It's hockey, it's the playoffs, I have seen much much worse...and I can't say we wouldn't of done the same exact thing...:icon_shrug: :yes: so pretty.....:yes:
I was gonna start a new playoff thread, but just figured since it's your board I would just keep it all in this thread...:lol: I can't stand either 2 of these guys, but the refs might as well give it to the wings right now......piss poor play calling...nothing happened from this little stunt.....:icon_shrug: Detroit Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios, right, checks Calgary Flames' Jerome Iginla during the second period of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal playoff hockey game in Detroit, Saturday, April 21, 2007.
But the flames goalie got 5 games for this.....:icon_shrug: :no: Jamie McLennan (L) of the Calgary Flames pushes Johan Franzen of the Detroit Red Wings as he battles for position with Roman Hamrlik of the Calgary Flames during game 5 of the 2007 NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals at Joe Louis Arena, 21 April 2007 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit defeated Calgary 5-1. McLennan was suspended for five games by the National Hockey League while the club and coach Jim Playfair were each fined from a playoff loss to Detroit.
so, should I be feeling like a bad person for feeling no emotion after seeing this picture....:icon_shrug: Detroit Red Wings' Dan Cleary lies on the ice after hitting the boards as linesman Derek Nansen motions to trainers on the bench during the second period of the Red Wings' NHL hockey playoff game against the Calgary Flames on Saturday, April 21, 2007, in Detroit.
well well well.......flames/wings game is headed to 2nd OT, who would of thought....:lol: Let's Go Flames..
it hurts so bad....:no: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was pretty apparent refs were biased Tony Gallagher The Province Tuesday, April 24, 2007 As the playoffs roll on and occasions arise when Canucks fans might want to consider the officiating bias, they should remember Monday's Game 7. If there was ever a collection of circumstances which favoured the home team, this was it. The Dallas string of penalties in the second and third periods which turned the tide Vancouver's way was nothing short of astonishing, a remarkable turn of events to people who have watched NHL playoff hockey over the years. With Dallas nursing a lead as only they can in the second period, they proceeded to take seven of the next eight penalties, some of them infractions that wouldn't have been considered offences in a pee-wee game. A tap on the arm of Trevor Linden by Stu Barnes that wouldn't have bruised an egg gave Vancouver a two man advantage for 48 seconds in the second period which allowed the Canucks to generate some crowd noise with some great scoring chances, even though they weren't able to convert. But there's no question it lifted Vancouver off the mat. The penalty to Joel Lundqvist early in the third period which again got the Canucks going was nothing short of amazing. There appeared to be virtually no contact between offender and offended, yet the arm shot up as though there'd been some kind of mugging. Harry Neale on Hockey Night called it "a brutal call" and Tom Larscheid reportedly referred to it as "a phantom call" on the TEAM 1040. What Dallas coach Dave Tippett thought of it wasn't known until afterwards, when there was no point moaning. "Baffling," was how Tippett described the work of Rob Shick and Greg Devorski. "Why don't they let the players decide it. The five penalties we took in the second period changed the whole complexion of the game, changed the momentum of the game. ... We could never get our legs under us after that." The penalty that resulted in the winning goal was another of those new NHL mysteries, the most flattering thing that can be said about it being that it's been called all year, albeit sporadically. As Daniel Sedin circled the Dallas net with the puck, Jeff Halpern was chasing him with his stick in one hand, lifting it to the point of contact around the waist but not impeding him in the least. Sedin didn't even notice he was there. Doubtless these guys would take the Adolph Eichmann defence of "just following orders", but never in the history of the game have the officials been so prominent in determining the outcome of games. © The Vancouver Province 2007
Actually the officiating was fair. Dallas had its chances and Luongo and his crossbar shut them down. Lindros was complaining about the trip and dive penalty when that actually benefited them because 4 on 4 play is more likely to provide scoring opportunities for either side. Well good luck next year.
:icon_evil: I say it wasn't fair....and so do many others..but regardless, I say is wasn't, you say it was....let's agree to disagree..
OMG..........my eyes... my eyes....:icon_eek: you could of warned me you know......:icon_shrug: :lol: :icon_tease:
crap I didn't know we had a hockey thread. I'll be around some next season but I'm depressed how much my KIngs suck:icon_sad:
