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This OT loss was killer for Hawks

By Pierre LeBrun
ESPN.com

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

DETROIT -- The players and coaches on both teams said all the right things. The Blackhawks, because they need to convince themselves they're still very much in this series. The Red Wings, because they don't want to incite the Hawks. But the truth is, this was the backbreaker, the dagger, the killer. The Blackhawks took their best swing Tuesday night, a dramatic improvement over Game 1, and, quite frankly, may have deserved a better fate. But the fact the defending Cup champs were able to absor ...

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