Avalanche, Stanley was forced to reset the dream of winning the cup

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They are living the dream. The Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley are doing what they want to do when they are young while competing in the Cup.

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But this part you can not imagine - ren drainaline, fatigue, pain, pressure, logistics, travel.

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Everyone has worked for many years to get to this stage. Each team has been playing for 10 months, returning to training camp in September

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After Lightning's 3-2 victory in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final at the Ball Arena on Friday night, each team arrived at the airport on a 3 1/2-hour charter flight in the Twin Zone of Tampa on Saturday morning.

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Game 6 is at Amalie Arena on Sunday (8 a.m. ET; ABC, ESPN +, CBC, SN, TVAS) and has everything on line. Avalanche is leading 3-2 in the Best-of-7 series and could win the championship.

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Could force Game 7 in Denver on Tuesday and three straight titles could stay alive in their quest.

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"It's fun," said avalanche coach Jared Bednar. “I think it’s easier for some people to just enjoy it than others, because that’s the way it is

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