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Flames Backup Needs To Close Out A Game
by Paul on 12/11/08 at 08:27 AM ET
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from Flames Insider at the Calgary Herald,
Calgary led by a pair at the near-midpoint of the third period Wednesday before the Wings flexed their muscles.
“It is disappointing,” conceded Keenan. “We had an opportunity to come out of here with two points. But in the context of the scheduling — four games in six nights and a 3:30 (a.m. arrival in Detroit because of weather delays coming out of Montreal), we’ll go home with the point and get ready for Florida (Friday at the Saddledome).”
Keenan gave rookie Curtis McElhinney high marks for his play in the first two periods but suggested the seldom-used backup showed signs of nerves in the final frame.
“That’s the next challenge for him,” suggested Keenan, “to be able to close out a game when you have a two-goal lead. It wasn’t like we had a barrage of pucks coming at us.”
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