Stepan put himself in a position to get called there. It was a dumb play.
Agreed. And the refs are going to call Stepan 99% of the time especially because Nyquist was pretty sly about holding Stepan's arm, I mean he maintained control of the puck. Plus from where the ref was it looks like Stepan is holding him. Still sucks though, especially because they almost killed it off.
I like Yandle a lot, I think once he settles in he's going to rack up the points in this system. Him and Boyle in the offensive zone with the Brass line is beastly.
On another note, Detroit's system is infuriating. They commit so much interference it's maddening. Any time you try and dump and chase or use the speed to get around someone, they're stepping in your lane and making contact. Literally committing penalties the entire game, that's why I can't take any Wings fan seriously when they complain about the refs. Their team is committing holds and hooks and interference all game long. I mean, I get it especially against the Rangers, try and slow us down. But still, it's maddening. Clutch and grab era stuff.
He never actually held Nyquist though. This isn't one of those times where it's his fault for holding a little bit at first; there really isn't anything he could have done.
It looked like it though, mainly because he is a RH shot and reached in from the inside, Nyquist grabbed on a voila. If that were on the opposite side of the ice Stepan would've stick lifted and picked his pocket like he always does, but being a RH shot on that side of the ice, he's coming from the inside, Nyquist clamps on and delays for a second indicating a hold, Step's other arm is around him for a second and to the ref it looks like Stepan is holding him.
