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Originally Posted by Phaneuf3
It was a yellow. Crazyness. That just goes to show the quality of the reffing that game. Really disappointing considering it's the final.
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I think it's because it was the final that the ref didn't want to 'ruin' the game that early by giving a red card. That's a trap refs have gotten into in the modern game.
For example, if a team is up 1-0 in the first 10 minutes or so the ref will be reluctant to give them a penalty shortly after (unless is blatently obvious) because 2-0 that early would ruin an important game. That's a bit concerning because the ref is not reffing according to the game but according to entertainment factor.