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Dylan McIlrath's Traverse City Diary - (quote about Canes)

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Each team we played against was unique. Columbus was a bigger, more physical team. Carolina was more defensive, and they didn't pressure you too much, so you had a lot of time. Minnesota was a veteran team. They were all tough competition, and that showed because almost all of the scores were really close. We squeaked one through against Columbus and lost by one goal to Carolina and Minnesota. This could add fuel to the fire for those who dislike Carolina's system, or this could have been a conservative approach used for one meaningless game because a bunch of prospects were unfamiliar with each other.