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Originally Posted by Kaine
How anyone can argue that call is beyond me. Boarding doesn't have to be a direct hit from behind. It was a stupid play at a dangerous area, a few feet from the boards. That's a penalty 10 out of 10 times.
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I dislike the Nucks as much as the next guy, but not a chance. That was a penalty by the definition of the rules, but 10 out of 10 times you think that gets called in the NHL, not a chance. I'd say may 3 out of 10 in a regular season game, and less than 1 out of 10 in playoff OT. That's why they'd be pissed, that call is completely arbitrary based on the calls being made or more importantly not being made leading up to it. No consistency in the enforcement of the rules is always the problem with NHL officiating.
That said, lost in all the crying is the fact that Nucks tied this game in the first place on an awfully weak call too.