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Originally Posted by sa226
Unless it's happening behind closed doors, it bugs me that there isn't even more of an uproar over this, not because I want some.sort of justice, but because it let's them off the hook for their incompetence.
As long as they can put out BS explanations that the media just takes and reports and teams say things like "We don't agree but it's not why we lost tbe series " there isn't a shred of accountability and they'll just do it again next year given the opportunity.
Bonkers.
I'm pretty much over the loss itself, but I get more pissed about this with every passing day.
I saw a tweet that kinda encapsulates everything in a semi ironic way.
Something to the tune of "The Oilers can never complain about the officiating again"
Larf
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It's not just in this instance either. Nobody is ever able to criticize the league, whether players, coaches or management. It's so odd too, because the public consequences such as fines are so small relative to player salaries. Nonetheless, you definitely get the clear impression that players etc. don't feel they can speak their minds freely without some meaningful consequence.
Edit: I'll add to this how crazy it seems that players and coaches all appear to fear consequences of speaking harshly about the league or officials in public, and yet after everything Evander Kane did he is not only playing but was featured on the NHL website just recently about being an amazing comeback story. Another apparent inconsistency in the standards of NHL justice.