Sorry but I have to rant. This isn’t why the Avs lost, but I am so damn tired of NHL referees being absolute shit at their jobs every night.
The other night NAK gets called for “Unsportsmanlike Conduct” for dropping his gloves. Cleary they wanted to give him an instigator but he never threw any punches. Dropping you gloves isn’t a f***ing penalty you morons.
Then Landy gets called for Boarding because Toffoli is half his size and lost his edge with his right skate. Landy didn’t even shove him, he just rode him into the boards lightly and Toffoli fell on his own.
Then Jost gets called for goalie interference even though they called Romanov for slashing him and then Allen charged at Jost and head butted him.
Tonight they give the Sens a goal even though the net was knocked off because they deemed it interference. That’s what the interference penalty is for assholes. What a stupid rule if that’s in the rulebook. Not sure I’ve seen that before. Just give them a penalty shot if you want. How you gonna give them a goal?
Then Girard gets called for the lightest love tap ever on Tyler Ennis who can’t even stay on his feet when no one touches him, like when he fell a few second prior when MacKinnon never touched hm.
Then they let Forsberg the goalie slash Jost on the hands while he's all alone in front. Everyone gets called for slashing now except goalies with bigger sticks when they’re playing the Avs apparently?
Then they take away an Avs goal which looked like it might have been offsides, but it also didn't look conclusive to me. If it's close the tie should go to the scoring team, but instead it went to the team/fans/media that would have complained more. Doubt that's a coincidence.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone get a penalty for dropping their gloves and not throwing a punch and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a goal awarded when the net is off, but the stupid f***ing Zebras know the Avs smaller market, their coach who never criticizes the refs, and the non existent Colorado media aren’t gonna say shit, so they made two calls I’ve never seen before two games in a row.
Meanwhile, the language in the memo given to everyone in the NHL is you can be fined $25K for, "demeaning displays that are critical of officiating." What a joke.
Stupid NHL Zebras are the most protected species on Earth and they suck at their job. They literally screw up multiple times every day at work and since there’s no accountability for them, there’s no pressure for them to actually do better.