It sounds like the officials are pretty pissed off about the entire thing and I know they are saying the right things about being professional about it but I'm not sure if some teams will simply want to stay clear from the controversy. We saw the Flames penalties per game take a big spike after the incident so regardless of the officials saying the right things they are human and I don't think they are enamoured with the Flames (for publicly disagreeing with the original ruling) and Widemen. I would love if the Flames could distance themselves from the guy and trade him but I think that's going to be easier said than done.
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