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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
Everyone must mentally prepare themselves for endless amounts of whining from the Vancouver media, fans, and just people in Vancouver in general.
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No doubt. Prepare for a lot of context-free comparisons as to penalties called - "CANUCKS GOT 5 PENALTIES IN THAT GAME TO 2 FOR FLAMES; OBVIOUS OFFICIATING BIAS". Which is my least favourite way of blaming the refs; an uneven penalty distribution is evidence FOR impartiality, not against it.
To be fair, though, I also expect that any time any Vancouver player falls down - be it a trip, stepping on the puck, or having his kneecaps smashed in with a baseball bat somehow, it will immediately be declared an obvious dive by everyone in a red jersey.