ANAHEIM, CALIF. - It was somewhat humourous — and just a tad premature — when a reporter asked Anaheim Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle if Sunday night’s game was of the “must-win” variety.
After all, this was Game 2 of a best-of-seven series. And besides, Anaheim had lost the opening two games at home against the Edmonton Oilers in the previous round and still went on to win that series in seven games. Not that anyone with the Ducks wanted to repeat that scenario.
“Obviously that's common sense,” said Carlyle. “But again it's all about trying to get better than we were in the last game.