A couple thoughts...
At the game tonight. It was, first and foremost, very emotional. I don't remember the last time I heard the Dome so loud and so united in one cause. The Iggy tribute at the beginning was awesome, and the third star victory lap was even better. I had tears in my eyes for both moments. In fact, the victory lap made me forget all about losing the game just a few minutes before. Iggy is an absolute beaut, he deserved everything he go tonight.
As for the game itself... sigh. Played so well for the first 40 minutes, and I knew Boston was going to push hard in the third period. And they did. I was really preparing myself for them to tie the game at any minute. Everyone thought Iggy's one-timer tied it on the PP, only to see Krejci tip home an actual goal a few seconds later. So whatever, I don't really fault anyone on the first goal.
But oh my lord, Reilly Smith should never have scored that goal. Oh my goodness, what a horrible goal to give up, and frankly, I'm at my wit's end with Berra. His third period collapses are becoming more frequent and I don't particularly care for them at all. Ramo is clearly the better goalie right now, we really should be playing him more often. Berra will outgrow his flaws, I feel sure, but god damn it, that's yet another third period where he just hasn't stopped some stoppable goals. I know this is a rebuilding year, but those kinds of goals are just absolutely deflating.
And the last minute was an absolute joke. Did the Flames even want to win? After Russell blocked Iggy's attempt at the empty net, the Flames as a whole just looked totally uninspired. Giordano threw the puck back into his own zone twice with less than 30 seconds to go. I was utterly flabbergasted, to say the least.
Anyways, it was a very fun night, and one I'll remember for a long time.
Onto the next one.