The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Playoff Hockey - Page 6

Cards4ever · 04-22-2003, 11:45 PM

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Originally posted by bbor
Windows messenger.

How come Risebrough looked so bitter when the Wild tied it?

hmm, that's one i don't have, oh well, we'll see if we can catch up to the thread kill anyway!

Don't know about Risebrough, they didn't show him on our local fox feed.

bbor · 04-22-2003, 11:54 PM

Cards...you have a PM

ISiddiqui · 04-23-2003, 12:03 AM

WILD WIN!!

Holy crap!!

Cards4ever · 04-23-2003, 12:06 AM

That is unbelievable!

bbor · 04-23-2003, 12:08 AM

Interesting play-off this is shaping up as

sterlingice · 04-23-2003, 12:08 AM

Unreal. What a great night of hockey. If only the Leafs hadn't imploded and instead given us an OT game.

SI

sterlingice · 04-23-2003, 12:08 AM

WOO! Hawks fan heaven- both the Wings and Blues have been chased!

SI

Tekneek · 04-23-2003, 12:40 AM

Add the Avalanche. All of ESPN's favorite teams in the West are out.

Qwikshot · 04-23-2003, 12:41 AM

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Originally posted by sterlingice
Unreal. What a great night of hockey. If only the Leafs hadn't imploded and instead given us an OT game.

SI

As a Flyers fan I say we've given enough OT games for round 1...still a very exciting series...hats off to Toronto fans...

bbor · 04-23-2003, 12:49 AM

Who's the favorite now?

Dallas?.....Ottawa??

sterlingice · 04-23-2003, 12:58 AM

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Originally posted by bbor
Who's the favorite now?

Dallas?.....Ottawa??

I've gotta think Dallas is the prohibitive favorite now. Which, this year, means they'll be out next round in a sweep. Jersey wouldn't be a bad team to hang your hat on either. And since when did the West become the East? It's not typical for upper seeds to lose in the West.

SI

bbor · 04-23-2003, 01:00 AM

i forgot about Jersey.....Nucks will be there too i think.

Honolulu_Blue · 04-23-2003, 02:54 AM

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Originally posted by ISiddiqui
WILD WIN!!

Holy crap!!

Finally! The first good sports-related thing to happen in this god-forsaken month! Welcome to the land of the first round upsets, Colorado! Like Wolverine from the X-Men always says before leaping into a group of baddies, "I may go down, but I'm taking lots 'o' company!" The bitter pill of the sweep has just gotten a little easier to swallow.

As for the favorite... Well, at this point, it looks like Dallas, New Jersey, or Ottawa.

You have to like New Jersey because of the way Brodeur has played all year long. Dallas because of the firepower and Turco has showed that he is no Jim Carey. Ottawa because they are super-skilled.

Karim · 04-23-2003, 04:06 AM

This is awesome ... Ducks, Nucks, TBay, Wild. It's great to have new faces.

Maple Leafs · 04-23-2003, 06:55 AM

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Originally posted by henry296
For all of the very knowledgable hockey fans out there, what is the record for most total OT periods played in 1 series. The Flyers and Leafs have played 7. Can anyone think of a series with more.

According to a Toronto paper, Leafs/Flyers was the longest series since 1939, and second longest of all time (in terms of minutes played). It was also only the second series to include three multi-OT games (Devils/Rangers being the other).

It will be a long off-season in Toronto. This is a good team and there's no shame in losing to a team like the Flyers, but a first round exit is a first round exit and there's no way to justify that in Toronto. There will be changes... maybe not wholesale, sell-the-farm type changes, but this team needs some new blood. (You think it's easy to hate the Leafs now? Wait until they sign Derian Hatcher.)

That said, I have a lot of admiration for the Flyers. I usually come out of a playoff series hating the other team, but I have nothing but respect for Philadelphia. They were the better team in this series, and Ottawa will have their hands full.

sachmo71 · 04-23-2003, 07:04 AM

Go Wild!

