[PGT] Flames lose to Leafs 5-4 (OTL)

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by chedder

I'll concede he was bent at the waist, but so is everyone in that shot. I don't think he came down to the stick. The stick went up to his face as he was turning to go to the play. Huberdeau's stick is pretty close to shoulder height in that screen shot.

Anyway, my point, and opinion is it was a careless infraction that could have been avoided. One that will always get called when 2 refs are right there on the opening face-off. I don't agree that 9 out of 10 refs would let that go.

And his head is dipped down.

But no worries, I wasn't suggesting it wasn't a penalty. Just more bad luck than careless.

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by taxbuster

I don't think the continuous play rule regards "who" touches the puck after the whistle...just that if it ISN'T touched it's considered a continuous play (ie a bit like the buzzer-beaters in the NBA...the shot is already in the air....and goes in).

Weird rule, because in the NHL if the shot doesn't cross the line prior to the end of the period it's a no goal...but it's a goal if the whistle blows instead.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I’ll admit, prior to yesterday I had no idea the “continuous play” rule existed. I just have a hard timing squaring that with what happened the previous night in Columbus. Had the referee on Friday said “the whistle was blown before the puck crossed the goal line and there was no continuous play causing the puck to enter the net”, then you have your answer. But to simply say “the whistle was blown before the puck crossed the goal line” only tells you half the story because of how the “continuous play” rule is written.

Weird rule for sure.

[dino7c]

Look at the Leafs goals

Good shot, nice goal
Bad goal
Bad bounce
Bad bounce
Bad bounce

Refs aside Flames played pretty well IMO