WCQF GM3 | LA Kings vs Edmonton Oilers @7:00pm PT (Series tied 1-1) | TNT, CBC, SN

[authentic]

Yes it was. A fluttering puck that changed rotation and trajectory after being struck by a stick.

Not even. Watch the replay a little closer.

 

[The Puckhound]

I love all the PHD physicists that've popped up here in the thread, had no idea Edmonton was such a science hotbed.

 

[Divine]

It’s not rocket science though. As someone else said, some things can be “conclusive” without being “obvious”, as should have been the case here.

It's not conclusive nor obvious.

Conclusive or obvious would be if he actually hit the puck with *any* force resulting in the puck not coming straight down and obviously moving.

The fact people are arguing that he tapped it so lightly that the trajectory didn't change but the spin *might* have changed is very inconclusive.

It would be very difficult for any of us to throw a puck in the air and touch it with our stick without changing it's trajectory. That's what makes it inconclusive.

Now if you pull out a scientific calculator, a protractor and super slow motion, and get a team of mathematicians and physicists, I'm sure they can conclusive say if there was an external force on the rotation of the puck... but, it's inconclusive if you have to go to those lengths to prove something.

To Woodcroft's argument of McDavid raising his hand, that's the most ridiculous part of all of this. The opposing team almost always raises it's hand on any close call, like all those time the puck goes to the blue line and the opposing team raises it's hand saying it went out when it never does.

 

[Lyons71]

I can’t tell clearly on the replay, and if it was a high stick, it had no impact on the play. I want edm to win, but that goal is not a travesty in officiating.

 

[Kingspiracy]

Either call them both or not at all.

not even close.

 

[TMLife17]

Contribute something other than comebacks you make us look bad.

You're the one insulting a fan of your team for doing nothing but poking fun at a Canadian rival. Jeez

 

[phrenssoa]

...the reffing is inconsistent

Sorry, meant to say that unfortunately slashes to the stick only seem to matter if the stick is dropped or breaks. That’s one thing regarding officiating that I believe to be quite consistent.

 

[robitaillefan]

In other news ….kings best player should be be back soon

 

[pbgoalie]

Boy
Festivus must be tough in oilers homes

 

[kingbrath]

Well done NHL! You have officially lost a fan! As someone who has been looking forward to the playoffs, it really makes me sad to say this, but I'm done. I cannot put up with corruption. Might as well watch WWE. Goodbye HF!

Lol good lord grow some thicker skin. You will not be missed. See ya!

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Because Toronto is actually connected to human civilization.

I don't even know what this means

 

[stats1]

This thread is 10/10 Fat Maroons

In other news ….kings best player should be be back soon

No one cares

 

[MessierII]

LA have been far more disciplined. the Pp minutes wont be even if one team is dumbshitting it up.

That’s fine but where’s our Leon Draisaitl love tap call in a huge moment?

 

[Kairi Zaide]

weird...Nuge did the same and got called for a penalty (top right)

The two plays you are comparing are very similar plays. However, one results in a broken stick; the other doesn't. I think in intent, both action could be seen as "trying to play the puck", because the puck was in the viscinity. However, slashes that result in a broken stick are called almost all the time, regardless of that.

 

[Korpse]

Did McDavid use the force to cause that change? Was there another object that contacted the puck to cause that change?


Literally the only other object in the vicinity of the puck to cause the change was the stick of the LA kings player lol.

Not an object, rather a force called gravity.

Gravity can change the rotation. The rate of rotation will slow as the puck reaches its peak and once gravity takes over it is now under a different force. There’s not a person in here that is able to tell us what that rotation should look like after it starts to fall.

 

[Useless plug]

LA have been far more disciplined. the Pp minutes wont be even if one team is dumbshitting it up.

Yes