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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
I used to officiate a lot of minor hockey...at times you do tend to try and keep things even if the play is that way, and if you realize after that you screwed up a call, you might look to make one up. But that type of Management is within the game, it's not pre-planned.
But not once did I ever go into a game thinking I'm going to call the game this way to make damn sure Team A beats Team B. Which is what you seem to be insinuating.
The Flames and Canucks are both doing a damn good job of making sure those last 4 games mean nothing on their own.
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I still think there's unintentional stuff where refs see a team pressing (which is usually a trailing team) and subconsciously expect a call to come.
If there's "keep games close" intentional management, you sure don't see it benefit Calgary.