from Mark Whicker of the LA Daily News,
The meager hours between NHL playoff games were not always spent in the most ascetic fashion.
Which is another way of saying that yesterday’s athletes had a different concept of sleep than today’s do.
The old guys thought it could be postponed. Until death.
“After the game, these guys are not going out,” said Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau.. “They’re having a good meal and they’re going to bed. I don’t think you could say the same for the 70s and 80s.”
Oh. So what did they do in the 70s and 80s?
“Next question,” Boudreau said.
This comes up because the Ducks and Blackhawks have burned more calories in five games than a bowling team would in five years.
The overtimes define it, of course, They played 116 minutes and 12 seconds in Game 2, and tacked on 85:37 more in Game 4.
On Tuesday, the Ducks were ready to go home after the standard 60 minutes. But Jonathan Toews wanted to keep playing.
His two goals in the final two minutes forced another OT, which Matt Beleskey ended in 45 seconds. The Ducks now lead the Hawks, 3-2.
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