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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The odor of cheap beer and uncorked champagne barreled down the hall, stronger and stronger as the party raged. It originated inside the visitors locker room at SAP Center, an accouterment to the cheers coming from within, and followed the black rubber mat toward the door in the corner of the ice, where the Pittsburgh Penguins had entered several hours before and only recently exited as the 2016 Stanley Cup champions.