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Ancient Mariner
And what's more painful is that the got Flames got 2 more really good chances to clinch the cup in overtime of game 6 (this is forgotten by most people though).
1. Khabibulin tripping while attempting to play the puck behind the net - Iginla nearly got a hold of the puck as a result, somehow Khabibulin managed to rescue the situation and block Iginla's attempt with his stick.
2. Khabibulin stopping Marcus Nilson's deflection.
A lot of things went wrong for the Flames in that game
And game 4 as well - with a good referee the Flames would propably have won that game as well and been up 3-1 in the series.
"With a chance to take a commanding 3–1 series lead, Calgary was shut out by Lightning goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, who recorded his fifth shutout of the postseason, a 29-save shutout, in a 1–0 Tampa Bay victory, with the game's lone goal being scored by Brad Richards three minutes into the game on a two-man advantage.
With 4:13 left in the game, Ville Nieminen checked Vincent Lecavalier into the boards from behind, drawing a five-minute major penalty for boarding, a game misconduct penalty, and an eventual game five suspension.[3] Meanwhile, fans at the Pengrowth Saddledome angrily booed referees Kerry Fraser and Brad Watson throughout most of the contest. They were originally also scheduled to work game six in Calgary but the league eventually decided to replace them.[4][5]".
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1. Khabibulin tripping while attempting to play the puck behind the net - Iginla nearly got a hold of the puck as a result, somehow Khabibulin managed to rescue the situation and block Iginla's attempt with his stick.
2. Khabibulin stopping Marcus Nilson's deflection.
A lot of things went wrong for the Flames in that game
And game 4 as well - with a good referee the Flames would propably have won that game as well and been up 3-1 in the series.
"With a chance to take a commanding 3–1 series lead, Calgary was shut out by Lightning goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, who recorded his fifth shutout of the postseason, a 29-save shutout, in a 1–0 Tampa Bay victory, with the game's lone goal being scored by Brad Richards three minutes into the game on a two-man advantage.
With 4:13 left in the game, Ville Nieminen checked Vincent Lecavalier into the boards from behind, drawing a five-minute major penalty for boarding, a game misconduct penalty, and an eventual game five suspension.[3] Meanwhile, fans at the Pengrowth Saddledome angrily booed referees Kerry Fraser and Brad Watson throughout most of the contest. They were originally also scheduled to work game six in Calgary but the league eventually decided to replace them.[4][5]".
2004 Stanley Cup Finals - Wikipedia
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