CALGARY — There were two minutes left in Ivan Prosvetov’s final, 30-minute audition for the Calgary Flames backup gig Wednesday night when a TV timeout prompted the Russian netminder to meander over to the bench.

No one would’ve blamed him if he requested an early departure.

Already victimized by five Canucks goals, you can bet the 26-year-old was wondering at that moment if it was worth leaving a starting gig in the KHL for a shot at a backup job in the NHL that suddenly felt like it had slipped away.

So tight has been the battle between him and Devin Cooley, the decision was made to split the game so the club’s goalie coaches could get one last chance to try picking the winner.

Well, Wednesday solved nothing, as both goalies struggled mightily behind a porous Flames club that fell 8-

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