Jan Rutta playing Basketball during Overtime

[Satan]

king shit

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[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Reffing in this league is a joke.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Jan Rutta playing Basketball during Overtime

What does this even mean?

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Holy shit, they just kept getting more brazen each time.

Ref-blaming is petty, but if I was a Rangers fan I would be rightfully pissed. Funny enough, I thought the reffing in the first VAN-NYR was trash as well. Well, I am petty.

The last one how do you not call? Mind you, the final two I don't think buddy is even trying not to hide the blatant and easily avoidable body contact. But, it leads directly to a scoring chance with Rutta skating away like an old lady causing a car crash. It's so bad it's almost kind of funny.

 

[Sam de Mtl]

This strategy, mostly in 3 on 3 is widely accepted by the refs. Should it! I don't think so, but it's quite consistent.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

What does this even mean?

He's throwing picks, which is common strategy in basketball, less so in hockey because it's interference...and I believe in basketball the last ones are called 'dirty picks'. But I haven't played basketball in over a decade and a half so, ymmv.

 

[Rob Brown]

What does this even mean?

It's explained in the imbedded tweet - he threw two picks on Rangers players.

This strategy, mostly in 3 on 3 is widely accepted by the refs. Should it! I don't think so, but it's quite consistent.

Not if your name is Justin Holl.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

It's explained in the imbedded tweet - he threw two picks on Rangers players.

I counted four.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I mean, if the refs aren’t calling it, play on…

 

[JoVel]

I was wondering what playing basketball could mean and I have to say I'm a little disappointed. That said, those are some ridiculous missed calls. You have to be more subtle with your picks. Or I guess you don't, as Rutta just proved here.

 

[Rob Brown]

I counted four.

I just woke up. Four it is!

I mean, if the refs aren’t calling it, play on…

Well yeah, but that isn't really the point.

 

[aylib]

That’s pretty impressive, 3 in one shift.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

I just woke up. Four it is!

I just got off work and I'm kinda stoned. It's 3 picks on 4 players.

 

[CanadienShark]

OP, your title makes no sense. What does that mean?

 

[Rob Brown]

OP, your title makes no sense. What does that mean?

Most people seemed to get it.

 

[syz]

Honestly he would've gotten called on at least 2 of those in basketball.

 

[CanadienShark]

Most people seemed to get it.

No, I understand the concept of missed calls. But playing basketball? Huh?

 

[Rob Brown]

No, I understand the concept of missed calls. But playing basketball? Huh?

Like I said, most people seemed to get it. It's been explained in previous posts, too.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

No, I understand the concept of missed calls. But playing basketball? Huh?

post #6

 

[CanadienShark]

Like I said, most people seemed to get it. It's been explained in previous posts, too.

Thanks for your input.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Lol I don't know if I've ever seen a player who clearly went out with the sole intent on running as much interference as possible. So very obviously was making a point of it. The refs missing all three of those is an absolute travesty, Rangers fans would be right to be pissed.

 

[AvroArrow]

Brings back haunting memories for Leaf fans but wow that was atrocious reffing.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Watched the highlights of this game and only saw the one pick on Zibanejad. Didn’t think too much of but seeing it happen all over the ice, where it seemingly gets more blatant every time, really shows how much a problem it is. The league needs to address it and start calling it.

Some people hate 3-on-3 as it is, but I find it to be “the best we can do” if the league/fans really are insistent on no ties. However, if it’s now 3-on-3 with permitted interference, I’m out. It amounts to straight up cheating to win.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Like I said, most people seemed to get it. It's been explained in previous posts, too.

It’s incredible how some minds function, huh?

“No, spell it out to me! You already did? What, am I supposed to go through these in chronological order or somethin? Don’t be snarky with me, I’m just asking questions!”

 

[Discipline Daddy]

Interference has to be the most inconsistently called penalty in the league today. There is not even a ghost of a standard game to game, period to period, and shift to shift. I get pissed when other teams interfere against the Canes, and I also recognize that the Canes do it to other teams. This is a much more blatant example than I think I've ever seen, however.