Around The NHL: Part X – DAL-STL / COL-SJ / CBJ-BOS / CAR-NYI

[Paulie Walnutz]

Knights-Sharks refs won't officiate in 2nd round

Again, proving it was a horrible call.

 

[Larrybiv]

I genuinely went 0-8 in predicting first round winners. That's got to be the first time ever.

Apparently we chose the same teams, except for 1. I absolutely NAILED the Islanders over Pittsburgh! Woofreakinhoo!

 

[Larrybiv]

Are you inferring bringing him back, or he wants to come back?

Not really, although I am on record as to wanting him back for the right price, I really liked Kevin and his game. I even think he may even get better, with the right linemates.
A rental, doesn't necessarily mean he is coming back, just that the acquiring team doesn't keep him. Right?

 

[Tawnos]

Hey @aufheben just a note on the sticky. The green and red on the gray background are nearly indistinguishable to those of us who are slightly color blind.

I don't really need it, because I know where we are, but I was thinking about other people who might be in the same boat as me.

 

[RangerBoy]

Dan O’Halloran is the worst referee in NHL history. He screwed the Rangers in the Cup finals against LA.



That’s him saying it’s a good goal.

That was goaltender interference.

 

[Larrybiv]

Wouldn't fret too much about it. You are likely far from being alone in that with the way these playoffs have gone so far.

I would imagine the winner of the bracket challenge, coming from a Blue Jackets fan. I cant imagine too many participators choosing the Jackets, Canes, Colorado & Dallas.......let alone the Islanders and Blues to boot.
Only 2 series that the higher seeding moved on.....were Boston and the Sharks. Had they lost to Toronto and Vegas, I don't think anyone would have considered that a huge upset.

Truly a 1st round, not soon to be forgotten.

 

[Leonardo87]

I would imagine the winner of the bracket challenge, coming from a Blue Jackets fan. I cant imagine too many participators choosing the Jackets, Canes, Colorado & Dallas.......let alone the Islanders and Blues to boot.
Only 2 series that the higher seeding moved on.....were Boston and the Sharks. Had they lost to Toronto and Vegas, I don't think anyone would have considered that a huge upset.

Truly a 1st round, not soon to be forgotten.

Yeah, and having all 4 divisional leaders gone in the 1st round, really upset a lot of people's brackets.

 

[Larrybiv]

Go Stars.

I know Spezza's time is coming but would I love to see him bumped to 2nd line with Zuccha. He could still do some damage.

 

[TheTakedown]

Knights-Sharks refs won't officiate in 2nd round

Again, proving it was a horrible call.

O'Hallaran is a horrible official. Finally a nice f*** you to him

 

[Larrybiv]

Yeah, and having all 4 divisional leaders gone in the 1st round, really upset a lot of people's brackets.

We're all left with a bunch of nails and NO brackets! No wonder they are giving fans another shot for consolation prizes.

 

[NYR Viper]

Hot take for the day:

Dallas beats St louis in 5 games

Carolina beats the Islanders in 6 games

Columbus beats Boston in 6 games

San Jose beats Colorado in 6 games

 

[Metranger]

I think SJ is too slow to beat Colorado.

 

[FJB]

The Sharks always choke and MacK is a beast.

 

[Thirty One]

I know Spezza's time is coming but would I love to see him bumped to 2nd line with Zuccha. He could still do some damage.

Disagree.

 

[bl02]

I know Spezza's time is coming but would I love to see him bumped to 2nd line with Zuccha. He could still do some damage.

He did not look good last game especially making 2 huge turnovers that Bishop had to come up big on but I trust Montgomery's judgement. He is a terrific coach.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

yup. Each of Carolina, Columbus, and Colorado have the power to each move the Winnipeg pick to 20, 19, and 18.
Dallas we are rooting for simply to upgrade their 2nd round pick to a late 1st (mind you, if they make it to the Conference Finals, their 14th pick is downgraded to a 28, 29, 30, or 31 depending on how they place in the semis and/or finals.

