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NEWARK -- Heading into the last playoff series between the Devils and the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006, the goaltending matchup looked like a mismatch.
The Devils had Martin Brodeur, a three-time Stanley Cup winner well on his way to breaking the NHL's wins record. The Hurricanes had 22-year-old rookie Cam Ward, who had all of five NHL playoff games on his resume and just happened to idolize the guy at the other end of the ice.See the full content of this document
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Pulling Out All the Stops
Ward would outplay his idol in that five-games series, though, and the Hurricanes went on to win their first Stanley Cup with Ward capturing the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' MVP.
Beginning Wednesday night at Prudential Center, the Devils an...See the full content of this document
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