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Originally Posted by Grandmaster TSE
I think the pressure of playing in Vancouver will affect any goalie's mental toughness
its the fact that one mistake and he has the whole city against him, and then one great save has the whole city behind him, the whole rollercoaster of unstable emotions of the fans can have a big impact on him. how can you believe your the best goalie when everyone else doubts it, its not impossible, but very improbable
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that's another thing, this also affected the entire team. never before has our team played to such high expectations (since before the season even began, really). henrik on his first year as captain excelled in handling the pressure. the whole team kept their composure throughout the season too. this was one hell of a season that i'm sure will be remembered for a very long time to come.
hopefully we can learn from Pittsburgh's experience and come back to the final next year. the way i see it, we have a good 3-4 year window of opportunity to continue being very successful with our core group.