Zetterberg continues to try and do too much in overtime. That wasn't a massive slash. I know his stick broke, but I just watched two replays. I'm okay with no call. Z gets caught in overtime again..
Sadly, fair loss.
Elliot is right. This was actually a good non-call. Those types of plays, when the stick doesn't break, it's a good defensive play.
What Shaman said. I just watched the replay a couple times as FSD is still showing the game. The call was correct.
I don't believe every broken stick should be a penalty. For example, this call. The slash was really, really minor. The stick just so happened to break. Try to find a replay of this, they will show you a few angles. I'm okay with the call. Not okay with a slow, tired Zetterberg thinking he's Crosby there.
The non-call sucks and all, but at the end of the day mrazek let in 2 goals from low danger areas. The guys inconsistency is mind boggling. Thought they team played pretty well defensively otherwise.
I'm OK with that not being called. I'm not OK with Z's decision making that got him into that spot.
That last goal was a softy. It was a nicely placed shot, for sure, but it was just Mrazek and the shooter and it didn't look like Mrazek was cheating. He just got beat.
Agreed. Stick on stick used to be totally legal. The newer interpretation of the rule is an adjustment to today's incredibly fragile sticks, not a bedrock principle that stick on stick contact is or should be verboten.
If Mrazek makes the fairly routine save a moment later, nobody is talking about this play.
I think it's a stretch to call it a slash. The guy turned and took a weak, one handed swing at the puck, and hit Zetterberg's stick on accident. The ref could interpret it as a slash just to make a call, but I think it's easier to interpret it as an attempt to play the puck and not even a move that was "forceful."
It stings because Columbus walked down and scored, but I have a hard time seeing it and honestly calling it a slash.
Bad team loses to better team. Definitely the fault of the refs.
