The Flames followed a familiar script with their undisciplined play in Game 2 against the Jets. (EricFrancis)
With a chance to bury a Jets team missing injured snipers Mark Scheifele and Patrik Laine, the Flames squandered a two-goal comeback with a pair of late penalties that spoke to the team’s recent history of playoff failures.
As the Flames demonstrated then, the easiest way to ensure your own demise is to contribute to it with your own mental meltdowns.“Things we need to focus on — our discipline has got to be there,” said Flames interim coach Geoff Ward. Mangiapane’s meltdown came with 2:31 left after he was rocked from behind, enraging the youngster who had two points in Game 1, and a game-high seven hits in Game 2.Unlike two nights earlier when the Flames used two power play goals to win 4-1, Game 2 saw the Flames’ power play go scoreless in four tries.
“We didn’t take them lightly — we knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” said Mark Giordano, whose club operated under its typical early deficit seven minutes in when Harkins victimized the Flames’ top defensive pairing with a breakaway snipe. “We knew they were going to play hard to avoid an 0-2 situation,” said Milan Lucic. “They got that one on the power play and our power play wasn’t able to capitalize tonight. It just felt like we were grinding to get back into the game all night long.”Down 2-0 five minutes into the second period, Elias Lindholm responded midway through the early afternoon game to breathe life into a Flames team that counted on timely saves from Cam Talbot throughout.
Finding that right balance of aggressiveness in the playoffs can be the difference between winning and losing a series.
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