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When you get right down to it, it’s pretty tough to root against a guy from Newfoundland. Especially one trying to become the first player from his province to win the Stanley Cup after enduring some very rocky times in his career. Dan Cleary may be riding high now, playing for the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL’s showcase showdown, but it certainly wasn’t always so. Cleary was labeled a can’t-miss prospect in his junior days and was at one time expected to go very, very high in the 1997 entry draft. But even before his selection by an NHL club, Cleary’s stock started to falter. He watched 12 players get picked in front of him before the Chicago Blackhawks called his name at No. 13. Doubts about Cleary’s commitment to the game certainly weren’t laid to rest in the Windy City. Cleary never played more than 35 games in a season... [read full story]
