GODO.
12 anni dopo...
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- Stephen Weiss has waited a long time to make the playoffs, longer than every active NHL player except one. Now that he's finally made it, he doesn't care that he got there after a loss.
"It's been a long 10 years," said Weiss, who has been with the Panthers since he was drafted No. 4 overall as a teenager in 2001. "You wonder if you're doing the right thing. At the end of the day, it was worth staying."
Either way, the Panthers will play their first playoff game since 2000. Only six franchises from the four major U.S. sports leagues have gone longer without a post-season appearance: the Buffalo Bills (NFL), Baltimore Orioles (MLB), Toronto Blue Jays (MLB), Kansas City Royals (MLB), Washington Nationals (MLB) and Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB).
And Weiss, who just turned 29, will end his dubious run of a career without playoff hockey. Only former Florida teammate Jay Bouwmeester, now with Calgary, has been in more NHL regular-season games without a post-season appearance.
"It's been tough," Weiss said. "You go home early in the summer and you wonder if you're doing the right thing for yourself, for your career. You want to be loyal, but at the same time you only get so many years to play, and you want to try and play playoff hockey and win Stanley Cups. I'm excited to get my first taste."
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