I think this could possibly be the turning point in the season. From the players' perspective, imagine going into the Xmas break on a 9 game losing streak. Everyone during the holiday festivities knows about the losses and its nonstop questions and comments about the team and your game. It can't feel good.
Instead, your team pulls off the most amazing comeback in years against the defending Stanley Cup champions in their own arena in the most dramatic fashion possible with the game on the stick of their 21 year old star in the making, and the winning goal scored in OT from your fearless captain. You can't script it any better. Now you go into the break on a high, your confidence back, and you can't wait to get back on the ice against your provincial rival.
The Flames might not make it back to the very top of the West, but I think they hang around the wildcard spot and their days of losing 8 in a row are gone.
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