Brad Watson is usually a good official, as far as officials go, but he is pretty bad for holding grudges against certain guys (Prust and him, for example). Last night he was right in the middle of things and at it with the Flames bench a couple times. Disappointing as you expect better out of him. Maybe he has it out for the Flames for Wideman and/or other reasons.
Ian Walsh is just a crappy official. He's one of those guys who has been around seemingly forever but rarely makes the playoff officiating crews. Mark Cuban, in the NBA, questions the existence of guys like Walsh: If they are among the most experienced officials yet are never good enough to get elected to the playoffs, why are they still employed?
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