They couldn't.
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Early into the second period, the Red Wings drew first blood with a goal off a bad rebound. Yet, even before then, the Stars played tentatively, seemingly unable to make even a simple pass. | |
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Sometime later, a second goal was added. And for as well as the Stars were playing it may as well have been another hundred . . . |
| For while a gutsy efford was put forth in the first period, a new team emerged for the second. One that played as if in awe or supremely intimidated by their opposition. |  |
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And before the game was half over, Reunion Arena became "Joe Louis Arena SOUTH." |