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Like a Duck to ice water: the fairy-tale Mighty Ducks have taken to a style that reminds people an awful lot of another team--the Devils, whom they're meeting in this year's Stanley Cup finals. (NHL Stanley Cup Finals Preview).

The Sporting News

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Mickey Mouse vs. Mickey Mouse? Get the jokes out of the way early. The Mighty Ducks were named after a Disney movie. The Devils once were called a "Mickey Mouse organization" by Wayne Gretzky. Isn't it funny they are meeting in the Stanley Cup finals? It's laughable unless, of course, you're the Red Wings or the Stars or the Senators.

In these Cup finals, an experienced, veteran team with an aging core is playing an up-and-coming team with a core and a goaltender that are just starting to realize their potential. But the teams have used strikingly similar methods to get there.

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