Post-Game Talk: Hey look, another OTL

[SoupNazi]

Discussion of the game here.

Tank discussion in the tank thread.

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[Claypool]

Would love to know the reasoning behind the obvious penalty call for breaking Zetterberg's stick.

 

[datsyukfan]

Mrazek lost us that one. Kid let in 2 definite softys and the third one while it wasn't super soft it should be stopped in that situation

 

[lomekian]

Team played pretty well against a damn good side tonight only to get cheated by the refs again for the umpteenth time this season and in recent years.

Not only is it getting harder to watch this team struggle, the continued deterioration of officiating standards makes it harder and harder to watch the NHL. So many games being unduly influenced by their incompetence.

 

[Wood Stick]

Would love to know the reasoning behind the obvious penalty call for breaking Zetterberg's stick.

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.

 

[chances14]

team played well enough to win but mrazek and the refs let them down

 

[Shaman464]

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.

 

[RedWingzz]

So when you hack a player's stick so bad that you break it in half, that's not a slash?

whatever...officiating in the NHL is a joke. These guys have no idea how to officiate a game, and there is zero consistency in their calls. That ruined the game.

 

[Wood Stick]

Team played pretty well against a damn good side tonight only to get cheated by the refs again for the umpteenth time this season and in recent years.

Not only is it getting harder to watch this team struggle, the continued deterioration of officiating standards makes it harder and harder to watch the NHL. So many games being unduly influenced by their incompetence.

After the first five minutes we had like no real scoring chances.. Some shots here and there, but nothing great.

 

[lomekian]

Mrazek lost us that one. Kid let in 2 definite softys and the third one while it wasn't super soft it should be stopped in that situation

First goal was incredibly fortunate as he was moving to play the pass only for it to rebound straight to the scorer in the opposite direction to that he was moving. Third goal was just a bullet in the perfect position. Second was soft, but people are looking for reasons to blame the guy

 

[chances14]

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.

stick broke, it's a slashing penalty. period. been called that way for years

 

[Tatar Shots]

Well time to replace the rookie ref. Just an inexcusable non call.

 

[dragonballgtz]

Yeah, should have been a slash call but Z was pretty damn selfish on that play. He had Tatar open on the wing but decided to try to beat 2 players, the back checker and the person in front of him

 

[Wood Stick]

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.

So when you hack a player's stick so bad that you break it in half, that's not a slash?

whatever...officiating in the NHL is a joke. These guys have no idea how to officiate a game, and there is zero consistency in their calls. That ruined the game.

What Shaman said. I just watched the replay a couple times as FSD is still showing the game. The call was correct.

 

[RedWingzz]

Would have preferred to not get the loser point. These OTLs are essentially gonna move us from 28th to 23rd, and get us a worse pick.

 

[Wood Stick]

stick broke, it's a slashing penalty. period. been called that way for years

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.

 

[lomekian]

Its two slashes that break Z's sticks in 30 seconds...whether anyone thinks its a good defensive play, the guy snapped his twig in half. Its a slash plain and simple, and one that took him out of the play and created the attack that they eventually scored from. But it would help if the NHL bothered to standardise their rules in some cohesive way that didn't leave 50% of all calls down to interpretation and mood of the officials.

 

[TheRatPoisoner]

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.

 

[lomekian]

After the first five minutes we had like no real scoring chances.. Some shots here and there, but nothing great.

That's just not true. Talk about selective memory to suit a narrative...

 

[chances14]

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.

doesn't matter what you or I think should be a slash. nhl has established that you slash the stick and it breaks, it's a penalty

 

[aar000n]

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.

So we go to wood sticks and then slash the other teams sticks. If that is the standard.

 

[Wood Stick]

That's just not true. Talk about selective memory to suit a narrative...

Sergei Bobrovsky never had to be great.. He just had to be better than Mrazek. Bobrovsky faced good shots, nothing too great. We had 7 shots in the first 5 minutes. Think we finished with 25.

 

[Shaman464]

doesn't matter what you or I think should be a slash. nhl has established that you slash the stick and it breaks, it's a penalty

Except the like 40% of the time its not a penalty. Which bugs me.

 

[TheRatPoisoner]

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.

So then they shouldn't call it every other time then.

 

[chances14]

Except the like 40% of the time its not a penalty. Which bugs me.

more like 10%. but yeah, the inconsistency of officiating is infuriating