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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
You take a look at the contrast between the penalty shot call for McDavid against the Flames early in the season and the one that didn't get called for Johnny against the Wings and I'm not sure I want to face the Oilers in a year where the officials will probably play a big role in the outcome of the series.
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The standard for officiating changes dramatically from the start of the season to playoffs. From my observations the refs in the recent stretch of Flames games have been letting the players decide the games. Sure it wasn't called a PS, but at least they called a penalty.
I haven't really watched any oilers games recently, but looking at a couple game summaries that looks it is the case there as well.