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Pain sets in on second night

By Ray Ratto
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, October 14, 2004

Smart folks ... folks in the know ... folks who understand that the swells and one-night-Johnnies are the only ones who show up on Opening Night ... folks who couldn't get tickets for Game 1 ... they're the ones who know that the season starts the night after. Baseball fans, basketball fans, and yes, hockey fans. They all know this truth. Game Two is Opening Night for the people who really want it. So for those of you out there who knew you weren't going to get to see the Tampa Bay Lightning r ...

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