Sharks get away with a boarding call that nearly took out Benning.

[The Crypto Guy]

Wow. f***ing dirty.

 

[New User Name]

I am not an Oilers fan but I don't think I've ever seen a team get screwed by the officials as bad as the Oilers did in last years playoffs and continuing this year.

Close second would be the Canucks a few years ago.......not a fan of them either.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

**** Kane

- a Sabres fan who can now stop pretending to like Kane

Hahaha welcome to the club.

 

[THall4]

The ref never called the cross check Kane delivered to Benning that was very dangerous...yet called Drasaitl's love tap on Kane moments later...

 

[King'sPawn]

Should have been a 2 minute boarding. Regardless of intent (and I don't think Kane intended anything dirty), he did make contact that resulted in a player hitting the boards hard. And thinking someone would dive into the boards like that is a funny take.

Refs screw up. Sharks had this one go in their favor when they've had others go against them.

You could argue from the refs point of view, since he didn't have the benefit of replay, that it looked like Benning lost his balance.

Missed 2 minutes, and a goal resulted. Unfortunate but it happens.

 

[THall4]

maybe its the angles and the quality but i've seen much harder boards not called

didn't really look like there was a whole lot there

Its not that the cross check going uncalled thats the problem man..it the safety of the player...I don't care if Kane love tapped Benning or piled into him with the cross check..it the timing of it and the potential injury that it could've caused (thankfully didn't). IMO that's 100% a penalty for that fact alone.

And to oppose your comment of seeing worse uncalled...ive seen softer plays like that get called..sometimes leading to game ejections.

 

[rent free]

Wait, you mean to tell me that NHL refs made a mistake?

yah they did make a mistake. i can also see someone else who made a mistake...

 

[ManofSteel55]

I agree, its a obvious penalty but I dont see how its a dirty hit.

Semantics, but to some, a dirty hit is anything from behind. I don't disagree with that.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Where's the thread for Nurse hitting and interfering with LaBanc that led directly to their 2nd goal?

Difference is, Sharks didn't shit the bed when a non call led directly to a goal and the Oilers did.

 

[McRobbiezyg]

I dont think Kane meant to do it, but thats a penalty. Comical that the ref saw the whole thing and let play continue.

 

[Used As A Shield]

Refs were terrible again, letting things go, allowing things to escalate. Thankfully no one hurt. I guess I can give them some props though, at least they weren't as terrible as some of the recent sharks games.

 

[Herschel]

I have to assume the ref felt that Benning lost an edge, which he does, and that is why he crashed into the boards.

Watching the replay a few times and from different angles, there is obviously a case to be made that Kane's contact with Benning is the reason he loses his edge. Not sure there is enough force for a cross-checking penalty however boarding could easily have been called.

 

[Sniper99]

Yeah he let it go but we all mess up once in awhile. Plus refs have a lot of travel. West coast game after a long flight not the easiest to do with respect to the city he was coming from last game.

One of the most ******** excuses i've ever read on HF. Dont give me that.

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

The ref never called the cross check Kane delivered to Benning that was very dangerous...yet called Drasaitl's love tap on Kane moments later...

Maybe the ref is racist

 

[TrappedInFullerton]

When the play happened, I frowned and thought, 'There's a penalty.' Then they didn't call one and I thought 'Hmm... okay...'

Then the Sharks scored and I cheered and had a bad taste in my mouth at the same time. Refs missed a lot of calls on the Sharks last night. It was a strange role reversal for them over the past few weeks.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

The ref never called the cross check Kane delivered to Benning that was very dangerous...yet called Drasaitl's love tap on Kane moments later...

'Cept that was a crosscheck... a crosscheck is a crosscheck.

This particular missed call was awful, but considering that Labanc got interfered with and the Oilers scored off a freebie, it goes both ways.

Also let's not forget Benning punching Meier away from the play for no real reason other than "I'M ANGRY GRRRRRRR" that wasn't called.

Refs stunk, but Talbot letting in absolutely deflating goals sunk them last night.

 

[Damisoph]

Ridiculous non-call.

 

[McFlash97]

Refs def have something against the Oilers. The organization being a joke also leads to these things. Never calling out the refereeing, never complaining to the league and never letting the refs have it for missed calls during the game all adds up. Referee's know its free reign on the Oilers. Whether you call it or not won't matter. For every Mclellan, there is a Laviolette , who lets the refs have it for ridiculous calls.

 

[Goldenshark]

Nobody remembers when Raffi Torres clocked Milan Michalek in the 2006 playoffs and changed the course of that series?



Yeah, I got no problem with Kane barely touching Benning and then a no call and goal in a regular season game. Works fine for me.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Refs def have something against the Oilers. The organization being a joke also leads to these things. Never calling out the refereeing, never complaining to the league and never letting the refs have it for missed calls during the game all adds up. Referee's know its free reign on the Oilers. Whether you call it or not won't matter. For every Mclellan, there is a Laviolette , who lets the refs have it for ridiculous calls.

Did the refs have it against the Oilers when they let a blatant interference on Nurse go that directly led to their 2nd goal? Of course they didn't. The Oilers are just having a bad season and teams that are either bad or having a bad season tend to not get calls their way.

 

[Bank Shot]

Nobody remembers when Raffi Torres clocked Milan Michalek in the 2006 playoffs and changed the course of that series?

Yeah, I got no problem with Kane barely touching Benning and then a no call and goal in a regular season game. Works fine for me.

That wasn't a missed call so I don't see what it has to do with anything.

Stuff like that was acceptable for some reason in 2006.

 

[Lyons71]

Should have been a penalty for sure, but it’s hard to call the sharks a dirty team for that...

 

[HydroF]

Borderline penalty, barely touched him. And of course, league is not against the Oilers and there is no conspiracy or whatever. That is just a pathetically immature perspective to have.

 

[GreatGonzo]

You lost respect for the Sharks, as in the whole team, because a player made a dangerous hit his first game as a shark after being traded......

A lot of whining in this thread. I’m not condoning the hit, but the OP needs to relax

 

[Mattb124]

Should have been a penalty for sure, but it’s hard to call the sharks a dirty team for that...

That is where I came out.

LOLing at the OP for writing off an entire team for 1 marginally bad hit by a player who hadn't even played a full game for the Sharks.