I think some angst is appropriate after last nights game. If Smith had played horrible, or if the ref’s stole the game (Gaudreau dive aside), or if we had just played bad I think I would feel better than I do now. But the fact is we had a 2-1 lead with less than 3 mins left in the game and we blew it. You can’t afford to lose won games in the playoffs. Statiscally how often does a pulled goalie lead to a win? It must be very rare and yet here we sit with the series tied 1-1. My worry is this could be a real momentum changer and Colorado is a good team. We are better no question but the longer the series goes the worse it is for us.
Having said that we are a funny team this year, I could see us losing a heartbreaker in game 7 against Colorado, and I could see us going 15-0 the rest of the way.
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