They barely survived a seven - game marathon against the Shawinigan Cataractes in the first round and had been running on fumes for most of this series .
The Mooseheads gave everything they had in the final game but there just was n't enough left to give .
Mooseheads barely survived a seven - game marathon against the Shawinigan Cataractes in the first round and had been running on fumes for most of this series .
The Mooseheads gave everything they had in the final game but there just was n't enough left to give .