mojo1917 Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 I know every team doesn't get any calls because Gary Bettman hates his league However the last two Eastern conference games I watched really had some head scratching Steve Ducy style officiating. I hate the rat **** #63 for Boston but the no call on him when he had a step on Strahlman who was whacking away at his arms was bad. Could have been a penalty shot, but should have at least been a slash, because it had been earlier in the contest. Dan Girardi got away with a mighty cross-check with the game winding down with the Broons extra attacker on the ice, I know the puck was there so someone other than everyone watching on tv had to have seen it...Tampa was the beneficiary of some poor officiating. Same with the Washington/Pitt series. The no phantom no goal, lots of interference going uncalled. I like letting them play in the playoffs...but the officiating hasn't been consistent. Anyone else seem to notice the home teams getting away with more?
OccamsRazor Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 47 minutes ago, mojo1917 said: I know every team doesn't get any calls because Gary Bettman hates his league However the last two Eastern conference games I watched really had some head scratching Steve Ducy style officiating. I hate the rat **** #63 for Boston but the no call on him when he had a step on Strahlman who was whacking away at his arms was bad. Could have been a penalty shot, but should have at least been a slash, because it had been earlier in the contest. Dan Girardi got away with a mighty cross-check with the game winding down with the Broons extra attacker on the ice, I know the puck was there so someone other than everyone watching on tv had to have seen it...Tampa was the beneficiary of some poor officiating. Same with the Washington/Pitt series. The no phantom no goal, lots of interference going uncalled. I like letting them play in the playoffs...but the officiating hasn't been consistent. Anyone else seem to notice the home teams getting away with more? Seems it was better with just one ref. Let's go back.
ruxpin Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 14 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said: Seems it was better with just one ref. Let's go back. It's counter-intuitive, but I agree it was better with just one ref. It's also that the quality of personnel just isn't what it used to be. The last ingredient is there are so many more BS rules and judgement calls in the mix than there used to be (like whacking the stick, just for example). Maybe just a heck of a lot more to look at. But just the examples @mojo1917 cited seem so obvious. I have a hard time believing they weren't seen. They just weren't called. "Home-cooking" may just sadly be a part of it.
Kings Redeem LA Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 One less ref on the ice would help game flow too. Linesmen could consult with the remaining referee, remind him about the basics. Ref to Linesmen 1 and 2: "Hey guys, I want to say that it's a penalty if a non-superstar lifts someone up, spins him around, and then body-slams him onto the ice when he's more than 30 feet from the puck. Do I have that right?" L1: "That's right, skip!" L2: "You know it!"
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