The Anaheim Ducks’ downfall in their embarrassing loss to the Dallas Stars wasn’t necessarily because of their feet, their hands or even their hearts.
“It basically comes down to between the ears,” Anaheim’s Todd Marchant said.
One of the signs over the Ducks’ lockers reads, “Play with self-disciplined aggression. Control emotions when playing aggressively or you will be controlled by opponents or situations (i.e. bad call, cheap shot.)”
That sign of caution apparently slipped their minds Thursday night in the playoff opener against Dallas. The Stars got the aid of 11 penalties against Anaheim and did all their scoring on power plays to dominate the defending Stanley Cup champions 4-0.
“We talked before the series started that we had to play disciplined, and we didn’t do that,” Marchant said.
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Badly outplayed in the opener, Ducks will try to even series against confident Stars
Badly outplayed in the opener, Ducks will try to even series against confident Stars 
