2004?
Would he lash out and fire everyone, down to the last popcorn vendor at Scotiabank Place? Now, as evidenced by the fan brooms littering the Buffalo post-game ice and outside the arena on Thursday night, at least the sweep is dead.
Twenty NHL teams have come back from being down 3-1 in a series; just two from 3-0.
Then there was this chilling thought. How would franchise owner Eugene Melnyk react to a second-round sweep of a team he believed could win a Stanley Cup? Remember Melnyk's angry reaction to Ottawa's Game 7 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2004?
Would he lash out and fire everyone, down to the last popcorn vendor at Scotiabank Place? Now, as evidenced by the fan brooms littering the Buffalo post-game ice and outside the arena on Thursday night, at least the sweep is dead.
Twenty NHL teams have come back from being down 3-1 in a series; just two from 3-0.