Well, if we lose this series, I can point to the exact instant such a promising season went down the drain. Second period, Calgary up 3-1 and pressing for more. On a broken play, Brock Nixon gets the puck behind the net, has a teammate on the doorstep, goalie out of the play. All Nixon has to do is pass it out front and it's an easy tap in for a 4-1 lead. Instead, Nixon got selfish and tried to score the goal himself on a low-percentage wraparound. He bounces the puck off the side of the net, right onto the stick of a Lethbridge player, down the ice and in our net.
One stupid decision turned a 4-1 game into a 3-2 game. Turned an easy third period into a desperate attempt to maintain a one goal lead, and a 1-1 series into an 0-2 hole going on the road.
Very, very disappointing.
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