SteveCangialosi123
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Oh. I could. Wood has his warts, but he has more goals than DSP, Fiddler, and JJ combined.
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Oh. I could. Wood has his warts, but he has more goals than DSP, Fiddler, and JJ combined.
Zippy316
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I'm not interested in Wood being just better than those guys.
I'm interested in Wood realizing his potential and I think he has way more to give then he's showing now. The problem is I'm not sure his skills are NHL worthy aside from his speed and I'm afraid he's going to abuse his speed and not work on those skills.
He's poor under pressure, he's poor handling the puck, he can't win board battles, he's weak on his skates, his positioning is careless but he does at times make up for it with his speed, and I'm sure there's more I can't think of right now. I'd want him to go to Albany and work on those things where he isn't forced to use his speed to cover for his deficiencies like he is at the NHL level.
I still can't get over the officiating in the game last night. On one hand, I'm not surprised because if you only watch the Devils, you already have enough evidence and instances of **** officiating to last you the remainder of the season. Never mind what's going on through the rest of the league. But it just seems to be getting worse. I mean how the hell do you call that major last night and then completely disregard the hit on Moore? How can two calls be botched that badly? The Devils are getting screwed big time this year in regards to officiating and I don't even think its debatable. The only game I can remember where I thought the opposition was getting a raw deal was the beat down that the caps put on us. I think we had 9 powerplays in that game. Other than that, we always seem to be on the **** end of the stick in these games where the officiating is atrocious. It's beyond frustrating at this point.
And the diving. My God, last night was worse than the diving you'll see in soccer. I don't know, it's just a bad situation.
And the diving. My God, last night was worse than the diving you'll see in soccer. I don't know, it's just a bad situation.
BomaLightDevils
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Who wasn't should be the question. Slightest bit of contact and Montreal's players were on the ice last night. Just the overselling to draw calls, it's too much. If I remember correctly, Pacioretty drew two tripping calls by himself.
Pacioretty and Radulov were diving all night.
I get why the refs missed the boarding major on Moore - I missed it in real time too. Even though someone should've caught that one, I get it. I do not understand why the Canucks were not called for any penalty when boarding Travis Zajac. I don't understand what happened in Edmonton the other night where they called a penalty off the scoreboard and still got it wrong.
I get why the refs missed the boarding major on Moore - I missed it in real time too. Even though someone should've caught that one, I get it. I do not understand why the Canucks were not called for any penalty when boarding Travis Zajac. I don't understand what happened in Edmonton the other night where they called a penalty off the scoreboard and still got it wrong.
I dont know which was worse. The offensive, disgusting diving by the cocky french canadian soccer club, or the garbage officiating that actually fell for it. 
Actually I do know what was worse, watching the devils try to play NHL hockey last night. especially the 4th line. woof.
As far as Wood goes, If fiddler can play thats great. Id give Wood another game with fiddler and coleman (hopefully Fidd or coleman can play off wing)
Then, on the way down to philly, I'd stop the team bus, and, drop DSP, Kalinin, Gazdic and probably Josefson too, right off underneath the walt whitman bridge. just sayin.
Actually I do know what was worse, watching the devils try to play NHL hockey last night. especially the 4th line. woof.
As far as Wood goes, If fiddler can play thats great. Id give Wood another game with fiddler and coleman (hopefully Fidd or coleman can play off wing)
Then, on the way down to philly, I'd stop the team bus, and, drop DSP, Kalinin, Gazdic and probably Josefson too, right off underneath the walt whitman bridge. just sayin.
^^^ This much is true. Don't forget about the Zajac incident vs Vancouver earlier in the year. I personally don't believe for one second that some of the BS antics from last season have been forgotten by some of the referees either. It shouldn't but people are kidding themselves if they don't think it happens.
I was actually thinking about Blandisi from last season and yeah, probably not the best look for a rookie to be selling calls in his first few games in the league. But if that's the case, then what is the excuse for a guy like Pacioretty to not be taken to task? I have never liked that guy, but he managed to make me dislike him even more with his behavior yesterday. This is the captain of the Canandiens and he was diving all over the ****ing ice. A veteran player like that, the only way to describe it is that it was embarrassing. The refs were more than happy to eat it all up though. So if they're holding any grudges from last season, they should probably concentrate on what's going on now and get things under control. They looked absolutely clueless last night.
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I mean the two guys who refs obviously had a problem with last season have been nowhere to be found this season, Farnham's with the HABS organization in fact, so I don't really see why refs are or would continue to hold a systematic grudge based on two role players who aren't even here. Maybe they think Hynes is a **** to them despite him almost never taking the refs to task in the postgame - maybe he should start cause that seems to get you calls.
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