Joel Farabee will be credited with sparking the comeback bid. It was, after all, his penalty-shot snipe that started to turn Wednesday’s third period into must-see TV. Article content

But after a too-little, too-late loss, the Calgary Flames ’ first-line forward was adamant he should instead be shouldering a big chunk of the blame. Article content Article content

“My line specifically, we just didn’t come out ready to play,” Farabee fumed after the Detroit Red Wings hung on for a 4-3 win at the Saddledome. “It’s too hard in this league to play from behind. To start down 2-0, it’s too hard.

“First two shifts, my line, we give up two goals. You just shoot yourself in the foot when you do that.”

You admire that sort of accountability. And if you rewind the tape, he ’ s not wrong

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