Afterwords: This Time, Benn Finds Seguin

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Writing about hockey means capturing the highs and lows while trying not to get too high or low at the same time. But after a sickening loss to Colorado, a heartbreaking loss to the old head coach in Edmonton, and a one-two punch to lose a third-period lead in Calgary, it was hard not to feel the bile inching its way upwards. This team has been beating the odds for a while now just to stay in the hunt, and a couple of recent collapses felt like icewater at sunrise.

Things started out so well. Jason Spezza had announced that This Was A New Game after he stashed a really nice piece of work from Radek Faksa, after all.…