OFFICIALLY ROBBED. Literally and figuratively. OMG?

[Larcos_Unal]

You have to be good to be lucky...they were 100%, unfiltered, concentrated, dogshit.

I am happy they were not rewarded for subpar play.

 

[Nineteen67]

It was clearly a missed call but look at the play that set it up.

Once again, they got beat by strength, not skill.

 

[Bravid Nonahan]

Since hockey, especially in the NHL is a game of inches and of bounces, you need to put yourself in a position so that a bad bounce or a goal post doesn't sink you. With that said, of course, Rielly's goal was in, and Gudas should have received a penalty. I don't disagree with that.

 

[Nineteen67]

WARMINGTON: The puck was not the only thing that crossed the line on the Maple Leafs' stolen goal of 2023

Rielly's no goal

Everyone knows why this photo is not proof. If Warmington used it then his argument is wrought with error.

Since hockey, especially in the NHL is a game of inches and of bounces, you need to put yourself in a position so that a bad bounce or a goal post doesn't sink you. With that said, of course, Rielly's goal was in, and Gudas should have received a penalty. I don't disagree with that.

All three statements are true. The wasted opportunity happened in games 2 and 3.

 

[theTTC]

Bettman has said repeatedly a priority is the integrity of the game. When fans justifiably feel like they got robbed, then the integrity is questioned.

And it seems this playoffs there were quite a few instances of really bad calls. Just ask Oilers fans after the "instigator vs the slash" fiasco.

It all coincides with betting houses signing on as the major sponsors. Seriously folks, don't be naive; believe what your own eyes are telling you.

This isn't 50, 20, or 10 years ago, and it's not reverting back. Almost all of our normal world from those eras has been cancelled or turned 180 degrees, you know what I'm talking about - and so has sports entertainment integrity.

 

[ACC1224]

Why?
This is Bettman wanting a less violent, no fighting, more skilled league, then advocates for more violent game in playoffs. Time this frigging league was called out.

I doubt they are reading your posts here

 

[Suntouchable13]

Since hockey, especially in the NHL is a game of inches and of bounces, you need to put yourself in a position so that a bad bounce or a goal post doesn't sink you. With that said, of course, Rielly's goal was in, and Gudas should have received a penalty. I don't disagree with that.

Except Rielly’s goal was not in. How many times it has been said that they can’t assume it’s in, they need 100% conclusive evidence. I haven’t seen 100% conclusive evidence that it was fully over the line. It probably was, but they can’t just say that. It wasn’t that controversial

 

[BraveCanadian]

That’s why you don’t go down 0-3 in a series and put yourself in a position where a missed call can knock you out.

This is the way.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

WARMINGTON: The puck was not the only thing that crossed the line on the Maple Leafs' stolen goal of 2023

Rielly's no goal

the series was BS and refs were brutal! especially in the last game. It really turns me off from hockey with crap like this. A joke of a league!

 

[WillyC]

I may not be part of the popular opinion… however, I don’t want the Leafs to play or win like that.

I’m not interested in Toronto doing what Bennet and Gudas did… I’m not into watching a whole season of Gudas hockey, hoping we sneak into the playoffs so we can see Gudas brutalize the other team and injure their players.

We need more ROR hockey on Toronto… not Bennett or Gudas.

We need to find a way through the missed calls and outplay dirty players like Gudas.

 

[The Iceman]

This was clearly a missed call.
The goal should not have counted.

But regardless…. It’s very tough to pretzel your mind into thinking that the leafs not only would have won that game but 2 more….

Getting to 6 or 7 and losing just muddies the water for what needs to be done

The Florida series was a coin flip each night. Leafs outshot and outplayed Florida overall. We had ample opportunity to beat Florida game 5 but it did not happen.
YES had we won game 5 the Leafs had a reasonable chance to win the series.

Last year the refs called a pick play on Holl after JT had scored.
The Gudas play in much the same way should have been called after Florida scored.

It was a blatent infraction that refs do not want to call in OT. But it can not lead to a series winning goal.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Did you not watch the game, OP?

Why base your opinion on what actually happened when you can base it on some edited and biased video on YouTube that supports your own viewpoint?

 

[thewave]

1993, not one Canadian team has won...Bettman became President, Vegas can get close to win, Seattle maybe. Chicago tanks and wins draft. American money at its best.
This is not a prediction, this is history.

It's hard not to see the corruption in the "sport". It's really just a gambling event now really. AHL and Jr's is the highest levels of Hockey now. Leafs are just the globe trotters. Expansion teams making it this far, not managed at all lol

 

[kb]

the series was BS and refs were brutal! especially in the last game. It really turns me off from hockey with crap like this. A joke of a league!

This was no accident or bad call. This was blatant designed to effect the outcome.

This is all sports.....may I present now the NBA?

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

And then a??hole stood screaming at Woll after the puck went in the net, and not ONE Leaf thought of breaking a stick over his head. They just skated away.
I know it was over, but that is how they reacted for the season and playoffs. Bums like Gudas broke their will to win. The Leafs are unwilling to give their all.
Bettman changes the rules, Leafs are done.

