EC Playoffs Round 2: Boston Bruins vs Montreal Canadiens (Habs win series 4-3)

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by flameswin

Oh c'mon Marchand. You're seriously gonna do that crap in game in game 7?

I agree it's a dumb play by Marchand. Call it in a regular season game for sure, but in game 7 of the 2nd round?

[nik-]

Originally Posted by direwolf

I agree it's a dumb play by Marchand. Call it in a regular season game for sure, but in game 7 of the 2nd round?

Why is he doing stupid #### in game 2 of the 2nd round?

[Flash Walken]

Kerry Fraser on snowing the goalie:

Last season during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, we saw several incidents where tempers flared as players charged the crease and deliberately 'snowed' the goalie and scrums resulted. At that time, I was critical of the referees for not taking charge of the situation early on but instead allowed it to escalate and detract from the entertainment value of the game. Eventually, direction came from above and the referees laid the hammer down and assessed unsportsmanlike conduct penalties that put an end to the snow showers.

During the officials training camp held prior to the startup of this shortened regular season the referees were directed to set a firm standard from the very beginning so that this 'cheap' tactic does not snowball! Additionally, players that enter a scrum and grab the face shield or utilize a 'stinky glove' face wash in an attempt to incite their opponent run the risk of being assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty without warning. (Does anyone remember the face washes and biting incident in the Bruins-Canucks final series?) None of these actions demonstrate tough, hardnosed hockey and if allowed to flourish will only detract from the speed, skill, hard hits and entertainment value of the great game of hockey.

I'm all in favour of this mandate Mike, just so long as it is called consistently across the board throughout the regular season and playoffs. Notice has been served!

http://www.tsn.ca/blogs/kerry_fraser/?id=414132

[Anduril]

4.5 per year for another 3 years for this guy.

[4oh3]

Marchand snowed price?

[transplant99]

Officials calling this game like its game 32 on a wednesday night in December....almost unwatchable.

[direwolf]

Bruins are snakebitten. That was a sure goal there.

[Henry Fool]

Man they've been so butt tight in scoring situations this whole series.

[timbit]

Originally Posted by direwolf

I agree it's a dumb play by Marchand. Call it in a regular season game for sure, but in game 7 of the 2nd round?

Marchand purposely snowed Price.

Why put the referees in that predicament?

[4oh3]

Isn't snowing a goalie unsportsmanlike ?

[OldSam]

What did they call the Marchand penalty? Do they have a penalty for spraying snow on the goalie? How many other penalties have been called throughout the season for spraying snow on the goalie? So the next time a Hab does that, he will get a penalty? I'm not that keen on Marchand, but that was ridiculous. In a Game 7, it looks stupid on the refs to be that childish.

On another note, would someone please hit Healy over the head with a stick. His view of the game is so off base, he might be remembering a Toronto/Ottawa game from December. What a useless tool.

[Flash Walken]

nice play by Iggy to take it hard there towards the centre of the ice instead of continue steaming down the wing.

That was dangerous.

[Dogbert]

Originally Posted by OldSam

What did they call the Marchand penalty?

Unsportsmanlike conduct.

Originally Posted by OldSam

Do they have a penalty for spraying snow on the goalie?

Unsportsmanlike conduct.

Originally Posted by OldSam

How many other penalties have been called throughout the season for spraying snow on the goalie?

Like... one per game, all season long.

Originally Posted by OldSam

So the next time a Hab does that, he will get a penalty?

Yup.

Originally Posted by OldSam

I'm not that keen on Marchand, but that was ridiculous. In a Game 7, it looks stupid on the refs to be that childish.

Looks stupid on Marchand too. Perhaps Boston shouldn't be paying $4.5 million a year to a player with the emotional maturity of a pre-schooler.

[nik-]

Boston's gonna tie this here.

[direwolf]

C'mon Boston, tie this thing up already.

[Henry Fool]

Montreal is still getting better quality chances. It's not because Boston is taking more risks, they're just defending worse than Montreal.

[puckluck2]

The ice must be awful. Everyone falling down.

[Machiavelli]

Fail, Bruins. Massive freaking fail.

[Henry Fool]

WTF Boston.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Yup. It's over. I wonder where Iggy will go next.