If you think Hatcher is leaving Dallas after the year he's had, you are smoking some of the good stuff!

Maple Leafs · 04-23-2003, 07:15 AM

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Originally posted by sachmo71
If you think Hatcher is leaving Dallas after the year he's had, you are smoking some of the good stuff!

"As times get closer to July 1, there's certainly more of a chance that curiosity peaks in a player. It's only logical that if it has been left this long, the team that owns the player is vulnerable to him exploring what is out there, particularly with teams like Detroit and Toronto out there." -- Pat Morris, Hatcher's agent.

He may resign, especially if the Stars win the Cup, but it's no sure thing.

MizzouRah · 04-23-2003, 08:36 AM

Blues bit the bullet tonight! Damn I want to cry. The thought of facing the Wild just... oh well, it's baseball season.

Todd

Cards4ever · 04-23-2003, 08:36 AM

The only thing I have to say is, THERE'S NO HOCKEY ON TONIGHT!

sachmo71 · 04-23-2003, 08:53 AM

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Originally posted by Maple Leafs
"As times get closer to July 1, there's certainly more of a chance that curiosity peaks in a player. It's only logical that if it has been left this long, the team that owns the player is vulnerable to him exploring what is out there, particularly with teams like Detroit and Toronto out there." -- Pat Morris, Hatcher's agent.

He may resign, especially if the Stars win the Cup, but it's no sure thing.

Wow, a quote from an agent. Now that's news!

The only reason they haven't offered Hatcher a new contract is because Hicks is trying to sell the team and he wanted to leave the option up to any new owner. Of course it's not a sure thing, but I'm not worried about him playing for the bloody Leafs. If somehow he gets away and goes to the Wings, I'll quit watching hockey.

Cards4ever · 04-23-2003, 08:56 AM

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Originally posted by sachmo71
Wow, a quote from an agent. Now that's news!

The only reason they haven't offered Hatcher a new contract is because Hicks is trying to sell the team and he wanted to leave the option up to any new owner. Of course it's not a sure thing, but I'm not worried about him playing for the bloody Leafs. If somehow he gets away and goes to the Wings, I'll quit watching hockey.

When EHM comes out, you can trade to get him back!

sachmo71 · 04-23-2003, 08:58 AM

EHM:FE......***DROOLLLLLLLLLLLLL***

How long until Autumn?

Fidatelo · 04-23-2003, 09:08 AM

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Originally posted by sachmo71
EHM:FE......***DROOLLLLLLLLLLLLL***

How long until Autumn?

Too long

moore4807 · 04-23-2003, 09:09 AM

Flyers fan here,

Toronto was the toughest series I've ever watched, both teams really left it on the ice -unfortuanately Sens will benefit from it, I enjoyed reading the forum here, lotta knowledgable puck fans here too.
I'm surprised as anybody by the upsets in the West, Vancouver will probably be my favorite for the West, Ottawa for the East Ottawa wins the Cup on talent in 6 games.

EHM will be out in the fall? wheres thier website now? still have thier demo on my laptop...

Cards4ever · 04-23-2003, 09:12 AM

Go to the sigames website and you can find the info for EHM.

primelord · 04-23-2003, 09:25 AM

Well this is a sad day for me. It's amazing how quickly things change I went from being so happy when the Blues were up 3-1 and the Wings had been swept out to watching the Blues drop 3 straight and exit in the first round.

Its cliche to say, but the Canucks just flat out wanted it more than the Blues did. They got down 3-1 and could have very easily just rolled over and given up, buit instead they came out hard the next 3 games and just flat out outplayed the Blues. The Blues waited to turn it on until the 3rd period of both games 5 and 6 and weren't able to put them away and in game 7 they just got outplayed the entire game. What a frustrating way to exit the playoffs.

