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Originally Posted by devo22
I'm more pissed about Witkowski and Mantha gooning it up at 6-2 than about the loss. Absolute bush league, and the refs should be ashamed of themselves.
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Exactly. Losses happen, even blowouts happen to the best teams.
I cannot stomach the Slap Shot level of respect that the Red Wings gave the Flames tonight, and they ultimately waited until the latter parts of the 3rd period when they knew it would likely be too late for the Flames to respond and they weren't going to face them again. That's cowardly.
Witkowski telling Hamonic to bring it after he rag dolled the smaller Kulak who was already down on the ice: Disgusting.
Witkowski further instigates by beaking at the Flames bench as he goes off the ice, only to return to the ice after the officials had escorted him off: Disgusting and suspension worthy. None of the rest of this stuff happens if he just shuts up and heads off the ice.
Then in the scrum, Mantha hammers the defenseless Hamonic while on his back in the opposition penalty box where the official can't get in between them.
Whatever happened to "the code"? Mantha should be ashamed of himself. That's worse than some of the goon-like plays I've seen over the years.
Then the refs decide to ensure that the few hometown fans are happy by giving all the penalties to the Flames, even giving them penalties for criticizing them. Such sensitive souls these refs.
I'm disgusted by what I saw tonight, both from the Flames, but also from the Red Wings and the officials. This is one of those games that makes me rethink spending my time watching hockey.