EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Although his team has a 3-1 series lead, Kings coach Darryl Sutter is keeping his underdog mindset.
Sutter said owning three wins in their Western Conference Quarterfinal series against the Canucks is "the only advantage we have right now. If somebody said at the end of the series we beat them three times [then it doesn't matter]. There's five series of the eight that are 3-1. How many of them are cast as an underdog 3-1? That’s what it's about.
"We are the big underdogs. That's based on what they've accomplished."
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Conference Quarterfinals: Canucks vs Kings
Kings clinging to underdog mindset
Friday, 04.20.2012 / 4:13 PM
By Curtis Zupke - NHL.com Correspondent / Canucks vs. Kings series blog
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