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I was reading something about this on infowars.com
Is reffing biased AGAINST Canadian teams?
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KeithIsActuallyBad
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Sucks when Matthews goes back to Arizona to make them a contender when his deal expires.
Tacitus Kilgore
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Weird takeaway from what I said. But keep pitching your narrative
When I say "people here" I don't mean the entire US, I mean the DMV area. That being DC, Maryland, Virginia. Why tf would this area care about LA Kings hockey. The Caps are actually massively popular here. As are the Pens to a lesser extent
Chet Manley
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The puck didn't change directions either way. Even if the stick touched it would have basically been a good goal called off for something that didn't effect the play. My team lost... it sucks... but it wasn't because of that high stick.
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As much evidence as your claim. The average hockey "viewer" probably doesn't even know who McDavid is.
RunItBackAgain
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Oh my god I never considered that possibility before. There is nothing anyone can say that Leaf fans haven't heard a million times. If we're still here right now, you aren't getting rid of us.
MessierII
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LA has enough people to jump on the bandwagon in the playoffs they don’t need the rest of the US. The majority of US hockey revenue is fair weather fans jumping on bandwagons.
4EDM14OIL93
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The puck 100% hits the stick, its not even debatable. I have a video saved on my phone but can’t seem to upload it. Literally just slow the video down, and you can see three things. The axis of rotation clearly changes, the stick clearly recoils when the puck hits it, and the puck abruptly stops prior to the apex of its trajectory. People joke how Oilers fans are physics majors now, but it is literally basic physics. Nothing to do with refraction or dispersion of light waves
On a different note, I think the puck did not go in in 04. Camera angle illusions are a different story than defying physics
KeithIsActuallyBad
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And yet still far below the other three… errr, four major sports.
Hockeyholic
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Three glaring ref misses occurred with Canadian teams
93: Yeah Gretzky high sticked Gilmour in front of Fraser. It should have been called. There is a theory it wasn't called because Gretzky in the box while the Leafs scored the series clinching goal would cause a riot. Nonetheless, the Leafs still could have won in OT. They also had game 7 at home.
02: Technically these were two Canadian teams. Alfredsson scores the game winning goal after not being called for boarding on Tucker. Sens beat Leafs. Though...Toronto did win the series.
2017: Kesler pushing Talbot's pad into the crease. They call it a goal. But...Edmonton had a 3-0 lead with like four minutes left. So...another postseason collapse...and OT loss. Oh, this didn't cost them the series. Edmonton won game 6. Had a one goal led in game 7...blew it.
2004: Not conclusive that the puck went over the line. No goal call was correct. Game was tied. Calgary still could have won it in regulation or OT. They had game 7 too.
Other than the 02 Leafs, none of these teams had the mental fortitude to overcome adversity.
93: Yeah Gretzky high sticked Gilmour in front of Fraser. It should have been called. There is a theory it wasn't called because Gretzky in the box while the Leafs scored the series clinching goal would cause a riot. Nonetheless, the Leafs still could have won in OT. They also had game 7 at home.
02: Technically these were two Canadian teams. Alfredsson scores the game winning goal after not being called for boarding on Tucker. Sens beat Leafs. Though...Toronto did win the series.
2017: Kesler pushing Talbot's pad into the crease. They call it a goal. But...Edmonton had a 3-0 lead with like four minutes left. So...another postseason collapse...and OT loss. Oh, this didn't cost them the series. Edmonton won game 6. Had a one goal led in game 7...blew it.
2004: Not conclusive that the puck went over the line. No goal call was correct. Game was tied. Calgary still could have won it in regulation or OT. They had game 7 too.
Other than the 02 Leafs, none of these teams had the mental fortitude to overcome adversity.
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KeithIsActuallyBad
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Lmao clearly one does not remember the “Wednesday night rivalry featuring the Chicago Blackhawks” era.
No, there is an angle that shows it might have and there is another angle that shows it did not. The closer one shows it did not at any point hit his stick. You can't state causation until it actually happens due to different angles playing tricks on the eye (like the Flames goal supposedly crossing the line, it also never did). I am open for my mind to change though if you have a video showing it 100% did.
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Tacitus Kilgore
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"Americans don’t even know who Mcdavid is. They just hear LA is in and show up."
They don't need the rest of the US or Americans just show up to watch LA, which is it man?
Is NHL reffing biased against Canadian teams? Doubtful.
Is NHL reffing downright horrible? Absolutely.
Is NHL reffing downright horrible? Absolutely.
No. however the reffing has been wildly inconsistent that has been problem for many teams. For me either be bean counter and call the game strict or let it all go and make calls when it gets out of hand.
4EDM14OIL93
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Bro it’s 1 am and the video isn’t working. Just watch the damn replay. There are many out there.
I took a screen capture with my phone, and it says the format is not valid to upload. Give me a sec.
MessierII
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Sky04
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There are a ton of them showing it does not touch but hey you have the one that does on your phone "it just doesn't work".
Tacitus Kilgore
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I actually like it that way. People say we need to grow the game more than it is right this moment. I don't even think we need to go to 32 teams.
Also we have like quadruple your population, there's gonna be a disparity between who watches the other sports and why. And that is a whole different conversation than reffing which is what this thread is about
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Tacitus Kilgore
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Sure. But any team in the playoffs in a major metropolitan area will be selling out in the states
KingsFan7824
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That's my point. Kings/Rangers was ok, but that's because of the Rangers. The NHL gets damn near nothing with Hollywood winning in the playoffs. It's not a theory anymore. It's proven. Gretzky in LA, that was a bit different, but that's Gretzky. Take him away, and the Kings are irrelevant in the greater scheme of things, even if they win.
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