Nice, we could be looking at 19 or 20.

 

[Leetch3]

apparently the league apologized to vegas about the awful call...not that it does them any good

 

[Fugazy]

Dan O’Halloran is the worst referee in NHL history. He screwed the Rangers in the Cup finals against LA.



That’s him saying it’s a good goal.

That was goaltender interference.

Damn, I get triggered every time I have to relive that awful call.

 

[NYRKING30]

For all of us old enough to remember, just imagine if there was sports talk radio or social media in 1980-83.

I remember 8th grade in New Jersey in 1984. There were tons of Fishstick fans giving Ranger fans hell. By the time I was a senior in HS in 1988, those Fishstick fans had been knocked down to one absolutely annoying little ****stain.

I have one Facebook friend (he's here in Charlotte) who's originally from Long Island and is a Fishstick fan. He's out there today saying the Hurricanes are a terribly supported team and they should be moved to Charlotte. I guess they don't have pots and kettles on Long Island...

What he doesn't realize if they hadn't won those cups at that time in the early 80's that franchise would have been long gone out of NY about 20 years ago. The worst is how they claim they pack the barn and how significant of a home ice advantage it is, apparently they only show up in droves like that when it's springtime or recently with a JT homecoming. Where were they during all their lean years? It didn't have to be 100% full but maybe if they were even at half capacity the whole time, they wouldn't be playing this round in BK and they might have had a new home on LI a long time ago.

 

[TheTakedown]

apparently the league apologized to vegas about the awful call...not that it does them any good

The thing is, it still is a penalty. Just like Foegle got a penalty. Add in the blood, call it 2 penalties for a 5 on 3... SJS still scores at least 2 goals. Vegas shouldn't have even had the 2nd goal they scored--that was most definitely a high stick, nor should they have won game 2 on that bullshittt goaltender interference call.

It all evened out in the end

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

The thing is, it still is a penalty. Just like Foegle got a penalty. Add in the blood, call it 2 penalties for a 5 on 3... SJS still scores at least 2 goals. Vegas shouldn't have even had the 2nd goal they scored--that was most definitely a high stick, nor should they have won game 2 on that bull****tt goaltender interference call.

It all evened out in the end

Just FYI: This is one of the dumbest rules in hockey. Just because there's blood, doesn't necessarily mean it's worse.

 

[DutchShamrock]

The thing is, it still is a penalty. Just like Foegle got a penalty. Add in the blood, call it 2 penalties for a 5 on 3... SJS still scores at least 2 goals. Vegas shouldn't have even had the 2nd goal they scored--that was most definitely a high stick, nor should they have won game 2 on that bull****tt goaltender interference call.

It all evened out in the end

If it's a penalty, then refs overlook that infraction 19,999 times out of 20,000 in a season. There is always a position battle between center men during a faceoff. The offense going to the net and the defense going to the points. At best the offensive forward would get called if the defensive forward fell in that scenario because that's how they call it.

If something is ignored to that extent, its not a penalty. The fact they didn't call it when it happened confirms it wasn't a penalty. The fact they huddled after they saw the injury, told Vegas it was for cross checking to the face confirms they invented the rule violation. And that was with the help of the arena video.

 

[mike14]

Just FYI: This is one of the dumbest rules in hockey. Just because there's blood, doesn't necessarily mean it's worse.

It's not even a rule, there's nothing about blood in the rulebook, it just talks about 'intent'. Blood just became the de-facto requirement for 4 mins because the NHL is lazy

 

[Leonardo87]

Going to see Endgame now will miss the Columbus game but will be home just in time for the Dallas game.

Go Columbus! Go Dallas! Go Gadget Go!

 

[aufheben]

Hey @aufheben just a note on the sticky. The green and red on the gray background are nearly indistinguishable to those of us who are slightly color blind.

I don't really need it, because I know where we are, but I was thinking about other people who might be in the same boat as me.

Good point.