That sucked (and if the series wasn't on the line, I'd be saying something different) but when you're in the situation the Jackets were in, you're better off getting retribution on the scoreboard, especially given the Refs bizarre non-calls tonight.
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That sucked (and if the series wasn't on the line, I'd be saying something different) but when you're in the situation the Jackets were in, you're better off getting retribution on the scoreboard, especially given the Refs bizarre non-calls tonight.
I'm not going to get distracted by the officials. They suck and we all know it; nothing we can do about it.
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"Only offense"? I will give you the defensive angle but the guy has been a black hole offensively this series.
He's a smart guy, Wiz is not, and that is a cross check. A pretty mild one, but a cross check.
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I should clarify, I'm talking about his offensive skill from shootouts to driving the net (from this season and last). We've all seen it, but most times he is focused on playing defense first. I think he is going to develop his offense more in the future.
Who cares? It's still a needless crosscheck in a game we were controlling (at least on the scoreboard.
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I would agree, but that's the right call to make either way. It wasn't boarding or anything that could be sold on a dive, it was cross check.
I'm not even sure how much of a cross check it really was. Vitale sold it like he was a soccer player.
But yeah, Wiz has not been great this entire series. We need him to show up for games 6 and 7.
That was the "smart" part. I wouldn't say "serious"; but yeah there was some embellishment. You have to make the official notice.
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I like Arty as a player for us, especially defensively as others have mentioned. But as far as growing in an offensive sense, I'm not sure I see it from him. Bit of a mystery at this point obviously, but 22-17-39 out of him in a season is pretty good I'd say, probably wouldn't bet money on him averaging more than 40 pts over his career. Hope he proves me wrong, but right now Arty is a solid 3rd line center who locks things down defensively. Worth $3 million a year, at least to me, I think we got our money's worth on him this season.
Two hands on the stick, to the back, looking at numbers? That is a cross check. I'd worry more about what the Jackets didn't do than that play.
The embellishment wasn't grievous enough to warrant a penalty and that was a cross-check. Idiotic play by Wiz.
What I don't like to see is our goalie getting pitchforked in the mask by a known dirty player (Neal) in front of three officials within 5 ft and they don't even warn him about that yet alone call a penalty. I mean wtf? What is the reason for this?
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What is the reason? Tim Peel might just have something to do with it, believe it or not.
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Cross checking calls are a matter of degrees.
If you don't two-hand parallel stick in the defensive zone along the boards on most board battles that you are engaged in, you will never make a competitive junior team let alone an NHL team.
That's literally how they teach you to defend in that situation. You cant two-hand drill a guy, but a "cross check" hard enough to get a guy off balance is what you're supposed to do.
...One of the many reasons I still believe hockey is an inferior sport to many others. So many "rules" are made up on the spot in practical application.
Plus the unjust random bounces seem to decide winners more often than other sports. Guys pretend like you make your own puck luck to justify the salaries everyone is making in the league. Bad for business to marginalize the sport and all.
If you don't two-hand parallel stick in the defensive zone along the boards on most board battles that you are engaged in, you will never make a competitive junior team let alone an NHL team.
That's literally how they teach you to defend in that situation. You cant two-hand drill a guy, but a "cross check" hard enough to get a guy off balance is what you're supposed to do.
...One of the many reasons I still believe hockey is an inferior sport to many others. So many "rules" are made up on the spot in practical application.
Plus the unjust random bounces seem to decide winners more often than other sports. Guys pretend like you make your own puck luck to justify the salaries everyone is making in the league. Bad for business to marginalize the sport and all.
Good grief, it wasn't even that grievous. He was going to get knocked off balance and probably hit the ice anyway.
Either way it should have been 2 minutes on Wiz, the only thing you are fighting for is 2 on V - and that is a stretch.
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That was more concerning. Hopefully the Jackets do a better job of lobbying during game six. It's up to them to get the officials to pay attention - you know Crosby will be whining like a little *****. Jackets better do their part.
Either way, Jackets deserved to lose this one.
