According to Jean-Jacques Taylor of the Dallas News, the Stars are 'guaranteed' to win tonight.
Wow! I wish I read all of his predictions, I would just bet everything on him and I would never lose...I love guarantees!
What a tard!
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[DIV class=blogDate]April 23, 2007
[DIV class=blogHeadline]Dallas News: Stars will win[/DIV][A href="vny!://www2.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/teams/Van"][img class=blogIcon alt="" src="vny!://www2.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/images/Van.gif"][/A] If a Game 7 is needed to decide a winner, it's because a series is so closely contested, either team can come out on top, right? Well, not according to one writer in Dallas who thinks the Canucks don't stand a chance against the Stars Monday night.
Mark it down. It's going to happen, according to Jean-Jacques Taylor of the Dallas News ...
The Stars will beat Vancouver and become the first team in franchise history to overcome a 3-1 series deficit.
Trust me, I know it sounded laughable a few days ago because the Stars were sleep-walking through the series no matter how much Tippett begged them to play with passion. The notion of a Stars victory in the series seemed silly because their offense was bad, their power play was worse and they needed to beat Roberto Luongo, the league's best goalie this season, three consecutive times.
Now, it seems like a certainty.
The Stars controlled Game 5 and dominated Game 6. The Stars are the deeper, more talented team. And when they play with passion, the Canucks can't hang with them.
The Canucks have been without heroes the last two games. You'd have to look on the back of a milk carton to find the Sedin twins, Trevor Linden or Markus Naslund.
It's not going to get any easier for Vancouver. The Canucks must do more than beat the Stars. They must overcome a history of failure.
Vancouver has lost six consecutive games when it had an opportunity to clinch a series, including Game 7s at home in 2003 and 2004. It blew a 3-1 series lead against Minnesota in 2003.
The Canucks' recent history of failure, combined with their body language the last two games, leaves absolutely no reason to think they won't blow another 3-1 lead. But it's up to the Stars to finish the series.
They must be the aggressor in Game 7 and make Vancouver doubt itself.
It won't take much.
Not after Alain Vigneault publicly ripped every facet of his team, essentially calling them cowards for their failure to compete in Game 6. Still, you know Vancouver's towel-waving fans will create an intensity in their arena that will energize the Canucks.
