Is Getzlaf getting away with too much?

[Scema12]

I'll be the first to say getzlaf is an amazing player, but let's be honest after watching the Calgary series then the Edmonton and now just the first game here it seems getzlaf is allowed to dictate play to much by doing whatever he wants to whomever. Countless times an easy penalty should of been Called yet it nothing then nothing happens the other way. How many penalties had he even gotten this playoffs, 1 or 2? Let's please not start with the "veteran player" be because it's a joke of a statement and shouldn't exist.

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[Mathew Barzal]

No, he is what we need in the playoffs.

As a neutral fan there is way more entertainment value in the Ducks than there is in the Penguins or was in the Capitals simply because they have character.

I watched the Flames this year just for Tkachuk.

 

[JaegerDice]

No, he is what we need in the playoffs.

As a neutral fan there is way more entertainment value in the Ducks than there is in the Penguins or was in the Capitals simply because they have character.

Yeah, I'll take speed and skill over 'character' for my entertainment, thanks.


But to answer the OP, no I don't think he gets away with any more or less than anybody else in the playoffs.

 

[K Fleur]

Well the overwhelming evidence you've presented has me convinced!

 

[x Tame Impala]

*Too

 

[Adonis Creed]

Playing the NHL playoff rulebook perfectly...

Refs are awful so he's doing his job perfectly.

 

[aufheben]

Honestly, what's your point?

 

[Cory Trevor]

Getzlaf is mint.

 

[Analyst365]

Getzlaf, not getzlaf.

 

[hockeykicker]

i bet you can find a player on every team that fits this category

 

[OilCanada92]

I prefer when the rules are consistent from player to player. Getzlaf is amazing. If there was ever a guy who didn't need to cheat to win, it's him.

With that said, I don't blame him for taking advantage of what the refs are giving him.

 

[ColePens]

I don't want to pinpoint one player here, but this game itself is poorly officiated. There are some brutal cheap plays out there. Would rather see skill and speed.

There are 9 penalties in this game and it feels like they could have called 9 more.

 

[rboomercat90]

I don't want to pinpoint one player here, but this game itself is poorly officiated. There are some brutal cheap plays out there. Would rather see skill and speed.

There are 9 penalties in this game and it feels like they could have called 9 more.

You may as well get used to this on the off chance you meet Anaheim in the next roumd. The Ducks play in a lot of games that are poorly officiated. They know the officials aren't going to call every stick foul and they take advantage of it.

 

[Mathew Barzal]

I don't want to pinpoint one player here, but this game itself is poorly officiated. There are some brutal cheap plays out there. Would rather see skill and speed.

There are 9 penalties in this game and it feels like they could have called 9 more.

Skill, speed and playing dirty aren't mutually exclusive.

 

[Flair Hay]

Playing the NHL playoff rulebook perfectly...

Refs are awful so he's doing his job perfectly.

Agree

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Change thread title to James Neal

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

As a Flames fan, I'd say he's getting away with more than he has in past years, but at the end of the day that's the NHL. Not his fault he's taking full advantage.

 

[McRpro]

As a Flames fan, I'd say he's getting away with more than he has in past years, but at the end of the day that's the NHL. Not his fault he's taking full advantage.

Pretty much. If he's allowed to do it, and the refs don't call anything against him, then who can blame Getzlaf. The guy basically has diplomatic immunity on the ice.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

He's not a dirty player . utsamatta

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Hes learned to walk the line with kesler and perry... good for him

 

[Arturs Irbe]

6 PIMS in 12 games. The latest was an AUTOMATIC penalty.

Lady Byng? He's one of those "benefit of the doubt" players in the NHL that can get away with chopping a guys finger off.

 

[St8Sh00ter]

I'll be the first to say getzlaf is an amazing player, but let's be honest after watching the Calgary series then the Edmonton and now just the first game here it seems getzlaf is allowed to dictate play to much by doing whatever he wants to whomever. Countless times an easy penalty should of been Called yet it nothing then nothing happens the other way. How many penalties had he even gotten this playoffs, 1 or 2? Let's please not start with the "veteran player" be because it's a joke of a statement and shouldn't exist.

Seriously. Get some real problems. Watch game four and five ducks vs oil.

 

[Juicy Pop]

What exactly is he getting away with that other players aren't?

 

[aufheben]

Hes learned to walk the line with kesler and perry... good for him

Yeah, I don't see the problem. Knowing how to get away with things is absolutely a skill. It seems like the reffing is all people talk about now.

 

[ThirdManIn]

As long as he isn't hurting anyone and the other team isn't being called for things he's getting away with I couldn't care less.

And when I say "other team" I pretty much only mean Nashville.