I don't care who wins this particular series, although I do find the Hawks more exciting to watch as an outsider.
The officiating in this game was pretty typical of NHL hockey. No way the blues should have got the extra penalty on that play by Crawford, but as per the norm for NHL officials, once they realized it was probably the wrong assortment of players in the box and the Hawks score on the PP, the Blues get every remaining call for the remainder of the game. I just personally don't like how if the refs screw things up and its clear a team gained a massive advantage from their screw up, they feel like they some how have to atone for that mistake and hold it against the team who benefited. I understand their is a human element to officiating, but we see it far to often.
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