[PGT] Calgary plays Game 2 and loses by a score of 3-2 in regulation

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by calgaryblood

You don't see the difference between a simple meme (that delivers the message clearly) and the stuff you continue to do?

And that GDT was a friendly thread, didn't realize you were so offended. It wasn't emotional at all and it didn't give my raging opinion.

Stop making excuses and just make better thread titles or just don't make them at all. It's not a race, believe me, someone else will make the thread.

Since you really seem to have a great interest in my doing this, I will. It's not like it's doing the Flames any favours anyway, with my creating threads.

[GullFoss]

Originally Posted by jg13

Besides getting absolutely destroyed in the faceoff circle, our numbers look decent through 2 games. Hold court and I like our chances on the road Friday.

Totals through 2 games:

Calgary Shots: 69
Anaheim Shots: 72

Calgary Faceoffs: 58
Anaheim Faceoffs: 89

Calgary Powerplay: 2 for 8 (25%)
Anaheim Powerplay: 3 for 11 (27%)

Calgary Hits: 67
Anaheim Hits: 68

Calgary Luck: 0
Anaheim Luck: All Of It

Agreed - flames played well enuf to win a split on the road. The prognosis is not good (win 4 of 5), but its not over yet.

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

If Treliving is this angry, he should follow what Mad Mike did twenty some odd years back. When Mike Milbury was NYI GM, they were playing Toronto in the playoff at the time, and trailing in the series, the refs was calling the game one sided on the Leafs favor. He compiled a video of all the infractions committed by the Leafs players and not called by the refs and then he called a press conference, showing the video to the media and really ripped the referees a new one on national TV.

Oh he got fined royally, but the next game, all the calls went to the Islanders favor, and they won the game. I don't remember if they won the series but I remember distinctively about that press conference.

I'm trying so hard to find that press conference video, but can't. That sounds hilarious. I'm sure the Flames (and all teams) possibly do some thing like that behind the scenes on occasion.

[Toonage]

I believe the Flames sort of did this when they had their meeting a month or so ago with the league about the officiating.

[Robo]

Im finding it harder and harder to support this league. They really should go back to only 1 ref they would miss just as much but only be paying 1 person to completely f### up every freaking game

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Why the need to start the Success Thread today of all days? It's like you begin each day thinking hmm what new thread can I start on CP today?

...do I?

I've started exactly seven non-routine/signing threads on CalgaryPuck in 2017. That's 0.066 threads/day.

[RobbieT]

Ron MacLean won't see this, but he's wrong!

69.1 states, “If an attacking player has been pushed, shoved, or fouled by a defending player so as to cause him to come into with the goalkeeper, such contact will not be deemed initiated by the attacking player for purpose of this rule, provided the attacking player has made a reasonable effort to avoid such contact.”

[Manhattanboy]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

...do I?

I've started exactly seven non-routine/signing threads on CalgaryPuck in 2017. That's 0.066 threads/day.

Wait a minute, define "non-routine/signing threads". And it's only April. Is that annualized?

[MBates]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Since you really seem to have a great interest in my doing this, I will. It's not like it's doing the Flames any favours anyway, with my creating threads.

Can one of you go start a thread dedicated to everyone complaining about other posters' histories, style and artistic impression and spend as much time as you want there? Name it whatever outrageous name you choose. Just stop it in actual threads.

On the topic of the game I sure hope the team is not spending time moaning about the refs because if they go out and play hockey and stop trying to grab sticks and cross check guys laying on the ice then they can win. If they are waiting for the refs to help them win then might as well just give up.

[Manhattanboy]

The officiating was a disgrace by any objective standard. I was really convinced early in the third Backlund's goal was going to be be the turning point in the series.

[MBates]

Originally Posted by Robo

Im finding it harder and harder to support this league. They really should go back to only 1 ref they would miss just as much but only be paying 1 person to completely f### up every freaking game

I wonder what the entertainment value would be like if no player ever tried to cheat or gain an illegal advantage or if absolutely every time they did it was caught by a superhuman ref? Because if you don't have one or the other of those scenarios then how do you solve the issue?

No matter how skilled they are, refs are people and they miss stuff. Some teams and particular players are much better at getting away with things than others.

Unless you slow the game down missed calls are going to happen.

[zamler]

Moaning about a thread title makes CP look really bad.

[nemanja2306]

Originally Posted by zamler

Moaning about a thread title makes CP look really bad.

Moaning about the refs after every loss is worse, imo.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by nemanja2306

Moaning about the refs after every loss is worse, imo.

The sad part is that if the Flames lose this series, to many fans here it won't be because they made stupid mistakes and let the Ducks get in their heads, it will be because the NHL and refs "have an agenda". Weakest excuse in all of sports

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by nemanja2306

Moaning about the refs after every loss is worse, imo.

Yeah. It's getting a bit much. If you have been watching all the series you would see there's plenty of uneven officiating and that's just the way it's going to be until the NHL tries to do something about achieving a higher standard of officiating. Flames simply haven't been disciplined enough and that's pretty obvious to all but some Flames fans.

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Yeah. It's getting a bit much. If you have been watching all the series you would see there's plenty of uneven officiating and that's just the way it's going to be until the NHL tries to do something about achieving a higher standard of officiating. Flames simply haven't been disciplined enough and that's pretty obvious to all but some Flames fans.

The officiating in the NHL is the highest standard of officiating - it's just not perfect and it will never be perfect...Sure you can strive to get better, but all it takes is one questionable call and all hell breaks loose...you can never get rid of that... Gawd it's not even close to some of the bad officiating you get in lower leagues or other countries.

[Tiger]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

The sad part is that if the Flames lose this series, to many fans here it won't be because they made stupid mistakes and let the Ducks get in their heads, it will be because the NHL and refs "have an agenda". Weakest excuse in all of sports

good point, a quote that really stuck with me from one of my coaches in the past. we lost a city final on a blown call by the ref, an actual blown call. and he stated "it is your own doing to be in a position where the ref can decide the game"

[Weitz]

The problem with the officiating in the NHL is that it comes from the owners/GM's.

They don't want the rule book to be called all game, which leads to dumb calls and lopsided reffing in some games due to being directed to "manage" and "put whistles away".

The only way it gets better is if the owners and GM's decide they want a penalty to be a penalty in the 1st period and in OT, but they won't.

Look at the NFL this year in the Superbowl, a pass interference call was made in OT which essentially decided the game. Thats how the NFL wants it called. Sure they still mess things up but you don't get the standard of officiating changing as the game goes on.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

The officiating in the NHL is the highest standard of officiating - it's just not perfect and it will never be perfect...Sure you can strive to get better, but all it takes is one questionable call and all hell breaks loose...you can never get rid of that... Gawd it's not even close to some of the bad officiating you get in lower leagues or other countries.

I agree but the NHL is the premier hockey league of the world. Other professional leagues do invest a lot into educating and critiquing their officials. The NFL fires officials almost annually based on their performance. When's the last time the NHL fired officials? It just feels like CFL level officiating where you can alter the outcome of games and never be disciplined for it. The officials handling the playoffs are supposed to be the officials the league has determined as their best. That's pretty scary if you have watched all the series.

[Calgary4LIfe]

I have no idea how the NHL handles officials, and what - if any - reprimands are handed out for a poor performance, and what rewards are given for good performances. It may be that the NHL does this already, but we as fans are not privy to any of it? Maybe the NFL is just more open with their dealings? I honestly do not have any idea.