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Four veterans still hoping for first Cup experience

By Terry Frei
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, May 22, 2006

RALEIGH, N.C. -- In 2001, after 22 seasons of waiting and wondering whether it ever would happen, the Colorado Avalanche's Ray Bourque lifted the Stanley Cup. In 2004, after 22 seasons of waiting and wondering whether it ever would happen, the Tampa Bay Lightning's Dave Andreychuk lifted the Stanley Cup. Both men discovered it was a feeling that truly must be experienced to be understood, and part of the magic is that so few, relatively speaking, can nod in genuine "been there, done that" comp ...

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