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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I tell myself every day that I am imagining it, but I have to say that with every single call from the officials and the league, I am left with the distinct impression that the Flames are treated differently than most teams. There appear to be 'marked' teams, and the Flames appear to be one of them.
With respect to this hit, was it in the back? Absolutely. Have I seen 5 to 10 hits so far in the pre-season that were at least as blatant in the same regard? But didn't get reviewed? Absolutely.
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I have little doubt that the officials over the summer are provided a list of teams they are to play a close eye on and the Flames are one of them. Flames probably didn't help their cause bringing in some players that have traditionally been highly penalized but I get the feeling this upcoming season is going to closely resemble the season after the Wideman incident when the Flames overnight went from least penalized to most.