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Four Teams Left, They All Have A Chance

05/13/2016 at 6:06pm EDT

from Mike Rupp and Ryan Whitney at the Players' Tribune,

Whitney
We’re back, Rupper. Final four. San Jose. St. Louis. Tampa. Pittsburgh. That’s a cool group. It’s not the usual suspects. That’s pretty fun.

Rupp
Definitely. The theme of the playoffs has been teams slaying their demons. San Jose slayed L.A. St. Louis slayed Chicago. Phil Kessel slayed his haters. Tampa is still getting it done without Stamkos. A lot of people have been wrong about a lot of things this year. Except you, Whitter — 4 for 4 with the picks last round. Bravo, man.

Whitney
I’m lighting it up. Let’s go. You know what? As much as all these fan bases are probably so happy to be in this position, I almost think it adds an extra layer of pressure. Because if I’m in Pittsburgh or San Jose, I’m looking around thinking, Hmm. The heavy hitters all got bounced. This is our chance. We can really do this.

Rupp
The pressure is going to going to be an interesting dynamic. For Pittsburgh, this might be the best chance Sid is ever going to have of winning another Stanley Cup.

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