it looked like a fair call for a penalty shot to me, i can't complain based on the video. Another deserved victory for chicago unfortunately.
my biggest gripe about going back to chicago is having to listen to their singer for the national anthem again. Dear lord is he terrible.
Nope. Detroit player (Franzen?) brought the puck back into the zone.Am I the only one who saw how offsides that play that scored was?
Well done, Chicago.San Jose did their part now it's up to Chicago to do theirs. Get this series to 7, 'Hawks!
Ya I saw them point out Franzen in a later replay. It didn't make my night much better.Nope. Detroit player (Franzen?) brought the puck back into the zone.
Now the penalty shot call; iffy to me. Two minute minor for slashing if I'm wearing stripes.
I listened to the CBC announcers last night. Leaps and bounds better than the NBC Sports guys.
Along with Eddy O and Mike "WITH THE DRIVE" Emrick, they all suck really.Pierre Mcquire ruins NBC. His little comments destroy the broadcast.
I don't know whether the ref was calling it a hook or a slash, but it fits the definition of a slash pretty well:
The only question is whether it was forceful enough to call it a slash. It wasn't a gentle tap, and it did prevent the shot on goal. They let a lot of slashing go, and I'm glad they do. But if you do it to prevent a shot on a breakaway I think they should call it every time.
Was a beauty of a shot too.
I'm rooting for Chicago here, but my level of caring is about 1 out of 10.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYYHNvS2ffk
I listened to the broadcast while I doing a brake job. I'm glad I wasn't watching at the time because I would have been screaming at the TV. That was a bad call.
Slashing (Rule 61)
The group felt that slashes to the hand area were increasingly being used as a tactic by defenders to disrupt offensive players. The consensus was that officials no longer had to be certain that contact had been made with the hands (as opposed to the stick) in deciding whether or not to assess a slashing minor.
The most discussed slashing plays were:
1) Example 1 Nystrom on Havlat. This is an example of a light slash in the hand area that should be called moving forward.
2) Example 2 Stamkos on Malkin. This was discussed as an example of slashing for the sole purpose of disrupting an offensive player. The defensive player made no attempt to play the puck in this instance. Accordingly, a penalty should be called.
3) Example 3 Greening on Stamkos. It was determined that this was an illegal play. The defensive player used slashes to the hand area to disrupt the attacking player, making no attempt to play the puck.
4) Example 4 Park on Tavares. This was cited as an example of a play that should be penalized even though there had not been contact with the hands. The offensive player's stick was broken on this play, but the consensus was that this should be a penalty either way.
LA Defense and Quick were impressive.
If they play like that again in the WCF I honestly don't think Det/Chi could beat them.
But then again, they didn't win one on the road game, so...
Along with Eddy O and Mike "WITH THE DRIVE" Emrick, they all suck really.
Thank goodness I can watch the CBC feed. Would love to see Jim, Grapes, Ron, Scott, and PJ on USA TV. Even Bob and Darren from TSN.
Yeah not a huge fan of Emrick either, completely disagree with the Eddy O judgement though. He can break down the game quickly and explain it to the audience very well.
But, I'd be willing to bet that broadcast team of Eddy O and Emrick would be alot better without Pierre "The Penis" Mcquire ruining every moment in the game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6_kQfqYJy8
It won't be the same when that ratfaced asshole is being a dick on behalf of some other team in his press conferences.
I just hope they Rangers continue to fail under whatever coach they bring in.