I noticed that too. For Game 7 I hope they make the building 35 degrees. Bundle up, kids.Another point that shouldn't get lost is the ice was abso-fucking-lutely brutal once again. Complete slush after the first period.
I noticed that too. For Game 7 I hope they make the building 35 degrees. Bundle up, kids.Another point that shouldn't get lost is the ice was abso-fucking-lutely brutal once again. Complete slush after the first period.
Too many men in the ice.... Like 5 timesTo my eye, — and I wasn’t following the game thread so I’m sure they all were discussed, — there were five notable calls or non-calls:
1. The check on Johansson that was a shoulder to the head. Very similar to calls that were made against the Bruins in Games 3 & 4. NON-CALL
2. The check on Krug that was a shoulder to the head. Very similar to calls that were made against the Bruins in Games 3 & 4. NON-CALL
3. The trip of Acciari. NON-CALL
4. The holding of Krug. NON-CALL
5. The slashing call made against Marchand that seemed to me a worthy call, EXCEPT that it seemed pretty similar to the slash made against Rask’s chest in G4 (by Steen?) which was a non-call.
Those were the 5 that I found egregious. And all went the Blues way.
Agreed. But why did they blow the whistle?Also puck was in the net on Binnington in the second, that was ruled no-goal, I think because a whistle blew. But the puck was in the net.
Lost sight of the puck. And the rule is once the ref decides to blow the whistle, that's the moment when play stops and is dead even if it takes him a second to actually blow the whistle itself.Agreed. But why did they blow the whistle?
I’m not a huge hockey fan (i watch the playoffs every year) and I Knew next to nothing about the Blues before the Cup...but after watching this series I wanted to add something in here.
Fuck this guy. I never thought it possible but this team has reached 2011 Canucks level hate from me
Usually, I wake up the next day after a game where there's a controversial call and I am more rational. Not today.I could barely sleep last night and I am full of rage this morning. I don’t even know what else to say.
Totally agreed.+1. It may say more about me that I let it affect my mood so much but I can usually move past a playoff loss. This has grown overnight in light of Berube’s trolling and other deliberately obtuse takes.
I’m more worked up over this than getting knocked out of the playoffs last year, or g6 Chicago.
It's, what, 11 hours later and I still cannot believe that the Blues' guy skated up behind Acciari, completely wiped him out by tripping him up from behind, such that he fell so hard on his head that he was out of the play and ended up in concussion protocol, giving the Blues a 5-on-4, which led directly to a twice-lucky-bounce goal that ended up being the difference in the game.
And....
No call.
Right in front of the ref. Right. In. Front. Of. Him.
I get that there are really borderline calls in all sports, and in a game as fast as NHL hockey, yeah, some calls are going to be tough. But that was right out in the open, right in front of the ref, as blatant as it gets, and it directly - immediately - led to the game-winning goal. Oh, and for good measure, sent a player off the ice for the rest of the game in concussion protocol. I mean....come on.
Another play that had an official staring at the play. This isn't the CBJ puck out of play or even SJS hand pass where refs vision was obscured. This is the refs simply choosing not to call a penalty that is called 95% of the time on 2 different plays. Not to mention Clifton was called on a similar play where he didn't have a hearing because he didn't actually make any fucking contact.“While there was no penalty called on the ice, this is an illegal check to the head...”
There's gonna be little to no sympathy too--cuz, you know, it's Boston.Totally agreed.
The Chicago loss was sudden and deflating, but shit happens when you play a team of that caliber. The game last night feels like a sports injustice and the tepid reaction in the press, as well as their shithead coach’s statement that would insult anyone with a memory longer than a goldfish’s, is stoking the flames of rage.
I needed this 90 minutes ago.I’d do yourself a favor and stay off social media. It’s a Boston hater troll jack off fest right now.
TIL SJH has me on ignore.Barry at Deadspin wrote a good article about the trip this morning, but the comments on it are likely to be trash, so I wouldn't bother.
No, I'm jut worked up and didn't see your post. Sorry.TIL SJH has me on ignore.
Wait.... did you see the image? Can’t see it on my phoneOK that's funny.
TIL Nap has me on ignore.In case you haven't seen it there's a decent article over at Deadspin by Barry Petchesky. Should probably skip the comments though.
The real apology would be suspending or firing Sutherland. And calling Games 6 and 7 fairly by not letting Berube's goons run amok.This is pretty much the league apology.
