expatriatedtexan
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- Aug 17, 2005
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The problem is that each one of those calls either being made when they weren't or being assessed properly when there weren't could have had a major impact on momentum. That's my issue, the more I look into the uncalled penalties. They more or less get the ones they actually call sorta right, as you said though Mikko's jersey was splattered in blood. That should have been four and we should have continued with 2 more minutes on the PP after we scored.I really didn't have a problem with last night's reffing. A couple of relatively minor things here and there. I thought the Tanev high stick on Mikko should've been a 4min double minor, as I had thought those were automatic like the DoG penalty (meaning not open to interpretation, puck over glass = automatic penalty; blood drawn on a high stick = automatic double minor). But MacKinnon set a brazen pick that allowed Makar to get free to tie the game at 2.
Lehkonen's "cross check" was very soft, very soft indeed and I think should have been an embellishment as well; but later on Manson got away w/ some work on Seguin.
Ultimately, in the grand scheme of things, I thought the refs let a lot go for both sides last night and I'm good with that. If that's the tone they're going to set, at least they remained relatively consistent all the way through.
Does it even out? Most nights. Am I tired of acting like it is acceptable. Absolutely. And I am growing increasingly worried because of how much the League has tied itself to gambling. Yeah, I actually really am. You can't have suspect officiating in a league that promotes gambling the way the NHL does. It makes absolutely no sense to me.
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