MizzouRah · 04-23-2003, 09:40 AM

Well said, Primelord. I'm exhausted today. The way the Blues came out last night, scored a quick goal and controlled the game for about 10mins, I thought, "This game could be over early".

I was right, over for the Blues though.

Todd

moore4807 · 04-23-2003, 10:46 AM

Thanks Cards for the info....

Well the Blues fans havent committed suicide yet judging from primelord and mizzourah posts ( I really thought they were playing good too) but I havent seen a post from an Avs fan since the collapse...

bbor · 04-23-2003, 12:00 PM

I would Heart to see Hatcher in Toronto.......We need a D like him here,and i think the Leafs have finally realized it and will stop at nothing to pick one up...either via trade or FA signing.

Cards4ever · 04-23-2003, 01:14 PM

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Originally posted by bbor
I would Heart to see Hatcher in Toronto.......We need a D like him here,and i think the Leafs have finally realized it and will stop at nothing to pick one up...either via trade or FA signing.

The Toronto Maple Leafs, the New York Yankees of hockey, without the championships!

bbor · 04-23-2003, 01:47 PM

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Originally posted by Cards4ever
The Toronto Maple Leafs, the New York Yankees of hockey, without the championships!

Nope...the New york Rangers are

Cards4ever · 04-23-2003, 02:52 PM

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Originally posted by bbor
Nope...the New york Rangers are

At least the goalies were wearing masks the last time they won!

sterlingice · 04-23-2003, 03:02 PM

Toronto can't spend like Detroit, Colorado, St Louis, or New York, tho. The Wings are the Yankees of hockey: greatness through excessive spending.

SI

Cards4ever · 04-23-2003, 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by sterlingice
Toronto can't spend like Detroit, Colorado, St Louis, or New York, tho. The Wings are the Yankees of hockey: greatness through excessive spending.

SI

The Leafs can spend plenty and do.

Maple Leafs · 04-23-2003, 03:23 PM

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Originally posted by Cards4ever
The Leafs can spend plenty and do.

Can spend plenty and do.

Could spend more and don't.

That's what happens when your "owner" is a union's pension plan.

Cards4ever · 04-23-2003, 03:35 PM

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Originally posted by Maple Leafs
Can spend plenty and do.

Could spend more and don't.

That's what happens when your "owner" is a union's pension plan.

From what I've seen, they are about 7th in the league, what's wrong with that? Do you want to buy the title? It isn't working too well for the Rangers.

Karim · 04-23-2003, 05:06 PM

Not to take anything away from Vancouver, and I was pulling for them, but the Blues were ravaged by the flu. When a dozen guys are sapped for energy, there's not much that can be done about it.

sterlingice · 04-23-2003, 05:11 PM

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Originally posted by Cards4ever
From what I've seen, they are about 7th in the league, what's wrong with that? Do you want to buy the title? It isn't working too well for the Rangers.

A little fiscal responsibility is a good thing in my book. The Yankees way is not the way it *should* be done. Anyone can have that type of talent with that type of payroll. Doing it with an average salary is much more impressive.

SI

Maple Leafs · 04-23-2003, 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by Cards4ever
From what I've seen, they are about 7th in the league, what's wrong with that? Do you want to buy the title?

No, but I don't think it's unreasonable to ask a team to take whatever money comes in and put it back into the team. As opposed to say, pocketing the profit (or spending it to prop up a less successful NBA team).

I don't like to see teams owned by bored billionaires or mega-conglomerates go out and spend like crazy (cough, Capitals). But that's not the case here. The Leafs charge a fortune for tickets, food, parking, etc, and the building sells out every night. Half the people in Canada have a Leaf jersey hanging in their closet. They're making cash by the bucketfull, even if you factor in the dreaded US/Cdn dollar comparison. So no, being in the top quarter in spending isn't necessarily good enough, especially when recently the teams that spend more are the ones winning the Cups.

sterlingice · 04-23-2003, 06:59 PM

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Originally posted by Maple Leafs
Half the people in Canada have a Leaf jersey hanging in their closet.

