The Hockey Thread

[ToddStarnes]

[ToddStarnes]

[ToddStarnes]

[John Galt]

wilson should have been banned since the pittsburgh series until next year. he shouldn't have been able to make that late hit in the vegas game, thus you shouldn't have something to whine about. you are whining worse than canadians about bettman

[ToddStarnes]

You're out of your element donny

[ToddStarnes]

Tbh I'm starting to get the impression galt is a "man" who never played a contact sport.

Galt, please confirm you played a contact sport like all men must.

[John Galt]

i played youth hockey and i played varsity lacrosse in high school and was on the club team in my D3 college. i'm not going to claim i'm any good at either of these sports. i got a concussion once, and that was from a lacrosse ball to the eye when i wasn't wearing a helmet in practice

[ToddStarnes]

That's awesome. Lacrosse is a lot of fun.

Now there is no good reason for why are you such a house wife about contact sports though

[John Galt]

i have literally spent thousands of dollars on the nhl. and i'll tell you wat donny. if the game was played the same in the playoffs as in the regular season, the wild would already have their names on the cup. but it isn't the same game. playoff hockey is far more exciting and physical than the regular season. it also ends in sorrow year after year for minnesota fans. this isn't to say that the officiating is the main culprit though. the game would be different with or without changes to the officiating, but there would likely be higher penalties, rather than the other way around.

it's a very fine line to skate around here. erring on no-call means that there isn't a power play opportunity that can change the entire series. and heck, by handling out penalties outside of the context of within a game (eg wilson's suspension) you end up not messing with the game momentum. it's a known quantity for the teams next game

i think they do a pretty good job, on balance.

[ToddStarnes]

There is nobody in the hockey world defending that non call, FYI. Stay in your lane donny.

This year it's been a little better overall I agree. The only real wrestling match was probably caps CBJ. Maybe the last few WPG-Vegas games.