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Originally Posted by dino7c
I highly doubt they win with Vladar yesterday...maybe no first goal but the rest? One off a Flames stick on a point blank shot, the other two guys left wide open at the side of the net. Guys are making massive mistakes at the worst times.
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The first goal set the tone of the game, almost to an unrecoverable degree. You can't have that kind of mistake to start a game when everyone is already questioning your confidence and your team's confidence. It was pretty much the worst possible start. It just can't happen.
They battled back to a degree, but even during their sustained play they didn't look quite like they wanted to bear down on the opposition. Which is why they didn't have any pressure on Smith after his terrible goal against. That goal had the Oilers and the entire arena nervous but the Flames just sat back instead of taking it to them. Should have been a turning point in the series but instead it was meaningless.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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