Boston Pens no goal call

[Frederick Stanley]

I don't see why that is bothersome? Pretty bang-bang play, and it's not like you can say he was definitively wrong.

I don't think the ref could have seen if it was off Despres or not in real time, but he must have seen that the stick was way too high. That should be a no goal call for me, and then you go to video review and determine who actually touched it last.

 

[IcedCapp]

I'm not saying the refs didn't screw it up, I'm just saying you can't tell at all if it was actually a good goal or not (AKA did the Penguins get screwed on this one?). The refs didn't handle it well at all either way, agreed.

It doesn't matter what I can tell (although from the above gif, you clearly can tell that it was off the stick and above the bar).

What I'm saying is: according to the ref, they were able to determine it hit the stick (and, again, that's correct based on the above gif), if they determined it hit the stick, it HAS to be a high stick.

 

[SladeWilson23]

They showed some clips from the side and looked more that way. If you look at it from behind of course it's going to look like the puck hit the stick. Either way though, that was probably one of the worst officiated games I've seen in a long time. Goals that shouldn't/should have been called off, and a ton of missed penalties. The refs were so blind they couldn't even give a better explanation in OT.

The above gif shows it clearly hit Bergy's stick. It may still have hit Despres' glove, but that wouldn't negate the high stick. It could have hit both, but it definitely didn't hit JUST the glove.

 

[Shaftception]

Inconclusive would've atleast made sense. It continues to be amusing how the technology available to the war room is apparently less useful then someone with the capability to blow up an image in photoshop 5 minutes after the game ends.

The real controversy is once again how many more pages this thread would be at had the teams been reversed. Hfboards typical.

 

[TerraFeeshMD]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=35661&cmpid=nhl-twt

Here it's saying it was inconclusive. What the hell. The NHL can't even get its own crap straight.

Then how was it credited to Bergeron?

 

[penguins2946*]

Then how was it credited to Bergeron?

That is an excellent question. I don't have an answer for it.

 

[Absurdity]

The above gif shows it clearly hit Bergy's stick. It may still have hit Despres' glove, but that wouldn't negate the high stick. It could have hit both, but it definitely didn't hit JUST the glove.

It looks to me that it hit his stick just below the blade then went off his glove. If that's still a high stick then they got it wrong.

 

[Will Hunting]

Pens were robbed of a point tonight. Both calls on those "goals" were probably wrong, which sucks.. Just that kind of game, also those goalposts, it happens... Well, so we lost a point, which doesn´t really matter.. the biggest shame is Bruins getting those two tonight, they had no business winning this game. They were outplayed and still won with these calls.

 

[Xavier Laflamme*]

Just a piss poor job of officiating tonight and the Bruins benefited greatly. It's not some conspiracy to **** the Pens as the Bruins have had some horrible calls for their way this season as well but tonight, they can finally thank the refs for gifting them a win tonight.

 

[H382]

It's okay to admit it was a bad call. They aren't going to change it now.

 

[Dellstrom]

Pens were robbed of a point tonight. Both calls on those "goals" were probably wrong, which sucks.. Just that kind of game, also those goalposts, it happens... Well, so we lost a point, which doesn´t really matter.. the biggest shame is Bruins getting those two tonight, they had no business winning this game. They were outplayed and still won with these calls.

 

[DearDiary]

I took a screenshot from the video feed right before impact. The puck is clearly over Despres hand which was moving in an upwards trajectory. 2 possible things happened. Either the puck hit Despres hand, went up and was directed down by Marchand or the puck went over the hand and hit Marchands stick. Either way, the stick had to hit it, if the puck only went off Despres hand it would have gone over the net.

 

[SladeWilson23]

It looks to me that it hit his stick just below the blade then went off his glove. If that's still a high stick then they got it wrong.

If my understanding of the rule is correct, then yes that should still be a high stick no goal.

 

[Meob]

They showed some clips from the side and looked more that way. If you look at it from behind of course it's going to look like the puck hit the stick. Either way though, that was probably one of the worst officiated games I've seen in a long time. Goals that shouldn't/should have been called off, and a ton of missed penalties. The refs were so blind they couldn't even give a better explanation in OT.

Lol, what? Of course it's going to look like it went off the stick from behind? Huh? That was the best angle and it's clearly nowhere near the glove. Not to mention it's not going to deflect down when a glove punches it.

 

[PensFreak]

So.... Looks a little high.

 

[RapidFire]

Doesnt get any mire obvious than this

 

[Dellstrom]

So.... Looks a little high.

looks inconclusive and I don't know why they didn't call it that way

 

[H382]

Like the poster above, It's not the point the Penguins didn't get that bothers me, it's the 2 points that the Bruins got that people should be upset about.

 

[PensFreak]

looks inconclusive and I don't know why they didn't call it that way

Bergeron is standing almost straight up and that's making contact next to his shoulder at the lowest. There is no way that is less that 4 feet high.

 

[Dacks]

Clearly off the stick

How come an HF poster can easily find a conclusive replay and the billion dollar league can't figure it out...

 

[Dylonus]

I'm not even sure the puck touched Bergerons stick

It did. There's a vine that has gone viral that clearly shows it does.

 

[777]

Hose job

 

[Cory Trevor]

If the puck hits the stick, and then the glove, is a good goal? Sorry little confused here.

 

[TerraFeeshMD]

How come an HF poster can easily find a conclusive replay and the billion dollar league can't figure it out...

Because it would take too long. It's easy when you are sitting at a computer and have 15 minutes.

 

[H382]

Because it would take too long. It's easy when you are sitting at a computer and have 15 minutes.

It really doesn't take long to slow a video down and zoom in. Like, under a minute.