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thefoss1957 · 05-05-2015, 02:42 PM

Looks like Chris Stewart is out for tonight's game...Oduya made a diving poke check, got the puck, and then tripped Stewart into the end boards...as consistently as NHL rules are enforced...this play, legal in passed years, should have been a penalty...but, this fan has given up trying to guess what set of rules are being enforced during the playoffs! It has seemed clear that officials have pocketed rule books, in the post season, not wanting to "affect outcomes"...sadly, this DOES "affect outcomes", Example: teams like Montreal were able to hack the Sens out of the playoffs...but then, against the Bolts, they were upset that the rules once again were enforced for 4 (or was it 5?) PP goals against.

In any rate, Stewart out: "upper body injury"

05-05-2015, 02:42 PM	#74
thefoss1957 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah Exp:	Looks like Chris Stewart is out for tonight's game...Oduya made a diving poke check, got the puck, and then tripped Stewart into the end boards...as consistently as NHL rules are enforced...this play, legal in passed years, should have been a penalty...but, this fan has given up trying to guess what set of rules are being enforced during the playoffs! It has seemed clear that officials have pocketed rule books, in the post season, not wanting to "affect outcomes"...sadly, this DOES "affect outcomes", Example: teams like Montreal were able to hack the Sens out of the playoffs...but then, against the Bolts, they were upset that the rules once again were enforced for 4 (or was it 5?) PP goals against. In any rate, Stewart out: "upper body injury" __________________ "If the wine's not good enough for the cook, the wine's not good enough for the dish!" - Julia Child (goddess of the kitchen)