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CHICAGO – The Bruins knew they had played a "terrible" period. Blasted in the opening 20 minutes of Game 2 at the United Center, but only down a goal despite a Blackhawks shot barrage, Boston assembled in the visitors dressing room between periods to hash out their concerns. "We told ourselves that we have to wake up," Dennis Seidenberg recalled of the intermission exchange, which included a similar refrain from head coach Claude Julien. "Its the Stanley Cup Finals; you dont get here too many times in your life so its now or never." Daniel Paille would blister a shot behind the glove of Corey Crawford in overtime on Saturday evening, capping a steady Bruins rally and evening up the Stanley Cup Final at one with Game 3 ahead in Boston on Monday night. The picture of experience and resiliency in recent years, the Bruins would ultimately survive a miserable first frame, an early storm that saw Chicago swarm Tuukka Rask with 19 shots, only four going the other way in a truly one-sided proceeding. In spite of the ferocious onslaught, however, Boston was down just the one goal, Patrick Sharp the lone shooter to beat Rask, the emerging Conn Smythe candidate now boasting a .944 save percentage in the postseason. "Well, we definitely were in survival mode there for a bit," said Rask afterward, the Blackhawks held to just 15 shots the rest of the night. "It looked like they had more guys out there than we did ... We definitely played pretty bad." "It was totally lopsided," Julien agreed. "It was a hard period to coach and to watch." Luck, or the "hockey breaks" as Julien termed them earlier in the week, would swing for Boston though on this night. With fewer than eight minutes to go in the first, a wraparound attempt from Jonathan Toews would seemingly cross the goal-line following a late push from Marian Hossa. But upon video review, it was determined that the officials had blown the play dead, the goal disallowed. The Bruins knew they had dodged a bullet, down just the single marker. "We were really lucky," Seidenberg conceded of his teams fortunate state after a period. "We didnt play well in front of Tuukka, but Tuukka saved us coming out of the first only being down one." Staring at a potential 2-0 series hole, after dropping the opener in a marathon triple overtime classic, Seidenberg and his teammates knew they could ill afford to continue their uninspired early play. And upon realizing the stakes, they woke up and ground their way back into the hockey game. Chris Kelly would knot the score at one with about five minutes remaining in the middle period, his first goal of the playoffs and first since April 17, the pace of play slowing, the level of physical play rising, the amount of chances allowed diminishing. "I think after that first period, we just decided to get our legs moving," Julien said. "Slowly things started going our way." "The sense of desperation came in," Milan Lucic added, Nathan Horton rejoining his line after departing with injury in the first overtime of Game 1. "You never want to get yourself down 2-0 and that was the thought and thats what we were talking about in the dressing room between periods. We wanted to go out there and give ourselves a chance going into the third period." The score would remain square at one upon the conclusion of regulation, overtime required for the second straight game to begin the series. Teamed together early in the second frame and already having conspired for the game-tying goal, Kelly, Paille and Tyler Seguin would reconnect on the winner, Seguin capitalizing on a giveaway from Brandon Bollig at the blueline, dishing to Paille for the series-evening marker. "Like I told our guys," said Julien, "we got to show up on time for these kind of games. It could have cost us tonight." "It was a dirty road win," Seidenberg concluded. Nike Sf Air Force 1 Mid Uomo Scarpe . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Air Force 1 Shell . After slipping from the summit during the week, the Gunners overcame struggling Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains second-half brace. http://www.airforce1outletitalia.it/scontate-air-force-1-mid-nere.html . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U. Air Force 1 Alte Special Field . