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Ducks’ Randy Carlyle: ‘It’s a nervous time of the year for coaches’

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ANAHEIM >> The Stanley Cup playoffs would seem to be old hat for someone who has actually hoisted the trophy over his head, but Ducks coach Randy Carlyle is still a human being with feelings. Players obviously feel the pressure to perform and so do those behind them on the bench.

As Game 1 against Calgary approached at Honda Center, the sometimes gruff and very straightforward Carlyle was expansive on a number of topics in his session with the media Thursday morning. One of those was about whether he feels the nerves as his team begins the postseason.