from the CP at TSN,
...Roy's reminding his youthful team of one simple thing: Enjoy the moment.
"How good is this?" Roy said. "They're excited about it and they should be. ... We're playing Game 7 in our building, in front of our fans."
In this series, home ice is a pretty big deal. All six games in this tightly contested matchup have been decided during the waning moments, with the home team capturing each one.
Wild coach Mike Yeo has a stirring pregame speech all prepared for just the occasion, a few well-chosen words to put into his players' ears before they hit the ice and hear the clamour of the crowd.
Care to share the highlights?
"Then it wouldn't be very inspirational," Yeo joked.
Minnesota will try to neutralize the noise with another sizzling start. The Wild have scored the first goal in four of the games.
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