[PGT] Flames win 2-1 in MIN!

[AC]

Honestly, they should call teams for delay of game when they intentionally confuse the officials with incorrect players, or other methods to cause a delay.

The problem is they waited until 2:37 left in a 2-1 game to call it. That's complete BS.

[Karl]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Me neither. But the man who did has his team in a tie for first place in the West and a sparkling 21-10-2 record. It's tough to criticize the coach when the team is playing like this.

I'm really glad he shortened his bench even further and gave the inferior players (Prout 3:48, Eat Bread 7:48 and Ryan 10:45) much less ice time.

Good to see that he actually utilized Ryan properly this time by cutting his ice time well back and only giving him 43 secs of PP time.

[dino7c]

not to mention it shouldn't have been icing in the first place

[---Hatrick---]

Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary

it should be called, but it never is.

Consistency in refs is the problem with the NHL, if that's considered a penalty, they should apply it consistently from the start of the year.

they don't... that's why people believe its a bad call

Exactly my point here. Call it consistently, not just miraculously decide it’s now going to be called when a team has a 2-1 lease with just over 2 mins left in a game.

And this is just a small example of the reffing inconsistencies. Calls are made, and things are let go multiple times every game. I’m getting pretty sick of it.

I’m done ranting about it now and am happy they came out on top!

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

What is a player suppose to do on an icing if his lace is undone? Honest question

Cut off foot, replace with new foot that has skate properly tied.

[chummer]

Loved Cassie's comments about Wild players chirping Gio-"Watch your knee, watch your knee".

Would love to hear more of that stuff.

Cassie has picked her game up big time this year.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

You are missing the point. Peters has been doing this all year and it's not been called. If the officials want to send a memo to teams that they are going to start calling this then no problem but to arbitrarily call that at a critical juncture in a one goal game is pure garbage.

Every team tries to catch a break here or there, but this one was especially an exception. It was well after the icing call and we didn't even have the right players near the faceoff dot. They weren't even close to being ready, they weren't just waiting on Monahan. It was an easy call, if that wasn't called then they should just get rid of the rule at this point.

In a close game you could make the argument that it's especially important to manage the delay of game. If a team ices the puck at a critical time, it's all the more important that the puck drop be dropped efficiently so the team is at the intended disadvantage. If you allow the icing team to decide they want a 10 minute break, what's the point?

[SmoggyFlamesFan]

When Keanu grows up, he wants to be just like Tkachuk. With the turtle comparisons and all.

[Macindoc]

Originally Posted by Dx54

I would not have sat Czarnik for Prout

Flames probably wanted to have an extra D dressed in anticipation of Gio being called out by the Wild to fight.

[transplant99]

The delay of game call was for taking to long to complete the change.

Loubardias just mentioned this on the post game show BTW.

[Manhattanboy]

Man it’s fun to have a big Flames win in the bag hours before the Saturday night games begin.

[Roughneck]

Originally Posted by Macindoc

Flames probably wanted to have an extra D dressed in anticipation of Gio being called out by the Wild to fight.

I think I'd still rather have Czarnik and just rolled with 5 D.

[Beninho]

Lindholm and Gio were absolute animals with 2 minutes to go. Gio for Norris!!!

[SmoggyFlamesFan]

Let's hope philly has a chip on their shoulder and takes out the Canucks tonight.. not that I am worried about them catching up or anything.

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by AC

Continuing this conversation from the GT about the penalty for the delay on the icing:







Here's the boxscore from the game: http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreport...9/GS020439.HTM

NJ called for Slashing, Embellishment, Hi-Sticking
LA called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Quick going after Wood), Hi-Sticking, Holding, Interference

Doesn't look like it got called in that game from what I can see.

My bad Devs/Sharks.

USC in the 3rd. Was watching the game.

[oldschoolcalgary]

Originally Posted by ---Hatrick---

Exactly my point here. Call it consistently, not just miraculously decide it’s now going to be called when a team has a 2-1 lease with just over 2 mins left in a game.

And this is just a small example of the reffing inconsistencies. Calls are made, and things are let go multiple times every game. I’m getting pretty sick of it.

I’m done ranting about it now and am happy they came out on top!

yeah, i mean the only caveat i would put in here, is whether the bench had been warned about it previously on an icing call earlier in the game.

if they had, then i think you could say that it should have been called... however, like what's stated in the rules, if they never got a bench warning about it and then the call was made, it was a bad call...

not going to belabor the point either however, just happy for the win.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by SmoggyFlamesFan

Let's hope philly has a chip on their shoulder and takes out the Canucks tonight.. not that I am worried about them catching up or anything.

honestly I like when the Canucks win, they don't need a high pick and if they catch the Flames it won't matter anyway

[dino7c]

NHL is officiated to try and get games to OT for excitement and loser points (fake parity)

That is a penalty but tripping Backlund about to put the puck in an empty net is not

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary

if they had, then i think you could say that it should have been called... however, like what's stated in the rules, if they never got a bench warning about it and then the call was made, it was a bad call...

What? The rule is the ref can call a delay of game if he believes a team is intentionally delaying the game. There's no warning?

There's both, but the carte blanche rule is 63.1

Delaying the Game – A player or a team may be penalized when, in
the opinion of the Referee, is delaying the game in any manner.

[Itse]

Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

Every team tries to catch a break here or there, but this one was especially an exception. It was well after the icing call and we didn't even have the right players near the faceoff dot. They weren't even close to being ready, they weren't just waiting on Monahan. It was an easy call, if that wasn't called then they should just get rid of the rule at this point.

In a close game you could make the argument that it's especially important to manage the delay of game. If a team ices the puck at a critical time, it's all the more important that the puck drop be dropped efficiently so the team is at the intended disadvantage. If you allow the icing team to decide they want a 10 minute break, what's the point?

What he said.

I liked the call, and I thought it was a good call. I don't care that it went against the Flames, and I don't care that they don't always make that call. I want more of that.