I thought they did a remarkable job of officiating.Turk Sanderson wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 5:01 pm2 refs didn't see Scandella get cross-checked into the boards away from the puck ....2 refs didn't see the puck carrier Barbashev get taken down with 2 1/2 minutes left in the game while one was probably 10 feet away from him.... at least 3 times there was a ref in the way of a Blues player trying to exit his own zone with the puck.... 2 refs tilted the ice last night....I hate the 2 ref system
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3727They got plenty of remarks for sure.JMC-STL wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:19 pmI thought they did a remarkable job of officiating.Turk Sanderson wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 5:01 pm2 refs didn't see Scandella get cross-checked into the boards away from the puck ....2 refs didn't see the puck carrier Barbashev get taken down with 2 1/2 minutes left in the game while one was probably 10 feet away from him.... at least 3 times there was a ref in the way of a Blues player trying to exit his own zone with the puck.... 2 refs tilted the ice last night....I hate the 2 ref system
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3728They should be more like the umpires in baseball:Turk Sanderson wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:00 amNothing good can come from this...Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:29 am These guys want to be the main character so bad
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3729I don't think you have the balls to do it!Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:39 pmDave's a mess wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 3:55 pmI am pro-2 ref system. I'm not looking for a spike in cheapshots when the department of player safety is less competent than your average NHL official.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:50 pm
Joe West syndrome kicks in where you start making bad calls so you can do your little dance routine you’re known for because in their brain they think the fans are their to see it. Hate that the NHL is promoting him for doing it. Just seems to encourage him to up the ante.
Maybe this is “old man yells at clouds” of me but refs in general, while having a tough job, suck at the job. The best ones are the ones I don’t see or hear from. Special teams hockey is boring to me and breaks the flow of the game.
I wish they’d just go back to a single ref. ESPECIALLY when you have times where the ref closest to the play doesn’t call a penalty but the other jackwad on the ice decides he saw it better from 50 feet away. Maybe they should each just have their own half of the ice.
I don’t think if you remove an official you’ll start having a rash of players taking liberties on the health of other players. It’s just not a league full of those guys anymore. The dangerous plays are always, always, high hits or hits into the boards.
Guys won’t suddenly start sucker punching players and if they do there’s easy ways to remedy that.
Going to need a better reason or I’m firing half the refs!
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!
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3730We all hated this team, and they caused us a lot of pain over the years but good lord this is some of the most beautiful hockey you'll ever see. It's not even hockey, its just art on ice.
Just a Russian propaganda account
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3733Hope his gambling career takes off
Just a Russian propaganda account
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3736I'm guessing they're trying to go the same route as LA did with Mike Richards when he was caught with illegal painkillers at the Canadian border. They'll settle for an undisclosed amount in return for mutually voiding the contract and Kane will become an UFA.
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3737the Caps Wild game was…Wild
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3738I remember being at a game when the Blues were horrific in the first season after the lockout. They did the exact same delayed penalty own goal routine. I was just happy they finally put the puck in a net, couldn't be too picky about which net.
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!
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3739Man I miss a good old open ice hip check. Doughty doing his best Rob Blake
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3740Scroll down a few tweets... Steve Carlson (Hanson) is in chemo... and what in the fuck is going on in Saskatchewan? SK???Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:58 pm Man I miss a good old open ice hip check. Doughty doing his best Rob Blake
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3741I honestly don't know what you're talking about other than alnost everyone having COVID. Fill me in.Turk Sanderson wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 12:55 amScroll down a few tweets... Steve Carlson (Hanson) is in chemo... and what in the fuck is going on in Saskatchewan? SK???Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:58 pm Man I miss a good old open ice hip check. Doughty doing his best Rob Blake
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3742What a kiss-ass, sucking up to his GM.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:58 pm Man I miss a good old open ice hip check. Doughty doing his best Rob Blake
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!
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3743When there were rumors that Rob Blake was St Louis bound, I don't think Ive been more excited for a player before or since. He was so fun to watch! But alas, as we know he ended up in Colorado. Oh well, we still got Robb K insteadDave's a mess wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:13 amWhat a kiss-ass, sucking up to his GM.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:58 pm Man I miss a good old open ice hip check. Doughty doing his best Rob Blake
Just a Russian propaganda account
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3745Gotta love Saskatchewan, eh.
Maybe there was a disagreement about mask mandates.
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3746Is this the Batoni-Hunter Enterprises, Ltd version of the Saskatoon Blues that we heard about in the early 80's?BluesSK wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:36 pmGotta love Saskatchewan, eh.
Maybe there was a disagreement about mask mandates.
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3747It's a senior hockey league. These teams usually have players that are locals who played university, AAA, or even some former minor leaguers. It's fairly competitive hockey.Turk Sanderson wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 2:01 pmIs this the Batoni-Hunter Enterprises, Ltd version of the Saskatoon Blues that we heard about in the early 80's?BluesSK wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:36 pmGotta love Saskatchewan, eh.
Maybe there was a disagreement about mask mandates.
I found it! The Battleford Beaver Blues.
https://www.sasktoday.ca/north/local-sp ... ia-4940199