BUFFALO, N.Y. — Blown big leads have been a trend in sports of late.
After the Sharks blew a 4-1 lead by allowing three third-period goals and then the deciding goal in overtime, Sharks coach Peter DeBoer had difficulty putting his team’s collapse in context. Though this wasn’t the Super Bowl, DeBoer could sympathize with how the Atlanta Falcons felt after squandering a 28-3 lead in a 34-28 overtime loss to New England on Sunday.
“I felt like Dan Quinn,” DeBoer said, referring to the Falcons’ head coach. “Thank God it wasn’t the finals.