GDT: Group A - May 14 - Norway (2) vs Sweden (3)

[EK47]

FOR ****'s SAKE this team can't even handle leads against inferior teams

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

Wow, Sweden needed a bad call from the ref to beat Norway.

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

Whats going on? Just read we tied it but the ref had already signaled that Markstrom had the puck..

Bad reffing you got robbed

 

[Urbanskog]

Every year it's the same with this terrible refereeing.

 

[MaHCK]

This should have been a goal for sure!! Big mistake from the hungarian ref

 

[LGR84]

Totally cheated for the equalizer. Typical refereeing favours for Sweden. Scandalous call

 

[Hemsky001]

ref literally saved their ass

 

[babyshamble]

Terrible refereeing

 

[kary]

undeserved 3 points for Sweden. That Hungarian ref is a joke.

 

[Justinov]

IIHF reffing is just a complete joke, feel bad for Norway.

Well it's not much the reffing (as it is impossible to see in real time - I thought first as well Markström had the glove on it and it was knocked out of his glove).
What is really the joke is that you don't stop the game to review a game deciding situation by using the cameras as proof of what really happened -> that it is a good goal and then continue from there.
Reffing is in so many sports is still in the stone ages, that it is hilarious.

 

[EK47]

well Norway also got several weak pp's as a result of piss poor reffing, but that call wow...

 

[AwesomePanthers]

We needed that point to have a chance at QF

 

[EK47]

Sweden must've showed up half-drunk they didn't even compete, this team is so ****ing sorry I really hope Bura, Ekholm and possibly Klinger can bring some ****ing fire.

 

[Jakk123]

Well it's not much the reffing (as it is impossible to see in real time - I thought first as well Markström had the glove on it and it was knocked out of his glove).
What is really the joke is that you don't stop the game to review a game deciding situation by using the cameras as proof of what really happened -> that it is a good goal and then continue from there.
Reffing is in so many sports is still in the stone ages, that it is hilarious.

Yeah, that is right, indeed.

 

[tade]

lol Hungarian ref

 

[Urbanskog]

lol Hungarian ref

Why is there a Hungarian referee in the first place? To bring "diversity"?

 

[Eye of Ra]

Totally cheated for the equalizer. Typical refereeing favours for Sweden. Scandalous call

tell me when refrees has favoured Sweden.

this is the only time i can rembember....and maybe it was the right call....the norweigan players attacked markströms hands with their sticks.....

 

[Urbanskog]

tell me when refrees has favoured Sweden.

this is the only time i can rembember....

The 2014 WJC final for sure. Today's game was more about incompetence than bias though.

 

[Mauler]

Sweden didnt deserve to win the ref was a disgrace it has to be said... This is the worst Sweden team i have ever seen Ekholm and Burakovsky has alot of work to do if this team is to go to the semi finals but i highly doubt it

 

[Justinov]

lol Hungarian ref

I can't see the point in mentioning his nationality?? Would it not be a bad call if the guy was from an "established" nation.
Based on real time viewing he made the right call. If the referee waits in these situations most of the goalies would have broken fingers in this WC. I'm sure the refs are told to make these calls fast as we see it in all the games (again nothing to do with him being Hungarian).
It is the system of NOT reviewing the situation in slow speed and then reverse the call, that is the problem.

 

[Eye of Ra]

The 2014 WJC final for sure.

Not true.

 

[Hemsky001]

Well it's not much the reffing (as it is impossible to see in real time - I thought first as well Markström had the glove on it and it was knocked out of his glove).
What is really the joke is that you don't stop the game to review a game deciding situation by using the cameras as proof of what really happened -> that it is a good goal and then continue from there.
Reffing is in so many sports is still in the stone ages, that it is hilarious.

Unfortunately that would not be possible. Once the referee blows the whistle, it's all over no matter what as both teams stop the play after that. You can't know maybe the goalie would still made the save if there wasn't any whistle blow. Maybe that sounds ridiculous but that would've been pretty unfair to Sweden as the game was stopped.. there shouldn't be any reviewing after that. It's bad mistake by ref, sucks for Norway.

 

[Urbanskog]

Not true.

It is true but also understandable. A large home crowd – any ref is easily swayed by that.

 

[Eye of Ra]

It is true but also understandable. A large home crowd – any ref is easily swayed by that.

Then all nations have had help from refs with this logic.

 

[Justinov]

Unfortunately that would not be possible. Once the referee blows the whistle, it's all over no matter what as both teams stop the play after that. You can't know maybe the goalie would still made the save if there wasn't any whistle blow. Maybe that sounds ridiculous but that would've been pretty unfair to Sweden as the game was stopped.. there shouldn't be any reviewing after that. It's bad mistake by ref, sucks for Norway.

Actually in this situation it all happened at the same time (whistle, puck in the net).
I totally get your point. It would be borderline here.
My point is that it is not a ref "mistake" to make that call and him being "hungarian" - I'm pretty sure they are told to make that whistle fast as we see it in all games with these kind of situations.
So would you have refs to wait several secs before they make the call ?? - it would be nightmare for most goalie hands (but then you could toss players out based on the reply if they do smash goalie fingers).