ok, i did it myself
hope this table is legible, but looking at NHL stats -- mind you this is only through 10 games, but I looked at the ratio of shots for to shots against and the ratio for PPs for to PPs against ... ranked both and sorted by the rank differential, and came up with this --
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**** you NHL!
It is not debatable that the refereeing is unfair against us. I have even done scientific (empirical) experiments to test this, as to remove potential personal bias. The results were shocking.
There's no reffing bias or big conspiracy against the Canucks.
Obviously we need to start diving more
annoying as hell last night to see the isles bench all up in arms about kesler getting elbowed (shouldered, whatever) in the head, yet the apalling dive from whoever that was Henrik blew on was completely ignored
another thing -- man, im sick of having to watch these non-Shorty US opposition feeds on Center Ice .. every one of these guys are constantly mispronouncing names (Hendrik, Bieska, Hamhouse -- I even heard Edler last night -- the Pittsburgh guy spent the entire game calling Santorelli Schroeder (didn't seem to notice that as one guy he was probably playing 35 minutes)
anyway.. rant over/
I got GameCenter Live here in NY and the ability to switch between Home and Visitor feeds is a freaking godsend. I highly recommend it.
Call me crazy, but why cant the NHL have a relatively standardized system of calling penalties? Every other professional sport does. If it is a penalty for the Canucks in the first period of the preseason, it should be a freakin penalty for Tampa Bay in overtime of a SCF Game 7. If there was consistency and no perception of the make up call (really, the league still allows this to happen?) the game would be better to watch and attract new fans.
i have it too, but prefer to watch on the big screen
though i recently got a google chromecast ..might try that
thanks
There is simply no conspiracy against Vancouver.
This is kind of long, but I have some thoughts on the issue.
There's something called the just world hypothesis. It states that it is a natural inclination for humans to justify anything that happens as fair. For example, in an experiment, they showed a group of people a picture (a headshot) of a man. They told the group that this man was found guilty in a court. The group of people gave words to describe the man in the picture, saying he looked "mean", "aggressive", "untrustworthy", etc. They showed the exact same picture to a second group of people, but this time, they told the group that the man was found innocent in a court. This second group of people described the man as "caring", "gentle" etc.
What we know is that people will justify anything that happens, especially when a source of power is the one handing out the decision. I notice people doing this all the time, and I can see this happening in this thread a little bit. We want to believe that things are fair. But sometimes, (and likely frequently), things just are not fair.
It is not debatable that the refereeing is unfair against us. I have even done scientific (empirical) experiments to test this, as to remove potential personal bias. The results were shocking.
The only question is this: is it a coincidence or is there some kind of agenda against the team? I think to some extent is is just a coincidence, taking the form of incompetence in refereeing. However, when you see such a large, continuous discrepancy in the refereeing and decisions, you have to look for patterns and explanations.
So why could there be a bias against us? There are 2 obvious answers in my view.
#1 Systemic: Hockey is a business, a business is about making money. Polls have shown that the Canucks are the most disliked team, you can also observe this while listening to pretty much any media source. So if the Canucks have a harder time in a game, or lose the game, more people will be happy, and more money will be generated. (Furthermore, there is never any fear of losing the Canucks fanbase because they will never stop supporting the team - even if they desperately want to.)
#2 Personal: It's fairly well known what type of personality Mike Gillis has, and it's widely speculated that he rubs some people the wrong way. Knowing his stubbornness and arrogance, it's not hard to imagine him clashing with anyone from an individual referee to Ron Maclean to Gary Bettman.
Whatever the explanation, we are not being treated fairly by the officiating (or supplemental discipline btw - Dirty Duncan Keith is laughing at Edler's 5 game suspension)
Every sport is facing these issues. What's pass interference in one NFL game will not be in another. Same with the CFL. What one ump considers a strike, another considers a ball. And don't get me started on NBA officials.
There is simply no conspiracy against Vancouver.
Every sport is facing these issues. What's pass interference in one NFL game will not be in another. Same with the CFL. What one ump considers a strike, another considers a ball. And don't get me started on NBA officials.
There is simply no conspiracy against Vancouver.
Sedins take more abuse than any players in the NHL from opponents. I've never seen two guys get thrashed around like those two.IMHO, the Sedins get absolutely no breaks from the refs. 50/50 plays always seem to go against them. Even Kesler still gets calls on his tumbles.
Hired by the Bruins?
Continuing to ignore the facts. Auger. Boston Series. Lack of calls for Sedins. Lowest PPPG. Back to sleep you go.
Oh and lets not forget this...