The other half have Habs jerseys?

SI

ice4277 · 04-23-2003, 08:02 PM

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Originally posted by sterlingice
WOO! Hawks fan heaven- both the Wings and Blues have been chased!

SI

Must be fun when, year in, year out, the only part of the season you have to look forward too is when your teams rivals are bumped from the playoffs.

sterlingice · 04-23-2003, 08:03 PM

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Originally posted by ice4277
Must be fun when, year in, year out, the only part of the season you have to look forward too is when your teams rivals are bumped from the playoffs.

Bitter Wings fans are fun. It's like playing with Yankees fans.

SI

ice4277 · 04-23-2003, 08:11 PM

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Originally posted by sterlingice
Bitter Wings fans are fun. It's like playing with Yankees fans.

SI

It's hard to be bitter with three Cups in six years. And I can perfectly understand why people hate the Wings--if I was not from Detroit I would probably hate them too. But to say its "Hawks fan heaven" because the Wings and Blues are out of the playoffs says a lot about the mentality of 'Hawks fans and the franchise, don't you think?

sterlingice · 04-23-2003, 08:14 PM

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Originally posted by ice4277
It's hard to be bitter with three Cups in six years. And I can perfectly understand why people hate the Wings--if I was not from Detroit I would probably hate them too. But to say its "Hawks fan heaven" because the Wings and Blues are out of the playoffs says a lot about the mentality of 'Hawks fans and the franchise, don't you think?

We haven't had much to cheer about lately except last year so we have to get our fun where we can find it and bitter Wings fans are always a good source of entertainment.

SI

ice4277 · 04-23-2003, 09:10 PM

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Originally posted by sterlingice
We haven't had much to cheer about lately except last year so we have to get our fun where we can find it and bitter Wings fans are always a good source of entertainment.

SI

OK, well, whatever floats your boat I guess.

Maple Leafs · 04-23-2003, 09:29 PM

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Originally posted by sterlingice
The other half have Habs jerseys?

To be honest, the other half are sworn Leaf-haters (even though they can't give you a good explanation as to why).

And yes, most of them probably have Habs jerseys.

bbor · 04-23-2003, 11:02 PM

I agree with ML...the Leafs are one of the most fiscally responsible teams in the league.Granted..they have the 7th highest payroll..BUT...they could easily have the HIGHEST payroll in the league.

They have a self imposed budget and they stick to it.

Unfortunatly for us

JeeberD · 04-23-2003, 11:19 PM

Go Mavs!!!

bbor · 04-23-2003, 11:25 PM

Wrong thread eh

sachmo71 · 04-23-2003, 11:50 PM

Jeeber, stay on target.

04-22-2003, 11:54 PM	#252
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Cards...you have a PM __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

04-23-2003, 12:03 AM	#253
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	WILD WIN!! Holy crap!! __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

04-23-2003, 12:06 AM	#254
Cards4ever College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Eagan, MN	That is unbelievable! __________________ Cardinal Baseball & Gopher Hockey, what else do you need?

04-23-2003, 12:08 AM	#255
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Interesting play-off this is shaping up as __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

04-23-2003, 12:08 AM	#256
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Unreal. What a great night of hockey. If only the Leafs hadn't imploded and instead given us an OT game. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

04-23-2003, 12:08 AM	#257
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	WOO! Hawks fan heaven- both the Wings and Blues have been chased! SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

04-23-2003, 12:40 AM	#258
Tekneek Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: USA	Add the Avalanche. All of ESPN's favorite teams in the West are out.

04-23-2003, 12:49 AM	#260
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Who's the favorite now? Dallas?.....Ottawa?? __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

04-23-2003, 01:00 AM	#262
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	i forgot about Jersey.....Nucks will be there too i think. __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

04-23-2003, 04:06 AM	#264
Karim College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Calgary	This is awesome ... Ducks, Nucks, TBay, Wild. It's great to have new faces.

