Tampa did not deserve to be in this series at all, but the simple truth is the Montreal Canadiens greatly benefited from a couple of highly controversial calls in games 3 and 4, in Montreal, called by Quebec referees. We are talking about a league that uses off-ice officials from other cities (historically, at least. Unsure about today) to avoid the perception of bias yet fails to do the same with its on-ice officials. Even if you think the calls were correct, the appearance of bias is legitimate, and should be of legitimate concern for the league.
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