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Tied 1-1 in the second period, Alexei Ponikarovsky was awarded a penalty shot.  I saw it, you saw it, it happened.

It never happened.  Instead, they determined that Sergei Gonchar had scored 13-seconds earlier.  There's a rule somewhere about scoring two goals on the same play, so the penalty shot was cancelled.

This, in a nutshell, is the life of a Maple Leafs fan.  We're tied with the defending Stanley Cup champions and fighting tough, about to get a penalty shot, but instead the puck is dropped at centre ice and we're down 2-1.

The sad thing is, I'm rather used to it by now. Of course Wallin missed that open net! What did you expect him to do?  Score?

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