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Article: Five Preds targeted for hard hits.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- April 9, 2004
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Byline: Nicholas J. Cotsonika and Helene St. James
DETROIT _ After the Red Wings won their playoff opener Wednesday night, 3-1, an eraserboard in the dressing room displayed Nashville's lineup. Five names were underlined in red: David Legwand, Steve Sullivan, Kimmo Timonen, Scott Walker and Marek Zidlicky.
And there was a note: "Abuse these players."
The Wings said Friday that it was nothing sinister _ just a routine reminder to make life difficult for their most important opponents.
"Every game we play all year, we underline a few key players that we feel will have the biggest influence on their team, and we have to make a point of not ...