Any other NHL fans on the site?

[CFH]

How is that a fucking penalty!?!?!?!?

It is because I willed it so. Vulcan mind meld thingy.

Dirty, scheming, emotionless bastard!

Two horrible calls in the overtime good thing Penguins didn't score now hopefully a call doesn't go the other way because the Red Wings powerplay is not to be fucked with.

I absolutely loathe the officiating in the NHL. At least in the NBA the refs throw the games because of Mob ties, in the NHL they're simply arbitrary or incompetent.

[Youngblood]

Urg. Triple overtime. I just want it to be over. Got a track meet tomorrow, but i'm not leaving till someone scores. (hopefully PENS!!!)

[CFH]

This should be the game right here.

[Youngblood]

yep, good night.

Cya in game 6.

[CFH]

I hate the way the NHL is reffed. Not that the Wings didn't deserve a penalty, but the refs let so much go in the overtime it's ridiculous.

[amat]

It just seems inconsistent the way it's reffed, you never know what they are going to let go or what is fair play, although the last one was an easy call to make and the right one obviously. Still, lots of tense power play time and I didn't think any of it was warranted.

[CFH]

It just seems inconsistent the way it's reffed, you never know what they are going to let go or what is fair play, although the last one was an easy call to make and the right one obviously. Still, lots of tense power play time and I didn't think any of it was warranted.

I agree, it makes the league look very amateurish. I especially hate the make-up calls. If one team gets a powerplay in the 3rd period, you're almost guaranteed to see that same team get a bullshit call against them to even things up. I hate it and it needs to be addressed. There's also a completely different standard of officiating in the playoffs than there is in the regular season.

[amat]

It just seems inconsistent the way it's reffed, you never know what they are going to let go or what is fair play, although the last one was an easy call to make and the right one obviously. Still, lots of tense power play time and I didn't think any of it was warranted.

I agree, it makes the league look very amateurish. I especially hate the make-up calls. If one team gets a powerplay in the 3rd period, you're almost guaranteed to see that same team get a bullshit call against them to even things up. I hate it and it needs to be addressed. There's also a completely different standard of officiating in the playoffs than there is in the regular season.

I agree it's like make up calls are an accepted part of the game and if you kill a penalty you're entitled to a shot of your own. Ridiculous absolutely ridiculous I HATE that more then anything. Make up calls suck. I'll give them credit it's a very hard game to officiate and I think the league does a good job with reviews but there has to be a set standard to how a game is called. In the NBA Stern emphasised that a game is to be called exactly as it would in the opening minutes then it would in the closing seconds and in hockey that's just not true. I don't mind it but in the Sharks - Stars 4 OT affair you had 2 calls and both were absolute must calls. They called 3 ticky tack fouls in this one with the Cup on the line, just no consistency.