MIAMI — Where do you look for belief when there doesn’t seem to be any? How do you claim confidence when the words feel hollow even as they leave your lips? Where do you find resilience when the world is laughing at your chances?
When you know even your most loyal fans have likely resigned themselves to reality, not allowing hope in, so that the inevitable might hurt a little less?
This was the mountain facing the humbled, shell-shocked, embarrassed Florida Panthers entering Game 4 down 3-0 in Tampa Monday night, staring at elimination, needing to somehow win four in a row.
