Showing posts with label detroit red wings. Show all posts
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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Iggy Ignites, but Flames lose late

From satisfaction to utter shock.


What just happened? Did that just happen? Did I just witness that?

Surely, some of the many responses from shocked Flames fans after they blew a late two goal lead in Detroit to lose 5-4 to the Red Wings.

But really, they didn’t do the things necessary to win the game. They took too many bad penalties (see Stajan tackling Filppula near the end of the game) and when they were HANDED an opportunity to close the game out, they decided to take the conservative route instead.

Let me explain.