London Knights 2024-25 Season Thread, Part V

[M21]

I don’t normally jump on the refs but what’s with that call last night ???
SIM diving in the 3rd in front after taking a high stick Like that was terrible

OHL Officiating calls the games by the score in the game and the position of the teams in the standings. They want to keep the games close and manage the games to try to penalize the better team on the game in question. It does not favour any team but favours the team losing in a game most nights. If a team has a big lead in a game the officiating tries to help the team behind in the game (unless the penalty is obvious). Teams have to know that and act accordingly.

 

[Matt93]

I don’t normally jump on the refs but what’s with that call last night ???
SIM diving in the 3rd in front after taking a high stick Like that was terrible

The issue was he made the cross check look way worse than it was. It was more of a scrum in front of the net and Sim acted like the Rangers player swung his stick and hit his face like a baseball swing.

 

[LDN]

Really liked the Halttunnen, O’Reilly and Sim line. That is a playoff style line. I think whatever line Nurmi is on should be the cycle line (likely with Nicholl). I liked seeing Barkey and Cowan throwing a couple hits. Would be nice to get everyone throughout the lineup playing physical.

 

[TheOrangePylon]

The issue was he made the cross check look way worse than it was. It was more of a scrum in front of the net and Sim acted like the Rangers player swung his stick and hit his face like a baseball swing.

He was bleeding from his lip ... over reaction, certainly a bit. But if you get hit hard enough to bleed, I think you warrant a bit of a reaction.

 

[Otto]

He was bleeding from his lip ... over reaction, certainly a bit. But if you get hit hard enough to bleed, I think you warrant a bit of a reaction.

Rags fans will say it was fake blood

 

[LDN]

I think Saginaw will be the 4 seed in the west which would mean an Erie/Sag 1st round matchup and then the winner of that would likely face the 1 seed. Could be an interesting playoffs. Doesn’t look easy at all like some were saying earlier in the season.

 

[LDN]