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The switch: how does a player turn it on in the playoffs when the season is on the line? (NHL).

The Sporting News

| May 06, 2002 | Burnside, Scott | COPYRIGHT 2002 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

You understand their significance even as you're watching them, the kinds of playoffs performances that define a player, a team, an era.

Yet like love or beauty, the genesis of playoffs greatness is equally difficult to grasp. How did they do that? Where did that come from?

You're likely familiar with examples that raise those questions: How could Mark Messier guarantee victory against the Devils in 1994, then hoist the Rangers on his back and take them to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years?

How was Patrick Roy able to win 10 straight overtime games in 1993 to lead the Canadiens from obscurity to their 24th Cup?

Or how has Claude ...

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