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Originally Posted by Buff
I believe that was the game that ended the 11 game winless streak too. The trade was worked out for quite some time, but Fletcher didn't want to pull the trigger until the Flames won a game.
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Correction: Mike Vernon ended the 11-game winless streak 4-3 in OT vs Vancouver, after he had beaten the Russians a couple nights before as a “why not” call up decision.
If memory serves, he never lost a start for the rest of that season before finally wrestling the #1 spot away from Lemelin in the first round of the playoffs.
Edit: Whoops. He beat the Russians 4-3 and Vancouver was 5-4 in OT.
Listening to that game against Vancouver as a 12 year old kid, and then jumping up and down on my bed after they won in OT, is one of the happiest Flames memories of my entire life.