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Air Force 1 Alte Nere . -- Linebacker Myles Jack ran for four touchdowns, defensive end Cassius Marsh caught a scoring pass, and No. BUENOS AIRES -- Argentine tennis will face its biggest challenge this weekend as it tries to end a curse that has lasted almost a century. Being the sports dominant force, one that has churned out several top-10 players and Grand Slam winners, hasnt been enough. Argentinas most coveted win has yet to come; its one that requires a collective effort, the Davis Cup in Croatia.Only 14 countries have lifted the trophy since it was first played in 1900. In 93 years of competition, Argentine tennis has the dubious distinction as being the country with the most appearances in a final (four) with no titles.It is the biggest thorn in the side of Argentine sports, especially with its failure to deliver made worse by its lack of team spirit.The story of the first lost final can actually be traced back to 1980, when Argentina let a semifinal rubber slip away in Buenos Aires against eventual champion Czechoslovakia, which was led by emerging Ivan Lendl. Argentina had two of the best players on clay at the time, Guillermo Vilas and Jose Luis Clerc. But they were on really bad terms with each other and also with the Argentine Tennis Association. The team lost focus, and a golden chance was missed.Despite their differences, Vilas and Clerc (who were not speaking to each other) teamed up again in 1981 and made it all the way to the final on a fast carpet in Cincinnati against the United States. John McEnroe was world No. 1 in singles and doubles (with Peter Fleming), while Roscoe Tanner, who at the time was one of the most powerful servers, played second singles for what looked like an almost unbeatable combination.On the middle Saturday, with the series evened at 1-1, Vilas and Clerc barely communicated during the crucial doubles encounter, to the dismay of captain Carlos Junquet. Yet they almost pulled off a miracle, leading 7-6 in the decisive fifth set and Vilas serving. But McEnroe and Fleming broke and finally took the match 11-9. The next day, McEnroe battled past Clerc in five sets to clinch the victory, 3-1.Twenty-five years later, in 2006, Argentina made another final, this time away against Russia. After a decade out of the World Group, the Argentine legion was at its best. David Nalbandian scored impressive victories against Marat Safin and Nikolay Davydenko, but it was not enough to prevent a 3-2 victory by the Russian team.Two years later, Argentina could have ended the jinx in what was its best chance -- a final at home against Spain, wwhich was without Rafael Nadal.dddddddddddd Fear of what Rafa and his teammates were capable of on clay -- and with internal quarrels between players and officials -- Argentina decided to forgo the traditional Buenos Aires slow surfaces for faster hard courts. The decision proved to be disastrous.The tie got off to a promising start, with Nalbandian thrashing David Ferrer for a 1-0 lead. But Juan Martin del Potro, suffered from a leg injury, fell to Feliciano Lopez. If Nalbandian and Delpo were already did not seeing eye to eye, things deteriorated even more when the former accused del Potro, fresh off an appearance in his first Masters Cup, of overplaying, thus resulting in his health ailments and jeopardizing Argentinas chances for individual glory and money.The next day, Nalbandian joined Calleri in trying to secure the doubles, but instead lost to Lopez and Fernando Verdasco. Nalbandian then stormed out of the stadium without going to his news conference. To make matters worse, Captain Alberto Mancini then confirmed del Potro would not be fit for Sunday.Nalbandian knew he would never have the chance to play a starring role and end the curse. He was frustrated, just like the thousands who had packed the stadium during the three days believing they would witnesses a whitewash -- but instead left in tears. There would be another opportunity in 2011, with Nalbandian and del Potro again leaving aside their differences on their way to a final against Spain in Seville. Nalbandian, this time teaming with Eduardo Schwank, would gain revenge in the doubles against Lopez and Verdasco, but Delpo, despite putting up a great performance, lost against two of the best clay players in the world, Ferrer and Nadal, who led Spain to the easy victory.Still, with so many chances squandered, there is reason for Argentina to be confident ahead of the clash in Zagreb this weekend. The team was never a favorite (even when del Potro came back healthy) but still managed to make its way to the final playing all its previous rounds on the road. Argentina has never lost a tie against Croatia.But in order to make the dream finally come true, Argentina will require more than its best tennis. If the squad has learned anything, some of the spirit it lacked at key moments in the past is there this season. That could make the difference. ' ' '