YupAvs look like they are on a power play.
EDIT: did that go in???
YupAvs look like they are on a power play.
EDIT: did that go in???
Even worse, what's the goal judge doing?How did Wes McCauley not see that enter the net? What the fuck is he looking at? Complete incompetence from a veteran official. And this is the best they have to offer? Fucking laughable.
8 out of 10 skaters, including all of the players closest to it, didn’t realize it either.How did Wes McCauley not see that enter the net? What the fuck is he looking at? Complete incompetence from a veteran official. And this is the best they have to offer? Fucking laughable.
I don’t know if the goal judge we knew still exists. It didn’t look like there was one on that play.Even worse, what's the goal judge doing?
Stamkos and Byram were the 2 guys in my post who knew it was in. Stamkos was definitely trying to find a discrete way to pull it out but knew it was futile. Byram came flying up the ice to point out it was in.Stamkos saw it and I think was thinking about trying to knock it away but then left it there and may have actually been the one that pointed it out to Byram.
Yes.Was he onsides??
Yeah. Bang bang but he was on I think.Was he onsides??
This would be the greatest gif everThey can show a million angles, including one where MacKinnon is riding his stick like a pony while winking at Cooper on the bench, and I won’t care.
Haven't had them in years.Even worse, what's the goal judge doing?
Reminds me of that goal Krecji scored to beat the Flyers in OT in 2011 -- went in the net, hit a bar, and came straight back out, but the two teams played on for some amount of time before the whistle blew and the goal was confirmed.Good goal, but what a weird ending to one of the best games I've watched in a long time.
The league's regularly rewarded such griping, so I really can't fault that Cooper keeps going back to that well. I hate it, but it's a large part of why the Bruins under Cassidy rarely got the benefit of the officiating. They took Bruce's refusal to call them out as tacit approval.Not sure there's a team in the NHL that enjoys playing the victim more than the Lightning
This seems to be the major factor in this series. The Bolts last night came out flying, but quickly became very conservative with the lead. With less mileage I believe they'd be more aggressive and keeping pace with the Colorado, but its pretty clear that the Avs have more energy and endurance right now. The Lightning seemed to concede that in OT last night, and went back to the "pack it in and pray for a counterattack" strategy.I’m a broken record at this point, but since August 2020, the Lightning have played nearly 210 games. Even with so many HoF-caliber players in their primes, that is a ton of hockey in such a compressed timeframe.
What feels far more likely is that Kuemper could let in a bunch of softies like he did in Game 3. By no means is Tampa out of it, but I think they're going to need some serious underperformance from the Avalanche.The only team I could see pulling off this comeback is Tampa but it likely requires Vas to have an out of body experience. Which of course he is certainly capable of doing.
it's 28-3The only team I could see pulling off this comeback is Tampa but it likely requires Vas to have an out of body experience. Which of course he is certainly capable of doing.
Is this provable somehow or just a common gripe?I hate it, but it's a large part of why the Bruins under Cassidy rarely got the benefit of the officiating. They took Bruce's refusal to call them out as tacit approval.
Given that it's the same criticism Brad Stevens got, I'm guessing the latter.Is this provable somehow or just a common gripe?
I get that it was a complaint for some, but I thought he was fine. He called them out during the Capitals series last year, multiple times, (when they were winning so nobody paid attention), and again during the Islanders series (when they were losing, and thus he got mocked). I get the "shrug and smirk" thing he did on the bench when a bad call went against us rubbed some the wrong way, but I don't subscribe to the criticism that he didn't call officals out.Is this provable somehow or just a common gripe?
I think it's the SCF against the Blues that most people point to. I certainly do. The Bruins were substantially the better team, their coach started barking, the subsequent game (either G5 and/or G6) got officiated very differently, and we don't need to discuss what happened in G7. Bruce was mum throughout, perhaps said something understated before G7.I get that it was a complaint for some, but I thought he was fine. He called them out during the Capitals series last year, multiple times, (when they were winning so nobody paid attention), and again during the Islanders series (when they were losing, and thus he got mocked). I get the "shrug and smirk" thing he did on the bench when a bad call went against us rubbed some the wrong way, but I don't subscribe to the criticism that he didn't call officals out.
Cassidy was not mum. Berube's comments were after game 3, when the Bruins went 4-5 on the PP. They lost game 4 and Cassidy said:I think it's the SCF against the Blues that most people point to. I certainly do. The Bruins were substantially the better team, their coach started barking, the subsequent game (either G5 and/or G6) got officiated very differently, and we don't need to discuss what happened in G7. Bruce was mum throughout, perhaps said something understated before G7.
Then we had the game 5 Acciari fiasco, to which he replied:“I found it interesting, I fully expect, you have the best refs and you go through the process. I would expect they wouldn’t get baited into somebody’s comments,” Cassidy told reports. “They should be better that. If they did, I certainly didn’t expect them to. They should have a degree of professionalism. Call the calls that they see.”
“The night before (Game 3), I found it odd — we killed five power plays,” he said. “We scored on our four, and one (St. Louis penalty) was in the final minute, which was inconsequential. One was on them that they got called for it wasn’t an infraction — they got called for a bench minor for (unsuccessfully) challenging an offsides — so really there’s a couple they could look at that affected the game. I think one in the first period, one in the second … hopefully, they didn’t get caught up in it. (In Game 4), I thought the call on (Connor) Clifton was a head-scratcher. (Vladimir) Tarasenko went to reverse hit him, and I don’t think there was any contact to the head. It was his own hit, maybe, leading with it. So I don’t know where that call came from. That’s the only one I was unhappy with.
He's definitely on the passive agressive side of things (and really, Berube's original comments were just that...why are we getting called for penalties all of a sudden? shrug) and wonders aloud instead of being more direct, but I just contend that the perception that he didn't work officals and just stuck his head in the sand and said "have to play through it" every singe time is factually incorrect.“Their player was on his way to the box. It was right in front of the official. It’s a slew foot. Our guy was gone. The spotter took him out of the game for a possible concussion,” Cassidy said. “It was blatant. A big effect on the game. The National Hockey League is taking a black eye from the officiating in these playoffs and here’s another one. I thought it was a great hockey game. That call, and there was time, but it really made it difficult for us to get the win tonight. I’m disappointed ... It was egregious. But we’re moving on, getting ready for Game 6.”
That's what I get for relying on my faulty memory. Do you agree that Butch is more reserved with his in-game criticism? I can't think of many instances in the playoffs where he was hollering from the bench.Cassidy was not mum. Berube's comments were after game 3, when the Bruins went 4-5 on the PP. They lost game 4 and Cassidy said:
https://nesn.com/2019/06/bruce-cassidy-makes-interesting-points-in-response-to-craig-berubes-ref-complaints/
Then we had the game 5 Acciari fiasco, to which he replied:
https://www.masslive.com/bruins/2019/06/boston-bruins-coach-bruce-cassidy-rips-officials-for-critical-non-call-in-game-5-loss-we-thought-we-got-screwed.html
He's definitely on the passive agressive side of things (and really, Berube's original comments were just that...why are we getting called for penalties all of a sudden? shrug) and wonders aloud instead of being more direct, but I just contend that the perception that he didn't work officals and just stuck his head in the sand and said "have to play through it" every singe time is factually incorrect.