Around the league: Playoffs III | No Canadian Teams Left in Playoffs...and nobody cares.

[Fire Benning]

League back to being a joke, was an entertaining game at least. Would've preferred Colorado/Vegas over Colorado/SJ, oh well.

 

[TruKnyte]

What a brutal call. Feel bad for Vegas fans.

 

[Fire Benning]

If Pavelski falls in a different way and gets back up normally, that would not have even been a minor penalty in a January game let alone the 3rd period of a Game 7.

 

[Intangibos]

Have always found San Jose to get favourable calls. That 5 minute penalty is one of the worst calls I've ever witnessed. Yes Vegas shouldn't have let in 4 goals in a 5min major, but that possibility should never have existed.

MacKinnon is gonna make Burns his *****.

Does anyone have any content with the Canucks MAKAVELI guy? He used to have a video on YouTube criticizing the awful officiating in the Canucks-Sharks WCQF a few years ago but it's gone now.

It's incredible how often the calls go SJ's way.

 

[Dab]

I don’t know why people feel bad for Vegas if that had happened to the canucks not one fan base or commentator would have thought the call was wrong. You guys are saps. I wish nothing but evil on the other franchises. Every one of them.

 

[Motte and Bailey]

I don’t know why people feel bad for Vegas if that had happened to the canucks not one fan base or commentator would have thought the call was wrong. You guys are saps. I wish nothing but evil on the other franchises.

I’ve got no sympathy for Vegas. This is their 2nd year in existence and they have such a great team already. They’ll have plenty of chances to win. THEIR FANS HAVE NEVER EVEN EXPERIENCED MISSING THE PLAYOFFS! Hard to feel sorry for them.

 

[PM]

It was a bad call but their penalty kill was terrible. Nice pass by Karlsson for the winner.

 

[EpochLink]

Do your shit Colorado

 

[WTG]

This isn't a 1 ref deal, a match/major penalty has to be discussed with all 4 officials. I actually think that match/major penalties should be able to be reviewed by the refs on the ice like a goal review with the iPad.

Sure it's easy to see from a top down optimal view (best angle in the whole stadium to see play) that it's barely a penalty, especially played back in slow motion. However, as a ref you don't get to see over players and you have a 1 time chance of catching the play. The call on the ice is wrong, but that's a hard call to make.

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Anyone brave enough to try to predict the 2nd round?

SJ vs COL

DAL vs STL

BOS vs CBJ

NYI vs CARWASH

With the teams left I’m ok with anyone except Boston winning. Would like to see NYI win to see the reaction in Toronto.

 

[WTG]

Anyone brave enough to try to predict the 2nd round?

SJ vs COL

DAL vs STL

BOS vs CBJ

NYI vs CARWASH

With the teams left I’m ok with anyone except Boston winning. Would like to see NYI win to see the reaction in Toronto.

SJS > COL in 6
STL > DAL in 5
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SJS>STL in 7

CBJ >BOS in 5
CAR>NYI in 7
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CBJ>CAR in 4

CBJ wins the cup vs SJS in 6

 

[Wilch]

Does anyone have any content with the Canucks MAKAVELI guy? He used to have a video on YouTube criticizing the awful officiating in the Canucks-Sharks WCQF a few years ago but it's gone now.

It's incredible how often the calls go SJ's way.

I remember Tim Donaghy, the NBA official who was at the center of a huge NBA officiating scandal, disclosed in his book that the head official for the Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs series (1) hated the Suns owner Robert Sarver and (2) loved spending time in San Antonio. As a result, the guy whose name escaped my mind had a strong bias when calling the game.

In an ideal world, officiating over a large sample should reflect some level of objectiveness, but it's a game called by people, so there's always going to be bias, whether it's for or against certain players, the owners, the management, and/or even little things like the city itself.

 

[mossey3535]

Ok can we all get on the f*** the Bruins bandwagon now? k thanks.

 

[WTG]

 

[Paulinvancouver]

Anyone brave enough to try to predict the 2nd round?

SJ

STL

CBJ

NYI/WASH

I'd really like to see NYI win at this point.

 

[WTG]

Wait a minute, the Isles just made it deeper into the playoffs than Tavares.
Holy shit, that's hilarious.

 

[Canucks LB]

Epic comeback? Um no. Give me a ****ing break. The Sharks won this game based on a horrendous penalty call. Pure and simple. Go Avs.

Did the ref throw 4 pucks into the net on the PP also?

 

[member 290103]

Did the ref throw 4 pucks into the net on the PP also?

You’re right. Refs had zero to do with the outcome of that game. My bad.

Great post.

 

[krutovsdonut]

that was a missed call not a malicious call. that's part of hockey, like a bad bounce or hitting the linesman with a clearance.

what san jose did with the opportunity was epic. kudos to vegas for the rally that followed. too bad it ended up in a next goal wins situation.

not sure what happened to patches in that game. he was brutal in the third and into ot. serious case of the yips.

 

[Motte and Bailey]

You’re right. Refs had zero to do with the outcome of that game. My bad.

Great post.

Ya because those are clearly the only two options ...

 

[Canucks LB]

You’re right. Refs had zero to do with the outcome of that game. My bad.

Great post.

Did I say that?
It was a dreadful call, but Vegas deserves shit also for letting in 4 goals on that PP.
It's not even remotely debatable

 

[Canucks LB]

Ya because those are clearly the only two options ...

Exactly, jesus

Everybody who watched the game knows the call was horseshit, does not mean the ref threw 4 pucks through fleury.
Vegas let 4 f***ing goals in on that PP, 4!
That's lunacy

 

[member 290103]

Did I say that?
It was a dreadful call, but Vegas deserves **** also for letting in 4 goals on that PP.
It's not even remotely debatable

Sure they do, but let’s not downplay the severity of the erroneous call. San Jose had nothing up to that point.

 

[Orr4Norris]

That 3rd was crazy entertaining. Gained a lot of respect for that sharks team. The emotion during the penalty was epic and what playoff hockey is all about. Hope Pavelski is okay...that looked brutal.

 

[Canucks LB]

Sure they do, but let’s not downplay the severity of the erroneous call. San Jose had nothing up to that point.

So you are basically telling me that's an excuse for Vegas?
They let in 4 goals with 10 minutes remaining on the same PP.
Momentum is real, I believe that, but 4 goals? come on
They can use the Ref as a scapegoat all they want, and the refs deserve to be shit on big time.
But in no way shape or form can they put the blame solely on them, no chance.

 

[member 290103]

So you are basically telling me that's an excuse for Vegas?
They let in 4 goals with 10 minutes remaining on the same PP.
Momentum is real, I believe that, but 4 goals? come on

Yes, that’s what I am telling you. If the refs did their jobs, Vegas wins. I’ll agree that bad bounces, bad calls, etc are a part of hockey, but a major penalty that was completely unwarranted in a game where the team going to the PP had no life at all....it’s just a bit of a turning point no?

You can sit there and lay blame on Vegas for their collapse but let’s not be totally obtuse here and not properly identify the precipitating event that led to it.