curse (
P )Â (kûrs) n.
An appeal or
prayer for evil or
misfortune to befall
someone or something.
The evil or misfortune
that comes in or as if
in response to such an
appeal: bewailed the
curse of ill health.
The Phoenix Curse
continues ...
The Calgary Flames
inexplicable run of
misfortune against the
Phoenix Coyotes added
another epic tale of yore
to it's already
impressive library.
To keep each volume
unique the Flames opted
not for the embarrassing
lopsided loss of last
week, but this time a
snatching of defeat from
victory in blowing a
third period lead,
giving up a late goal
and dropping a 4-3
decision in the desert.
The teams took to the
ice just as U.S.
President George W. Bush
took to the stage for
his annual State of the
Union address.
The Flames sad state
of unity led to a very
quick Phoenix start as
the suddenly hot Ramzi
Abid caught the visitors
on their heals to put
the Coyotes up 1-0 just
two minutes in.
Near the end of the
period Daymond Langkow
doubled the lead to two
when he scored his 11th
of the season at 19:12
to set the stage for
what appeared to be a
very common script for
the Flames in Phoenix.
This plot, however,
had a twist with the
Flames running the table
in the second period by
outshooting the home
side by a margin of 15-4
and posting three
straight goals to take
the lead.
First Chris Drury
secured a rebound off a
Toni Lydman point shot
and flipped the puck
past Zac Bierk for his
12th of the season at
10:20.
Just 14 seconds later
Chris Clark intercepted
an errant Phoenix break
out pass and wristed a
shot past Bierk for his
8th of the season.
Finally, four minutes
later, the momentum
laden turn around was
complete when Bob
Boughner took a Blake
Sloan pass and fired a
wrister home to make the
score 3-2 Calgary after
two.
Coming into the third
on the strength of a
dominant second frame it
appeared the Flames were
set to end the surreal
run of trouble in
Arizona, but instead
yielded a back breaking
goal early.
Mike Johnson got
credit for the goal that
appeared to just slide
by Roman Turek with
traffic going to the net
just 2:19 into the
third.
The Flames settled
down to play a solid
third but got caught
pressing with less than
two minutes to play
giving the Coyotes a two
on one that Abid
converted for his second
of the night and fourth
in two games against
Calgary this week.
The curse continues.
