Regular readers of my blog know that one of my pet peeves in hockey lingo is coaches, players and announcers parroting the phrase that a win-starved team “needs to play with desperation tonight.”

What they REALLY mean is the club needs to play with a focused sense of urgency that doesn’t dissipate even if the club faces some adversity against a tough opponent. You know what happens when a team

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