McCartyFanForLife 17 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Doc - "Wonderful conception of a play" WTF does that mean. Just say "What a great play"... come back Gary Thorne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Someone once made a hilarious comparison in which if you think about, it fits sometimes, but not really. They compared his voice to a bipolar kermit the frog. Sweet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted April 19, 2009 You know, the whinning about calls on here is absolutely unbelievable. The penalty calls have been about even all series with the exception of the end of game 1 when Philly went head hunting. Anyone watching today's game that thinks the refs are favouring the Pens are plain blind or purposely hating on the Pens for no other reason than the usual. The only suspect calls in this game have been on Staal and Malkin. Does anyone here really think that Malkin should have just got a penalty there? Let's pretent know one saw that though and the next time the Flyers get a penalty, it will obviously be uncalled for. Did Crosby get away with stuff in front of the net, sure, but do you think the 2 or 3 Flyers were just standing there, they let things go both ways. The refs have basically been jobbing every team in the league. I'm quite astounded nothing has been done to them about this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwin 240 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Doc - "Wonderful conception of a play" WTF does that mean. Just say "What a great play"... come back Gary Thorne Don't hurt his feelings! Someone got him a thesaurus for his birthday and he's been waiting to use it! Also his word-a-day calander. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McCartyFanForLife 17 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 (edited) You know, the whinning about calls on here is absolutely unbelievable. The penalty calls have been about even all series with the exception of the end of game 1 when Philly went head hunting. Anyone watching today's game that thinks the refs are favouring the Pens are plain blind or purposely hating on the Pens for no other reason than the usual. The only suspect calls in this game have been on Staal and Malkin. Does anyone here really think that Malkin should have just got a penalty there? Let's pretent know one saw that though and the next time the Flyers get a penalty, it will obviously be uncalled for. Did Crosby get away with stuff in front of the net, sure, but do you think the 2 or 3 Flyers were just standing there, they let things go both ways. YES, Malkin deserved the penalty. Stick was parallel with the ice and slowed the guy down. Textbook hooking call. YES, he cross checked a guy and created his own scoring chance. If someone was making a ref training video of a textbook crosscheck, that would be in the video EDIT: grammar Edited April 19, 2009 by McCartyFanForLife Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 I dont usually blame anything on the officials, however, the calls on Richards and Carter in the 2nd period arent penalties, not at all, brutal calls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Resetti 44 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Ths has been an exciting game to watch, in terms of the high level of energy and physical play, but... man, talk about sloppy play on both sides of the rink. Gonchar is having a bad game. He screens Fleury on the first goal and then is very lazy in retrieving the puck on the PP that lead to Gagne's goal. It should be an exciting finish to this game if it's played anything like the first two periods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 The refs have basically been jobbing every team in the league. I'm quite astounded nothing has been done to them about this. I think consistency is still the problem, they call some stuff not others. I really think they need to either call everything or don't. If they don't call anything, it takes a lot of the skill players out of the game, but if they call everything, the games are crap, you just hope the players stop commiting the penalties. It's tough, but it's clearly inconsistent now. For clarity...the penalties in the Pens/Flyers game currently are 5-5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted April 19, 2009 I think consistency is still the problem, they call some stuff not others. I really think they need to either call everything or don't. If they don't call anything, it takes a lot of the skill players out of the game, but if they call everything, the games are crap, you just hope the players stop commiting the penalties. It's tough, but it's clearly inconsistent now. For clarity...the penalties in the Pens/Flyers game currently are 5-5. I think they should just call the obvious penalties. The ambiguous ones.. ok, but obvious infractions that happen to a puckhandler should NOT be let go. Chincy stuff.. ok, and I'm even ok with the coming down on "message sending", but at this point it appears the league's own "message" is very tough to decipher. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xBrave_Heartx 0 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Refs have sucked in all series so far.. F-U NHL! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Never_Retire_Steve 35 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Penalties aside, this game has been far more exciting than games 1&2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akustyk 84 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 You know, the whinning about calls on here is absolutely unbelievable. The penalty calls have been about even all series with the exception of the end of game 1 when Philly went head hunting. and what exactly is your logic behind this statement? that equal number of calls is just? Anyone watching today's game that thinks the refs are favouring the Pens are plain blind or purposely hating on the Pens for no other reason than the usual. or just have own (subjective) opinion? the fact that some people think different than you does not make them blind. OK? The only suspect calls in this game have been on Staal and Malkin. Does anyone here really think that Malkin should have just got a penalty there? Let's pretent know one saw that though and the next time the Flyers get a penalty, it will obviously be uncalled for. Did Crosby get away with stuff in front of the net, sure, but do you think the 2 or 3 Flyers were just standing there, they let things go both ways. I can only judge by what I see on TV. and I see a couple of consecutive weak calls against Philly at the moment Pens trail. and I see a brutal non-call in a black-on-white situation. you call me blind. and I call it my opinion. which is that those were a couple of calls which came very handy for Pens. and for the record: I never even stated the refs are biased. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 5-2 Flyers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwin 240 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Philly! Woot! 5-2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akustyk 84 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Fleury of goals... :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms_Hockey 0 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Man, the Flyers are coming back with a vengeance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Bah, Briere double minor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwin 240 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 (edited) Time for another shortie Flyers ETA: Of course, the second I type that out and post it... Edited April 19, 2009 by EuroTwin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Bleh.. figured they'd get one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Malkin....5-3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwin 240 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Oooh Fight (sorta) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Hahaha, love Powe unloading F-bombs on Crosby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Statts 4 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 see that...even flyers fans think crosby is #1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwin 240 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 And out of that scrum we get a Philly PP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Does the East have any teams that play a style of defense that is comparable to the top teams in the West? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
