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Originally Posted by sa226
Gah. Those clips are infuriating.
Does anybody know if, league wide the penalties have been relatively even? We all know there is game management, maybe the refs don't want to influence the game by calling lopsided penalties.
You can't argue that the Flames haven't had opportunities. A PP in overtime, you need to score on.
Its the non-calls. The illegal plays that are negating scoring opportunities. That hook on Gaudreau, with the ref looking right at it, is so asinine. Maybe Johnny would have just shot it right into the crest, or maybe it was labelled top corner, but an illegal stick to the hands with a player in a scoring position which causes the player to flub the puck is a goddamn penalty. I suppose they thought he embellished that too.
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I am not picking on you specifically, but if they do not call the penalties, the refs are specifically and definitely influencing the game.
We are being outplayed, generally, but are also not getting the benefit of consistent officiating, which makes it doubly frustrating.