Biggest pet peeves in hockey?

[Chainshot]

If you ask most people the first word that popped into their head when they saw that photo I bet the majority would pick a word that starts with ‘c’ and rhymes with………

Coral. The word for that color is coral.

 

[Channelcat]

1-Terrible anthems

2-Using "draws a penalty" to describe both taking a penalty and having one taken against you.

3-Broadcasters in general

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

The powerplay breakout drop pass

You obviously don't understand why they do it if it actually bothers you.

 

[LakeLivin]

Cross checks after the whistle that are never penalized.

If you think about it, what is allowed to go on after the whistle in the NHL is ludicrous. Off the top of my head it may be one of the most ridiculous thing I can think of in professional sports. Even in combat sports like boxing or MMA, when the whistle blows the participants immediately disengage. Why should a face wash after the whistle be allowed instead of it resulting in an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty? (other than because it's always been that way, of course) Try to imagine a player in any other sport walking up to an opponent after the whistle, sticking his hand in his face, and mashing it. It's hard to do.

 

[Oilers333]

NHL refs in general. I used to think NFL officials and MLB umpires were clear and away the worst in all sports, but since watching a lot more hockey in the past 5 years the NHL refs are by far the worst. I get it everything happens insanely fast, but just the lack of consistency, the obvious game management. The way they call certain players different then the rest of the league, and the difference between Reg. Season and Playoffs. Its all very terrible.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Hyperbole by fans.
kid playing in his 10th NHL game and is struggling. He’s a bust. He will never be a NHL player.
Team loses a game and say JFC we suck, trade everyone. Win the next game and say we should be buyers at the deadline.
This game is rigged, the refs are out to get us.

 

[brentashton]

Why sportsnet/tsn/the NHL now does all this trivial shit.

Hey, this player has the most goals scored on a Tuesday with a surname starting with N and has a birthday late than July.and between the 8th and 10th of the month.

But only for his team, not even league wide.

When the f*** did this shit start becoming popular ?

When everyone’s favourite weirdo,Pierre McGuire, started to do it 20 years ago.

 

[nightonthesun]

This contradictory notion that players are boring and need to be encouraged to let their personalities shine, but the moment they do, we say that they’re classless, that someone needs to uphold The Code and punch them, that theyre a locker room cancer (yeah because we totally have privileged insight), that kids these days are ______, etc and so forth

 

[izlez]

WTF does that rattle you so much? Pretty childish and pathetic when you think of it. Cant believe that 10-15 mins is such a big deal. So if Staff Sargeant <insert name> comes home after a year and change overseas to surprise his family at center ice thats not cool and shouldnt happen? WOW!!! Dont see the players having a problem with it when they skate up for the puck drop. A fan shouldnt either.

Same with the anthem, its not that big of a deal either. Only thing I would suggest is for teams to get better singers. Not ones that sing the canadian anthem in a Sinatra type of way like the guy in the Ducks/Oilers game last week. You know theres things you can do in that 5 mins right? You're not forced to be in your seat if the anthem ruins your game experience.

...but writing "Federov" IS a big deal? Or should we expect further posts telling people to calm down about other issues brought up in this thread such as mispronouncing "offside" or tucking their jersey?

 

[Dieseloil]

Players who ring the boards all game and rarely get the puck out because the other team has most likely spotted this stupidity and their defense has a guy waiting to cut it off.

 

[brentashton]

Haven’t seen this one posted yet…

digital board ads on TV broadcasts. I feel like an oncoming seizure every other game nowadays.

 

[Mandar]

The trapezoid….no need for it.

And really hate that when in the offensive zone, the attacking team can shoot it out of play and the faceoff stays in the attacking zone.

 

[Tom Polakis]

If you think about it, what is allowed to go on after the whistle in the NHL is ludicrous. Off the top of my head it may be one of the most ridiculous thing I can think of in professional sports. Even in combat sports like boxing or MMA, when the whistle blows the participants immediately disengage. Why should a face wash after the whistle be allowed instead of it resulting in an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty? (other than because it's always been that way, of course) Try to imagine a player in any other sport walking up to an opponent after the whistle, sticking his hand in his face, and mashing it. It's hard to do.

Yes, it gets far worse during the early rounds of the playoffs, and fans like it, for some reason. Of course the players are doing it to get in each other's heads, but it really breaks up the flow of a game to have these long scrums after each whistle.

 

[TheSituation]

Why sportsnet/tsn/the NHL now does all this trivial shit.

Hey, this player has the most goals scored on a Tuesday with a surname starting with N and has a birthday late than July.and between the 8th and 10th of the month.

But only for his team, not even league wide.

When the f*** did this shit start becoming popular ?

This goes for ESPN and every sport ever. It's ridiculous

 

[Markster]

"Aves"

 

[Space umpire]

People who call the 3rd point a loser point.
Most intelligent fans know that when regulation time ends with the score tied each team gets a point. Its been that way for a century.
The 3rd point is for winning in OT or SO.

 

[Three On Zero]

Here are some to get started with:

- team has full control with the puck behind the net with time for a controlled breakout, try a long breakout pass only to chip it in and lose possession

- team works all game to generate open looks at 5on5, get that kind of look on the PP and pass off instead of shooting

The lack of exposure super girl has gotten in the NHL

 

[L4br3cqu3]

When a ref calls an embelishment penalty against a player, but also gives a penalty to the opposing player.

 

[Rybo]

Not hockey per se, but the NHL app should include ROW in the standings!

 

[Our Lady Peace]

1) The CONSTANT throat stuffing of Sportsbooks and betting... I'm about to lose my mind watching sports these days because of it. Many once likeable sportscasters and athletes are just Sportsbook puppets now too.

2) How every big, clean hit causes play to stop and results in a half-assed grabbing match now (I'm not calling them fights because they're really not, that's what players are told to do now).

3) The current playoff format. Just sucks so much. I haven't talked to a single hockey fan that has actually liked this format.

4) Fans that boo every single god damn thing against their team. Stop crying about it and enjoy the hockey game.

5) Refs that are calling penalties based on game result and not from the actual rule book.

6) The inconsistency in regards to handing out suspensions and punishing players accordingly.

7) Basing opinions of players solely on basic or advanced statistics.

8) The shootout to decide IIHF medal games. That's bush league.

 

[RebuildinVan]

The way that every decent hit now has to "have a response". Bigs hits now are cause for a full crowd. Not too long ago a big hit was laid up and the teams kept playing

 

[SladeWilson23]

People who think loser points exist.

Belief in the non-existent "Loser Point". Don't like the extra point? Okay, remove it from the team that 'wins' a gimmicky OT/SO contest. The real hockey game ended in a tie. If one team was better, they would've won in 60 minutes. They didn't. So both teams split the 2 points, just like they did through hockey history.

It amazes me that some fans are so starved for a win they'll place their faith in a 5-minute skills competition over a complete and legitimate hockey game.

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

I don't get why it's so hard to understand!!!

 

[Arthur Morgan]

When refs break up the fight too quickly or if their helmet falls off. let them duke it out they are big boys making alot of money. let them go

 

[Terrier]

We talking about Feder Fedorov here?

Fedor "Rootin'" Tyutin?

 

[The Real JT]

Leafs fans must have lost their voices during the Tomas Kaberle years, because of the times he refused to shoot the puck.

It’s still going on. He’s morphed into Josh Bailey.