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From: jmd@rduxb.UUCP (Joseph M. Dakes, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, Pa.)
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Subject: Re: Here Come the Finals
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Date: Wed, 22-May-85 15:10:33 EDT
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> 	Similarly, my point is that if the Jets, the Hawks and the
> Flyers are so unlucky to have key players injured, they simply do 
> NOT deserve to win the Cup. Edmonton thus becomes the only 
> remaining deserving team. It is as simple as that.
>
> 					Eddy Lor
> 					...!(ihnp4,ucbvax)!ucla-cs!lor
> 					lor@ucla-locus.arpa

Injuries are part of any game.  Sure it hurts to lose top quality players
but hockey is a TEAM game and when player#1 goes down its up to player#2
to get the job done.  Simple as that.

As for only healthy teams (Edmonton) deserving Lord Stanley's Cup, isn't
an injury plagued team which responds to the loss of key personnel by
having reserve players rise to the occasion more worthy?

						Joseph M. Dakes
						AT&T Bell Laboratories
						Reading, PA
						rduxb!jmd