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Five Things We Learned: Ducks go down fighting, Chara does not

By E.J. Hradek

Friday, May 15, 2009

1. The Ducks are done, but boy, these guys didn't go down without a fight. I didn't expect anything less from a team led by such accomplished players as Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger and Teemu Selanne. Those are three names you will someday see in the Hall of Fame. For my money, Niedermayer might be the best defenseman I've ever seen. I don't know if he's going to retire, but I hope he sticks around. At the start of the second round, I figured the Ducks were the second-best team. In the conf ...

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