Don't worry though, after game 7 there will be plenty of hearings for the multiple hits to the head that don't get called during the game. I bet there will be some stiff fines handed out as a result.The real apology would be suspending or firing Sutherland. And calling Games 6 and 7 fairly by not letting Berube's goons run amok.
This is the perspective competitors need to take. Once they start blaming the officials it’s basically over mentally. It’s great and all but presumably no one here is on the ice.I'm so tired of complaining about the refs (me personally, everyone else is welcome). The Bruins need to find a way to win in spite if the officiating. They've done it all playoffs, need to buckle down and do it again.
No excuses.
I think the answer is to eliminate slow motion replay but make any plays review-able and or challenge-able. Challenges/reviews should be to correct what 20K people in the arena see and millions see on TV in real time. It shouldn't lead to a CSI like episode of did his skate have a 1/4" touching the white line or not.This is the perspective competitors need to take. Once they start blaming the officials it’s basically over mentally. It’s great and all but presumably no one here is on the ice.
I think all of the major sports are in the midst of an officiating crisis though. Replay, high definition, numerous camera angles, and the ability to easily disseminate video showing how poorly humans officiate is killing the major sports. It’s hard to root for a team when you can see exactly when they’re getting screwed and know unequivocally that results are tainted by blown calls.
I totally agree it’s likely always been this bad but the ability to see it almost immediately and confirm how poorly officiating is being conducted requires new solutions. None of the leagues appear up to the task right now. MLB can’t even throw Angel Hernandez to the curb and his ineptitude a national joke at this point.
This. Exactly this. For all sports.I think the answer is to eliminate slow motion replay but make any plays review-able and or challenge-able. Challenges/reviews should be to correct what 20K people in the arena see and millions see on TV in real time. It shouldn't lead to a CSI like episode of did his skate have a 1/4" touching the white line or not.
Get rid of all the minutia BS and make sure you get the obvious plays correct. The game isn't officiated in frame by frame so why review it that way. Krug was clearly held, easy call, Barbashev clearly made head contact, easy call. Going back to game one Chara certainly should have been called for the slash that broke Bozak's stick while shorthanded. These are calls that simply can't be missed in the NHL SCF.
There should be one official watching the TV broadcast who calls down when something blatantly obvious is missed. The play can only be reviewed in real speed and the review has to be under 45 seconds.
There was no need for either goal review last night as you never saw any part of the puck cross the line in real time. Trying to determine if the puck is half-way over the line while in the air and the ref is just about to or has blown his whistle is ridiculous.
B's badly outshot and outchanced STL last night. They dominated the 1st period, played a poor 2nd and outplayed STL in the 3rd. It is the SCF, the other team is there for a reason but to say BOS played poor last night is not accurate. This to me ,was the first game all series the worse team won. Partly due to Binnington and some post luck and partly due to horrendous officiating.Still infuriated by the reffing last night, but I'm choosing not to dwell on it, at least not to the point about writing about it anymore.
The Bruins were not good last night. Krug had a good game...and, Coyle? Rask was pretty good and got hit with some bad luck. Debrusk gets a partial pass for finally potting one. Everyone else was varying levels of bad.
The B's came out flying in the first. In the second, they were terrible. They were pretty even in the third. I tried to find Shots and SOG by period for last night, but couldn't. For a home game in the SCF, that's not ideal.B's badly outshot and outchanced STL last night. They dominated the 1st period, played a poor 2nd and outplayed STL in the 3rd. It is the SCF, the other team is there for a reason but to say BOS played poor last night is not accurate. This to me ,was the first game all series the worse team won. Partly due to Binnington and some post luck and partly due to horrendous officiating.
The Bruins allowed 2 goals last night. I wasn't back from my event last night in time to see the first one so I can't comment, but the second Blues goal was obvious and total BS, not only because of the horrible no-call, which resulted in a 5-on-4, but also because the play featured two completely lucky bounces for St. Louis.B's badly outshot and outchanced STL last night. They dominated the 1st period, played a poor 2nd and outplayed STL in the 3rd. It is the SCF, the other team is there for a reason but to say BOS played poor last night is not accurate. This to me ,was the first game all series the worse team won. Partly due to Binnington and some post luck and partly due to horrendous officiating.
Barbashev is the guy who knocked out Tomas Hertl in the previous round with an unpenalized headshot.Fucking infuriating.