Yeah, I don't think I've ever said anything like this before: I'd be OK with Gudas being on the receiving end of a career ending injury. That was easily the most classless thing I've ever seen in this league.

 

[JKG33]

This was no accident or bad call. This was blatant designed to effect the outcome

You mean the outcome the Leafs decided by going down 0-3?

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Except Rielly’s goal was not in. How many times it has been said that they can’t assume it’s in, they need 100% conclusive evidence. I haven’t seen 100% conclusive evidence that it was fully over the line. It probably was, but they can’t just say that. It wasn’t that controversial

It was 100% conclusive. That wasn't the ruling. The ruling was they deemed the play dead when the ref "intended" to blow the whistle. There have been enough pictures posted now definitively showing the puck over the line.

 

[kb]

Whether one believes in outcomes being manipulated or not, these are cold, hard facts:

a) The NHL (in fact, all pro leaguea) are legally allowed to effect outcomes (NHL and pro leagues considers themselves sports entertainment),
b) The media is legally allowed to lie to you and/or manipulate what you see on TV to fit a narrative,
c) "Legalized" gambling is now ingrained into the sports entertainment culture (while keeping in mind point "a" above).

People need to see this. The NHL outcomes are managed. In the words of former NFL all-pro RB Larry Johnson - who suddenly took on attacks to his character because no can attack the content of his tweet below....

Pro sports thinks every single one of their fans is stupid, and they are right on the mark for the most part. People come running in to protect the league (and by extension, their egos) as no one wants to admit they have been played and used.....

 

[Nineteen67]

Why base your opinion on what actually happened when you can base it on some edited and biased video on YouTube that supports your own viewpoint?

No, because I called the interference live as the play unfolded. Not like it was big secret and took 72 hours to see it.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Just seen a YouTube video and there's a zoomed in video AND picture of Gudas holding onto the stick of Jarnkrok during the winning goal. It doesn't just look like it he's holding it for 4-5 seconds.

WHAT IS HAPPENING????

Video is "HOW Is THIS Allowed In The NHL Playoffs..." uploaded TODAY by user Kappy.

How did the ref miss this???

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Florida and Canes are part of gang of 10 owners .. both teams require da extra gate revenues to float into next year .. always remember most nhl teams still rely on gate revenues to survive .. i am sure they hope Canadians betting will drop more revenues into unprofitable teams too

 

[Suntouchable13]

It was 100% conclusive. That wasn't the ruling. The ruling was they deemed the play dead when the ref "intended" to blow the whistle. There have been enough pictures posted now definitively showing the puck over the line.

Ok, so be it. There is no some consiparicy or robbery. Leafs should have won games earlier in the series. Only got themselves to blame.

 

[AvroArrow]

Let's assume this was called, there's no guarantee we score on the ensuing powerplay or win the game. There's also no guarantee the Florida would win the game and series.

Let's assume it was called and we did score on the PP. It's now 3-2 going back to Florida. There's no guarantee we win that game and force a game 7 at home.

It was a blown call, despite the blown call this team did not deserve to win this series. You can't be asleep for as many games as they were and hope to win, inexcusable effort. We can bitch about the officiating in the playoffs all we want, it'll never change. I'd rather be mad at our top 2 C, for not scoring a single goal in the entire series, than the ref missing that holding the stick call. We lost because our guys weren't good enough and didn't compete hard enough, end of discussion. If they actually played with heart and compete and it came down to this, sure, but it wasn't the case.

 

[ACC1224]

Ok, so be it. There is no some consiparicy or robbery. Leafs should have won games earlier in the series. Only got themselves to blame.

If you believe it's fixed yet still watch and get upset by the outcome you must be some kind of idiot.

 

[JKG33]

Whether one believes in outcomes being manipulated or not, these are cold, hard facts:

a) The NHL (in fact, all pro leaguea) are legally allowed to effect outcomes (NHL and pro leagues considers themselves sports entertainment),
b) The media is legally allowed to lie to you and/or manipulate what you see on TV to fit a narrative,
c) "Legalized" gambling is now ingrained into the sports entertainment culture (while keeping in mind point "a" above).

People need to see this. The NHL outcomes are managed. In the words of former NFL all-pro RB Larry Johnson - who suddenly took on attacks to his character because no can attack the content of his tweet below....

Pro sports thinks every single one of their fans is stupid, and they are right on the mark for the most part. People come running in to protect the league (and by extension, their egos) as no one wants to admit they have been played and used.....

Imagine blaming this team's incompetence on conspiracy theories...

 

[Gallagbi]

It was 100% conclusive. That wasn't the ruling. The ruling was they deemed the play dead when the ref "intended" to blow the whistle. There have been enough pictures posted now definitively showing the puck over the line.

Such a weird claim with a confused official having both hands on the net looking for the puck.