GDT: St. Louis Blues vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

[STL BLUES]

Crosby needs to take lessons from Roy!

 

[Robb_K]

Ha! The Pens were offside, but it wasn't called. Then, they're ever so barely offside, but it was caught. Good kill!! Very important that they didn't give up the lead at the end of the period.

 

[Wiems35*]

You know the Harlem Globetrotters? You know that team they play that no one remembers the name of... where the games are rigged in favor of the Globetrotters every time?

Guess which team is which in the NHL's eyes tonight. Or, ever.

Maybe I'm biased, but I say the NHL's team is Chicago. I can't imagine what happens to the refs that dare call a penalty against Toews.

 

[byrath]

Reaves > Crosby!!

at deflections, in this game.

edit - and interviews, too

 

[Colt 55]

You know the Harlem Globetrotters? You know that team they play that no one remembers the name of... where the games are rigged in favor of the Globetrotters every time?

Guess which team is which in the NHL's eyes tonight. Or, ever.

Yes, the NHL routinely colludes against small market teams like the blues.

 

[KirkOut]

Am I to understand that people really think the game is somehow intentionally called in the Penguins favor? Really?

 

[LGB51]

Reaves > Crosby!!

at deflections, in this game.

 

[Colt 55]

You know the Harlem Globetrotters? You know that team they play that no one remembers the name of... where the games are rigged in favor of the Globetrotters every time?

Guess which team is which in the NHL's eyes tonight. Or, ever.

not trying to be a **** quoting you twice but here is a great quote pertaining to NHL officiating,

"With the amount of complaining about officiating, from fans of every team after basically every game, you would think people would eventually realize that the only thing consistent about officiating in the NHL is inconsistency." - ThirdManIn

 

[Lord Helix]

Am I to understand that people really think the game is somehow intentionally called in the Penguins favor? Really?

No, but Orpik clearly interfered with Backes on the dump in directly before the Blues got called.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Am I to understand that people really think the game is somehow intentionally called in the Penguins favor? Really?

Intentionally? No. But Malkin, and especially Crosby get the benefit of the doubt way more than other players. And to his point, Orpik pretty blatantly interfered with Backes. That should have been an obvious call.

 

[Daley Tarasenkshow]

Maybe I'm biased, but I say the NHL's team is Chicago. I can't imagine what happens to the refs that dare call a penalty against Toews.

To me it's the Leafs or Canadiens. Those fans are crazy up north.

Aside from the point, I think this has been a playoff-type of game. It's been low scoring and very chippy.

Hope we see a positive 3rd period!

 

[KirkOut]

No, but Orpik clearly interfered with Backes on the dump in directly before the Blues got called.

It wasn't that blatant, and refs miss calls every game against every team. It's upsetting to see people resorting to the 'NHL wants the pens to win so they call the game in their favor' argument because it just seems like a built in excuse

 

[Colt 55]

I just realized we have a poster who's username is blue bleeder 24-7 and one who's is BleedBlue247

 

[KirkOut]

Intentionally? No. But Malkin, and especially Crosby get the benefit of the doubt way more than other players.

This I can agree with, but it's more player specific rather than team specific. Kind of like how when a veteran/respected pitcher is pitching well he'll get the borderline pitches called for strikes more often than not.

 

[Wiems35*]

It wasn't that blatant, and refs miss calls every game against every team. It's upsetting to see people resorting to the 'NHL wants the pens to win so they call the game in their favor' argument because it just seems like a built in excuse

Considering how religiously they called that play last year, it was pretty blatant.

 

[STL BLUES]

So should Hitch start the third with Reaves?

 

[Vladys Gumption]

I just realized we have a poster who's username is blue bleeder 24-7 and one who's is BleedBlue247

Hey we can't make it easy on people now can we?

This I can agree with, but it's more player specific rather than team specific. Kind of like how when a veteran/respected pitcher is pitching well he'll get the borderline pitches called for strikes more often than not.

It's definitely more player specific, but it's still really stupid.

 

[Wiems35*]

So should Hitch start the third with Reaves?

He should go with some toughness to start, not an offensive dynamo like Reaves

 

[STL BLUES]

I just realized we have a poster who's username is blue bleeder 24-7 and one who's is BleedBlue247

Their kinda like the Suter's --they all are somehow related.

 

[Colt 55]

On a side note, after watching both the pens and Tampa Bay I can say Tampa Bay looks like the best team in the east, maybe all of hockey.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Could have been interference by Niskanen there. Frank never had the puck and NIskanen didn't even make an effort to play it.

 

[Fred Murtz]

Tanner Glass, Chris Stewart misconducts

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Hitch rewarding Reavo! I like it. He's been playing very well lately. No doubt in my mind he gets an extension if he keeps this up.

Edit: How did Osh not score there? Steen put it on a platter for him.

 

[Lord Helix]

Petro's toe drag and pass...Wow.

 

[Alklha]

Great from Steen and Oshie stopped.