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MolGenBuckeye;1455728; said:
Couldn't resist commenting on the irony of a wings fan lecturing people about throwing things on the ice. :p
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I could make a comment about the 3 idiots who beat the shit out of a Wings fan who was about to throw an Octopi onto the ice during game 3 but I won't...
 
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The fun part (for anyone who watched the Hawks-Flames game Wednesday night) is that the exact same situation happened late in the 3rd period but the Hawks player didn't play the puck immediately when there were 8 players on the ice. At the time I had thought virtually all of the players were near enough to the bench but you could hear the Hawks coaching staff screaming at the player (I want to say it was Brian Campbell but it might have been Byflugien) to NOT play the puck (I could hear it and Pierre McGuire commented on it immediately on the broadcast)....

He didn't play the puck because it saw and heard the situation occur. The Wings get called on this one all the time, especially last year, so I won't complain.
 
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ysubuck;1455678; said:
Come on BuckeyeMike.

You know as well as I do that that call doesn't get made at that point in that kind of game 99% of the time.

You said it yourself: They didn't call shit in the third period and then they are going to call THAT??? With 1:45 left?????? Christ how many non calls were there for BOTH sides in that game and then you're going to call a too many men on the ice in a tight playoff game with under 2:00???

I'm not saying that it wasn't a penalty by the letter of the law. It absolutely was. What I'm saying is when is the last time you saw a play off game like that called to the letter of the law? Hell, the refs swallow their whistles in regular season games that play like that.

Detroit wins the series. Detroit was the dominant team and is my pick to win the Stanley Cup this year. Detroit completely outplayed Columbus and showed why they are a perennial Cup contender.

But that was a bullshit call and that call DOES NOT get made at that point in the game if it's Detroit with too many men on the ice. Nothing you say can convince me of that.
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Just because the officiating sucked yet again in a series doesn't mean they shouldn't call a penalty when they see it no matter the timeframe in the game.

The bad part is this is completely overshadowing the game. Maybe next time Chimera should wait the extra second before hopping on the ice.
 
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BuckeyeMike80;1455935; said:
I could make a comment about the 3 idiots who beat the [censored] out of a Wings fan who was about to throw an Octopi onto the ice during game 3 but I won't...
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Well, I won't say it was the right thing for them to do, but there are better ways to NOT get beat up than going to an opponent's stadium and taunting the home crowd.
 
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MolGenBuckeye;1455959; said:
Well, I won't say it was the right thing for them to do, but there are better ways to NOT get beat up than going to an opponent's stadium and taunting the home crowd.
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I just wonder what the people around that guy (and then the guy who got the Octopi on the ice) were doing all game long. It was the 3rd period when they threw it, that must have been the smelliest seat in the entire arena.
 
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BuckeyeMike80;1455962; said:
I just wonder what the people around that guy (and then the guy who got the Octopi on the ice) were doing all game long. It was the 3rd period when they threw it, that must have been the smelliest seat in the entire arena.
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no wonder there was a fight....:biggrin:
 
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BuckeyeMike80;1455962; said:
I just wonder what the people around that guy (and then the guy who got the Octopi on the ice) were doing all game long. It was the 3rd period when they threw it, that must have been the smelliest seat in the entire arena.
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Eh, if it was a fan from TSUN, the octopus probably improved things a bit.
 
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BuckeyeMike80;1455941; said:
Just because the officiating sucked yet again in a series doesn't mean they shouldn't call a penalty when they see it no matter the timeframe in the game.
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Except that it is inconsistent. If you are going to let things slide, let them slide. A hook is a hook, a board is a board, interference is interference, 6 skaters is 6 skaters. All of those have gray areas where they ask officials to use some judgment as to whether it merits a penalty. (Sure, it is strictly written that the player leaving has to be within 5 feet of the bench, but that's still a call where they have some leeway as to whether it affects the play.) They swallowed their whistles for most of the 2nd and all of the 3rd before that call. That's what's frustrating.

The only penalties that would have been acceptable to me (on either team) would be the blatantly obvious ones with an advantage gained or one where the rule is so strictly written that you don't have any choice (namely: delay of game for shooting the puck into the stands).

And you know what, Mike? The Wings were winning the series regardless of the call. Nobody doubts that for a second. It's just a frustrating as hell way for the series to end when the Jackets have been beaten up the rest of the series, are finally playing a decent game, and the only call in the last 30 minutes of game time is that one.

You understand the frustration. You have your own frustration with the NHL officiating. Let us have ours.

(i.e. Go fuck yourself :p)

EDIT - My real point...if they hadn't called it, would anybody be up in arms over it?
 
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I'd rather us complain about the defense that allowed 6 goals than a call. But that's just me. :p

I mean.. what the fuck happened? 18 goals in 4 games. The Jackets scored 5 in game four, they should've won that game.

The penalty was a penalty.. sure the officiating was inconsistent, but the Jackets shouldn't have put themselves in that situation.
 
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3074326;1455971; said:
I'd rather us complain about the defense that allowed 6 goals than a call. But that's just me. :p

I mean.. what the fuck happened? 18 goals in 4 games. The Jackets scored 5 in game four, they should've won that game.

The penalty was a penalty.. sure the officiating was inconsistent, but the Jackets shouldn't have put themselves in that situation.
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Absolutely right. I've been angry about officiating before (see the Dallas game where Manny's goal was waved off) but not about last night's. I was frustrated by it. Big difference.
 
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BuckeyeMike80;1455935; said:
I could make a comment about the 3 idiots who beat the [censored] out of a Wings fan who was about to throw an Octopi onto the ice during game 3 but I won't...
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Or the fans at game one who were beat down for "carrying the flag?"
BuckeyeMike80;1455938; said:
The fun part (for anyone who watched the Hawks-Flames game Wednesday night) is that the exact same situation happened late in the 3rd period but the Hawks player didn't play the puck immediately when there were 8 players on the ice. At the time I had thought virtually all of the players were near enough to the bench but you could hear the Hawks coaching staff screaming at the player (I want to say it was Brian Campbell but it might have been Byflugien) to NOT play the puck (I could hear it and Pierre McGuire commented on it immediately on the broadcast)....

He didn't play the puck because it saw and heard the situation occur. The Wings get called on this one all the time, especially last year, so I won't complain.
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Icing was waived off. I watched that game it was not waived off...
 
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BuckeyeMike80;1455935; said:
I could make a comment about the 3 idiots who beat the shit out of a Wings fan who was about to throw an Octopi onto the ice during game 3 but I won't...
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Well, if mentioning it in the thread and calling them idiots isn't making a comment, then that's true. :tongue2:
 
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some early offseason thoughts/notes.

umberger-id expect a letter stitched to his name this summer....
off season signings
1-nash. longer term deal. negotiations can start july 1.

c/w j williams ufa 2.2m last year
c peca 1.315m ufa last year (gone, thanks for the ultra professionalism he has brought to the club)
c malhotra 1.2m ufa
c/w novotny rfa 750k
c/w gratton ufa 650k (gone)
d backman 2.3m cap 3.4m salar (gone)
d okt rfa 675k
d methot rfa 522.5k (id sign to a longer term ufa contract)
d rome rfa 544.5k
g dubie ufa 500k

needs
3rd line type center if peca is not resigned
d man that is right handed shot that can run the point on the pp.
back up goaltender.
 
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