If you watched the Calgary Flames’ 2009 playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks, you likely remember Nikolai Khabibulin being unbeatable and Martin Havlat dominating with three goals and six points in Chicago’s six-game victory.
By the time the sixth game of that series came along, the Flames looked frustrated beyond belief. Despite outshooting Chicago by a 44-16 margin in the deciding game, the Flames fell into a 3-0 hole in the second period and—trailing 3-1—ultimately pulled Miikka Kiprusoff with less than two minutes remaining in regulation time.
At that point, everybody knew it was over. Even the Flames did.