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Major Major · 08-05-2020, 08:49 PM

I think that Burke sometimes has off takes on the flames so to not be perceived as a homer. There is no doubt in my mind that he is cheering for Calgary due to his personal connections but mostly due to his ego.

Mind you, I believe boarding calls were a bit of a hobby horse for him as a GM, so maybe anything that resembles a boarding call gets him red in the face. Remember when he was trying to implement a "bear hug" rule by the boards to cut down on boarding? It was a strange and impractical idea, but it definitely speaks to how much he wants to get rid of those hits.

Officiating in hockey is made harder than it needs to be. The refs did not call that one boarding, but I think we could have easily seen that as a possibility, but the justification would have been "we don't really like how this hit turned out" rather than "this hit broke this rule".

Make the rules and call the rules and if you have refs that like to take matters into their own hands, fire them.

08-05-2020, 08:49 PM	#315
Major Major First Line Centre Join Date: Sep 2011 Exp:	I think that Burke sometimes has off takes on the flames so to not be perceived as a homer. There is no doubt in my mind that he is cheering for Calgary due to his personal connections but mostly due to his ego. Mind you, I believe boarding calls were a bit of a hobby horse for him as a GM, so maybe anything that resembles a boarding call gets him red in the face. Remember when he was trying to implement a "bear hug" rule by the boards to cut down on boarding? It was a strange and impractical idea, but it definitely speaks to how much he wants to get rid of those hits. Officiating in hockey is made harder than it needs to be. The refs did not call that one boarding, but I think we could have easily seen that as a possibility, but the justification would have been "we don't really like how this hit turned out" rather than "this hit broke this rule". Make the rules and call the rules and if you have refs that like to take matters into their own hands, fire them.