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Boss Man Hughes

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This is a nightly thing with the refs.

Look at the top 5 teams in PP opportunities.

MTL and OTT are in there. League tries to keep some parity. Hell even SJ is top 10
League favors big US cities and expansion teams They don't give a shit about any other teams.
And stats mean nothing. They don't show all the penalties ignored by refs.
 
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Gaylord Q Tinkledink

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Who pulls there goalie with a faceoff in their end? LeafsHomer gonna homer
I'm not a leaf fan...

That's like asking "who wants their 4th like on the ice against the other team's top line after an icing"

You can't switch to have your better players out on an icing, so why can you take a player off to put your goalie back on, essentially doing part of a line change.
 

CanadasTeam99

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League favors big US cities and expansion teams They don't give a shit about any other teams.
And stats mean nothing. They don't show all the penalties ignored by refs.
It is 100% managed. People can believe that or not.

Even in the NBA, when the ref went to jail, he said the people at the top told them which way to call games.

NHL is kind of too dumb as well. One thing is for sure, They give zero sh**s about all of the big star players in the NHL. The plugs/disturbers draw the most calls.
 
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Divine

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Refs did their best to get Tampa back in the game, but unfortunately couldn't score for Tampa

OEL crosschecks a guy after the play. Tampa teammate comes across the ice to crosscheck him back in retaliation. Tampa PP.

4-3 comeback by Bolts ....... Looks like Vassy costing them another game against the Buds.

Buy him out. He's a bum.

Tampa scored 2 goals with the empty net. Do they pull the goalie with 5 mins to go if they're not down 3? Not likely.
 
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WeaponOfChoice

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I'm not a leaf fan...

That's like asking "who wants their 4th like on the ice against the other team's top line after an icing"

You can't switch to have your better players out on an icing, so why can you take a player off to put your goalie back on, essentially doing part of a line change.
Except it's not like that.

You want to stop teams from pulling their goalie? Cause that's what you're suggesting will lead to.
 

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Woohoo, loving Robertson's "I just stepped on a piece of Lego" goal celly
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Boss Man Hughes

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It is 100% managed. People can believe that or not.

Even in the NBA, when the ref went to jail, he said the people at the top told them which way to call games.

NHL is kind of too dumb as well. One thing is for sure, They give zero sh**s about all of the big star players in the NHL. The plugs/disturbers draw the most calls.
Star players don't get penalties or suspensions because they are what people pay to see.
Of course the game is managed to keep it close and to ensure any favored team gets lots of power plays.
 

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