You're the coach of Adler Mannheim. You're up against Cologne in the quarterfinals of the playoffs. It's a best of 7 series. You stood no chance and lost game 1 but came back strong tied up the series in game 2. You just lost game 3 in overtime despite creating more chances and playing an overall better game than Cologne. Explain the defeat with as many cliché phrases as possible.
Well, sometimes it's just not meant to be. We left it all out on the ice, but unfortunately, the puck didn't bounce our way tonight. It's a tough pill to swallow, but we've got to regroup and come back stronger in the next game. We've got to stay positive and keep our heads up. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither is a championship team. It's a marathon, not a sprint, and we've got to keep grinding away. We can't dwell on this loss, we've got to have short memories and focus on the task at hand. As they say, it's not how you start, it's how you finish, and we're not done yet. We've got a resilient group of guys in that locker room, and we're going to fight until the bitter end. It's do or die time now, and we've got to leave it all out on the ice. We'll be back stronger and better than ever.
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