GDT: Game #2| Jan. 20, 2013|Flyers at Sabres |12:30 p.m. ET

[dma0034]

Wow I'm a Sabres fan and have no idea why this isn't going into overtime right now.

 

[litflyersfan]

Not sure what was worse, the team or the refs.

Both. The refs really killed our momentum with that too many men call. It was all down hill from there.

 

[Broad st phantom]

I'll say it again, NFL replacement refs strike again.

 

[luongo321]

Its too bad the new CBA didn't address the glaring officiating in this league. The biggest thing that needs to be changed in this league.

 

[RevUpThoseGolfCarts]

 

[hlaverty06]

Devils fan here, you guys had the game stolen from you by the refs

Here's to a better officiated game Tuesday!

 

[flyersfan187]

The Sabres had too many good chances this game. Time to have a day off and rebound on Tuesday!

 

[BillDineen]

Well the bigger problem is the play of B. Schenn, Couturier and Read IMO.

 

[PayItForward]

As questionable as some calls were, the Flyers need to play a lot better.

 

[Chinatown88]

I think Battletoads is still more painful than the job those refs did. It's close though really close

 

[Unstable]

The nerd duo was quick to justify the blown calls.

My understanding is that by rule, the official is supposed to blow the whistle if he can't see the puck.

The question is, why was he standing in the far corner like a lazy sack of ****? Contrast the official (I forget which) in the playoffs last year who was climbing up on the goal so he could always get a perfect view.

 

[Laveuglette]

Horrible. Why can't these idiot whistles be reviewed? The puck would have been IN no matter if he whistled or not. These stupid calls should be correctable by a review in cases like this. Samething for the goaltender interference, it should be reviewed.

 

[PhillyFlying]

well aint that some ********.

if you're gonna call feds for goalie interference there you call it on hodgson too. he skated right into bryz's glove and "denied him the chance to make a save." ******** either way.

flyers need to tighten up if this is the way it's gonna be called. our pk is awful.

 

[Nalens Oga]

I like Schenn/Giroux/Hartnell but to get Hemskacek going I'd put him back on that line with Giroux and put Schenn down a bit to spread it out.

Also that stupid quick whistle rule needs to go, I don't care how many goalies get hurt.

 

[McNasty]

Awful reefing, feel bad for you guys. Although the whistle shouldn't have gone off, it was the right call.

It's the right call because the ref was in bad position, regardless though it's still one of those thing's that's at the ref's discretion and they tend to get them wrong in big moments.

 

[Domino666]

Thanks refs go **** yourselves, you didn't want to spoil Buffalo's opener mission

 

[hckyplayer8]

Go back to the 3 man system.

Make these guys actually pay attention to the game.

 

[achdumeingute]

99% of the time. this game proved that. but you were probably doing something else earlier in the game:pillow

100%. The interference earlier was a bad call. Hodgeson call was not.

 

[Laveuglette]

I don't believe in the complot theories, it wasn't a bias against us, just pure incompetence.

 

[54drinking]

Refs blew but it shouldn't be discounted that nearly our entire team besides Bryz has been horrible two games in a row.

What games did you watch? Bryz has been fine!

 

[TheLegendkiller]

When play is that close to the net the ref should probably stand right BEHIND the net so they can see everything.

 

[might2mash]

Welp, sucks to suck.

Let's win one of the next two, no suicide watch.

 

[El Emperor]

This team is I trouble. No one is prepared to play these games. They look like they have no chemistry or a desire to work for the puck. Constantly out of position, no one can pass or handle the puck. There's no excuse why they should be this unprepared and be out worked by 2 teams who had the same amount of time to prepare. Absolutely ridiculous. Brayden Schenn looks completely lost as well.

Schenn and Couts ruined by their time with the Phantoms?

 

[OrangeAndBlackMetal]

Bryzgalov, Simmonds, Timonen and Laughton are about the only ones putting forth any sort of effort. Giroux, while he has 2 goals, doesn't really look like himself out there.

 

[sa cyred]

We seriously have no offense.

While Simmonds has looked good, he HAS to start finishing these chances. How many times is he going to hit the goalie in the chest or pads when it's just him and the goalie...