ECQF Game 6: Boston Bruins @ Florida Panthers | 7:30PM ET | TNT, CBC, SN, TVAS, BSFL, NESN

[dukedukowski]

 

[Dr Beinfest]

HOLY SHIT

Barkov scored a goal? Is this real life?

Not only that, he’s the one who made the play happen.

 

[Furio]

Colin Campbell strikes again.

 

[PastaBaked]

I'd take Ullmark out and put Swayman in. Have no faith in him.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

Why is Ullmark still in nets, he can barely move.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

I don't know what's so controversial, other than "people like to argue and complain." Intentional or not, he touched the puck and his teammate took control of it. That's spelled out in 79.1 of the rule book as a "hand pass" which makes zero distinction between whether it was intentional or not.

The rule is effimg garbage and who cares? They ignor rules 20 times a game.

 

[Sheppy]

Angle your skate to redirect a puck in = good

Puck that grazes a finger tip= bad

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

I can tell you i'd be happy but i'd admit it was BS.

I would be the same. He clearly was grabbing his stick. It's crap to be honest.
I knew it was coming back as soon as I saw it though .
Just f***ing allow hand passes.
Who gives a shit

 

[LeonDraisaitl]

If this were the Oilers I can’t imagine how I’d feel. That seemed like a major momentum changer

 

[Pablo El Perro]

The Duke with the play! I can feel the collective butthurt from Bruins nation - don't blame them at all. It's a silly game sometimes

If you think the Bruins are upset, let me tell you about the crow anti-Duke cats fans are feeling about him getting points in the last two games.

 

[Horton Hears A Woo]

Why is Lindholm 4th in icetime among defencemen in Boston, when he's clearly the best they have?

Because he has been awful all series…. Like the entire d group

 

[Sensbury]

Ullmark been flailing around more than MAF lately

 

[Bluesish]

The movement of his hand caused the puck to move to a teammates stick.

Handpass

This is the correct answer. It's better to have a 'brightline' rule that's easily identifiable even if it leads to results like this. The alternative is people complaining because the hand-pass would be just as bad and subjective as goalie interference.

 

[Felidae]

I don't know what's so controversial, other than "people like to argue and complain." Intentional or not, he touched the puck and his teammate took control of it. That's spelled out in 79.1 of the rule book as a "hand pass" which makes zero distinction between whether it was intentional or not.

It's controversial because it has no impact on the actual play.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Barkov!

 

[Zalos]

but it had no bearing on the play. If we're going to be technical about everything than everybody needs a speeding ticket even if you go 1mph over the limit.

Probably should be the case. But yea, this is the NHL playoffs, game 6, tied game. It's a pretty big deal and it's the rule so they have to follow it.

I guess you can criticize the rule.

 

[Despote]

Bruins imploding.. wow... but not that surprising. low-key, Bergeron era Bruins have found a lot of ways to lose big games.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

I would be the same. He clearly was grabbing his stick. It's crap to be honest.
I knew it was coming back as soon as I saw it though .
Just f***ing allow hand passes.
Who gives a shit

Allow high stick goals while we're at it and I'd be fine with it. If the stick doesn't hit anyone, who cares.

 

[StrangeVision]

Ullmark is not him. Dude is fishing in net.

He has been thoroughly unimpressive in this series.

 

[D Wakaluk]

It’s a horrible call because it’s against the spirit of the rule?

That would imply you think it was called by the letter of the rule…

Which would make it NOT a horrible call

Ah. You must be a fan of the offside review.

My condolences

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Ullmark been flailing around more than MAF lately

He is crap. Get him out.

 

[GQS]

The fingertips are part of the hand and the puck clearly moved from the impact

There's a difference with potentially brushing the puck with some part of your hand/fingers accidentally and actually moving your hand to make a pass with the puck. This was clearly the former where the player had no intention of passing the puck to anyone, but rather they were simply trying to regain their balance and get back up.

 

[Ted Hoffman]

Why are they even allowing a review for that? Only offsides should be reviewable.

They're allowing a review for that because San Jose got away with a very obvious hand pass that resulted in the GWG in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals that all 4 officials somehow missed and which, if any one of them had noticed it and reported it to one of the referees, the goal would have been waived off, and the GMs decided that should be something that can be reviewed.

 

[Bounces R Way]

So Forsling trips and then cross checks DeBrusk and doesn't allow him to get to his feet but the puck brushes a stitch on his glove and they think that constitutes a hand 'pass'

real nice league we have here

 

[Moose Head]

But what does “pass” mean?

If the same situation happens with Debrusk down and the same puck inadvertently touches Debrusk’s stick and goes in, even if he didn’t intend to shoot, he still gets credit for the goal and the shot.