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Ghosts finally smiling down on Habs

By Chris Stevenson
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, September 19, 2002

To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high. -- Inscription above the lockers in the Canadiens dressing room MONTREAL -- A year ago, the Montreal Canadiens had one huge mountain after another to climb. At this time last year, the mood in Montreal's storied dressing room, where the unblinking eyes of the franchise's greatest players hold all who pass before them accountable, was black. A franchise that had been blessed for generations seemed to be cursed. The players ...

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