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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
For the record, I didn't have a huge problem with the Ferland goal, but there's a big difference from the Habs EN goal to the Ferland goal.
Habs were shooting it out of their zone with only a one goal lead. That clearance relieved the final pressure. Ferland chased the puck down with a two goal lead. When the puck cleared the zone, it was game over.
Ferland has every right to do what he did, but there is a sportsmanship code and he was on the edge of it when he went after that puck the way he did at that part of the game(two goal lead, less than six seconds left).
I understand the reason the thread was created. Reverse the situation and a guy like Burrows throws a little more salt on the Flames wound. Would we be up in arms? No, but it's just a little something extra that wasn't entirely necessary.
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What about the other night when Ferland was being pounded on while he still had his gloves and stick in his hand?
Sportsmanship Code? What were the Flames supposed to do in the dying seconds stand around and give Vancouver more time to figure things out? He chased the puck down and scored; He would have done the same thing if Vancouver still had someone in net and we were up 2+ goals. He earned it and I wouldn't be surprised if Hartley and the rest of the team was rooting for him to score that goal. The guy has turned his life around and he is feeling good about being calgary Flame! This was a awesome explanation mark for him, the team as well as the fans!