04-23-2003, 07:04 AM	#266
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Go Wild! If you think Hatcher is leaving Dallas after the year he's had, you are smoking some of the good stuff!

04-23-2003, 08:36 AM	#268
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Blues bit the bullet tonight! Damn I want to cry. The thought of facing the Wild just... oh well, it's baseball season. Todd

04-23-2003, 08:36 AM	#269
Cards4ever College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Eagan, MN	The only thing I have to say is, THERE'S NO HOCKEY ON TONIGHT! __________________ Cardinal Baseball & Gopher Hockey, what else do you need?

04-23-2003, 08:58 AM	#272
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	EHM:FE......*DROOLLLLLLLLLLLLL* How long until Autumn?

04-23-2003, 09:09 AM	#274
moore4807 n00b Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Blackwood NJ	Flyers fan here, Toronto was the toughest series I've ever watched, both teams really left it on the ice -unfortuanately Sens will benefit from it, I enjoyed reading the forum here, lotta knowledgable puck fans here too. I'm surprised as anybody by the upsets in the West, Vancouver will probably be my favorite for the West, Ottawa for the East Ottawa wins the Cup on talent in 6 games. EHM will be out in the fall? wheres thier website now? still have thier demo on my laptop...

04-23-2003, 09:12 AM	#275
Cards4ever College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Eagan, MN	Go to the sigames website and you can find the info for EHM. __________________ Cardinal Baseball & Gopher Hockey, what else do you need?

04-23-2003, 09:25 AM	#276
primelord Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	Well this is a sad day for me. It's amazing how quickly things change I went from being so happy when the Blues were up 3-1 and the Wings had been swept out to watching the Blues drop 3 straight and exit in the first round. Its cliche to say, but the Canucks just flat out wanted it more than the Blues did. They got down 3-1 and could have very easily just rolled over and given up, buit instead they came out hard the next 3 games and just flat out outplayed the Blues. The Blues waited to turn it on until the 3rd period of both games 5 and 6 and weren't able to put them away and in game 7 they just got outplayed the entire game. What a frustrating way to exit the playoffs. __________________ .

04-23-2003, 09:40 AM	#277
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Well said, Primelord. I'm exhausted today. The way the Blues came out last night, scored a quick goal and controlled the game for about 10mins, I thought, "This game could be over early". I was right, over for the Blues though. Todd

04-23-2003, 10:46 AM	#278
moore4807 n00b Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Blackwood NJ	Thanks Cards for the info.... Well the Blues fans havent committed suicide yet judging from primelord and mizzourah posts ( I really thought they were playing good too) but I havent seen a post from an Avs fan since the collapse...

04-23-2003, 12:00 PM	#279
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I would Heart to see Hatcher in Toronto.......We need a D like him here,and i think the Leafs have finally realized it and will stop at nothing to pick one up...either via trade or FA signing. __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

04-23-2003, 03:02 PM	#283
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Toronto can't spend like Detroit, Colorado, St Louis, or New York, tho. The Wings are the Yankees of hockey: greatness through excessive spending. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

04-23-2003, 05:06 PM	#287
Karim College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Calgary	Not to take anything away from Vancouver, and I was pulling for them, but the Blues were ravaged by the flu. When a dozen guys are sapped for energy, there's not much that can be done about it.

04-23-2003, 11:02 PM	#297
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I agree with ML...the Leafs are one of the most fiscally responsible teams in the league.Granted..they have the 7th highest payroll..BUT...they could easily have the HIGHEST payroll in the league. They have a self imposed budget and they stick to it. Unfortunatly for us __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

04-23-2003, 11:19 PM	#298
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Go Mavs!!! __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-23-2003, 11:25 PM	#299
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Wrong thread eh __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

04-23-2003, 11:50 PM	#300
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Jeeber, stay on target.

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