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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
No, the numbers don't, actually.
We were short handed five times in the last game Wideman played. Then four times the first game after. Then four in the next three combined. That was followed by the Eric Furlatt sh*tshow. And in the last 13 games, we've taken three or fewer minor penalties nine times.
People have basically taken those two games where Eric Furlatt made an ass out of himself and imagined that this has been the situation in every game since Wideman's hit.
The truth is, our penalty totals are up from December/January. The truth is also that our penalty totals since the hit are right in line with how many penalties we took in October. The common bond there is that the Flames were playing like crap. Teams chasing games take more penalties than teams playing well.
There is no conspiracy. Just fans with victim complexes looking in the wrong direction on who to blame.
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so those two games don't count? you can chalk it up to him being an ass but considering he has no accountability I won't
Moving on there is no way Wideman as a first time offender should have gotten 20 games for intentionally injuring an official. The collision was gonna happen either way its not like he chased the guy down...20 games for extending his arms? Use your head
Third party agreed and cut it in HALF...the NHL gave him TEN games too many. More than Todd Bertuzzi
Flames fans frustrations have been validated by the arbitrator