Just looked at some numbers and I would love to ask the league:
Is it too much to ask for the NHL to be a little more consistent with their product?
St Louis and Colorado’s total number of powerplays per game reads as 4, 4, 5.
In contrast, the Oilers vs Flames reads as 7, 11. So in game 2, the total number of powerplays in one game almost matches another series that has played 3 games. It’s almost not even the same sport right now.
These refs are in the same league, get the same training, comparable experience levels and etc etc. Why the extreme discrepancy in powerplays from one series to another? I don’t want to call the league out for any conspiracy theories, but there has to be some favoritism here amirite? The Oilers want the game to be played at 5 on 4 or 4 vs 4 as much as possible. So the league is granting the Oilers’ and Sportsnet’s wishes because they want McDavid to move to the next round. It’s also pretty clear that Sportsnet has a clear directive to talk about McDavid like he’s a god.
Makes sense when you think about it. The new American TV deal has been completed, so the NHL is now focusing on bolstering the Canadian TV ratings by advancing McDavid as far as possible at the expense of everyone else. The league is corrupt as we’ve seen in the past, not much different from the NBA. So the Flames really will have to try to win against basically all odds here.
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