Refs (again)

[Twisted Sinister]

All I am saying is why is a team allowed to play a certain style for 3 rounds and now the same refs don't allow it. You can deflect and fluff it up all you like but this is what people are seeing. This has nothing to do with the Panthers, it has everything to do with the same refs not being consistent. The question is why

Well, you see, there's a hierarchy to the rigging.

Obviously, Bettman loves his south Florida team, but not more than his prized Golden Knights. Florida had the wind at their backs until they ran into the one team in the NHL that's an S on the rigging tier list.

Am I doing this right?

 

[BattleBorn]

Be interesting to see which refs show up tomorrow. Is it the ones that don’t call anything or the ones that call everything.

I'm honestly okay with either, knowing full well whatever happens will benefit Vegas in the eyes of the generally unhappy people.

 

[TheBeard]

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I'm honestly okay with either, knowing full well whatever happens will benefit Vegas in the eyes of the generally unhappy people.

In a sense you’re not wrong considering Florida’s game is predicated on physicality and toeing (and occasionally going over) the line. Vegas doesn’t have to change their style regardless of either. If Florida can’t be aggressive then they’re screwed.

 

[IceNeophyte]

Well, you see, there's a hierarchy to the rigging.

Obviously, Bettman loves his south Florida team, but not more than his prized Golden Knights. Florida had the wind at their backs until they ran into the one team in the NHL that's an S on the rigging tier list.

Am I doing this right?

Vegas really showed Gary a good time last time he was there. Hospitality has its benefits.

 

[BattleBorn]

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In a sense you’re not wrong considering Florida’s game is predicated on physicality and toeing (and occasionally going over) the line. Vegas doesn’t have to change their style regardless of either. If Florida can’t be aggressive then they’re screwed.

That's kind of the point, there's no winning from the Vegas fan position, so I don't care. Bitches gon bitch.

Not to mention that our PP Decline posts are generally real, it's generally not an advantage for the Knights to have a lot of power plays, this is a 5v5 team.

 

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[VivaLasVegas]

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In fairness, there are very few Panthers fans (most of whom have been very cool) griping about the officiating. It's the fans from other teams, mostly from those the Panthers eliminated on the way up complaining that their series should have been called more tightly.

 

[Oleksiak]

The league really needs to stop assigning known problem officials like Sutherland in this type of situation. When the ref has a consistent history of repeated misconduct, no one is going to give the NHL the benefit of the doubt. Realistically, the only way the officiating problem gets solved is if the league is forced to clean up their act by a judge.

Rooting for Vegas but the officiating has been simply unacceptable for years.