Vancouver's Burrows blasts Ref for make up calls

[Mors 201]

I completely agree with you in regards to Auger, but you do realize the NHL is not only investigating this, but also meeting with Auger and the rest of the crew today?

I saw that they're having a "meeting" which means they'll sit around bulls***ting for an hour or two then announce that the "investigation" is closed and that Auger will be back on the ice tonight in Calgary. At this point I don't believe the NHL will do anything but stand by their people regardless of how glaringly obvious their misconduct is.

Edit: Guess it was already announced there will be no punishment for Auger (shock!), must have missed it earlier...

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010...-take-five.html

Edited January 13, 2010 by Mors

[egroen 384]

I'm frankly surprised to see so many people taking Burrows at his word.

Burrows isn't exactly what a might call a believable witness, so to speak.

He's one of the most despised pests in the game and frankly, I don't take him at his word because he's no Steve Yzerman or Nick Lidstrom or Joe Sakic. Without proof, all we have is a pest (although good player) who has a penchant for running around and taking shots at people behind a visor and diving more than Greg Louganis.

Is it possible this happened? Sure, that wouldn't surprise me.

However, you get back from the refs what you give them.

Burrows is a dick, always has been.

And all of the talk about integrity of the game here is absolutely hysterically funny.

Think about what may have started this according to Burrows. That Auger thought Burrows faked an injury to get a call and made him look bad.

Now that is something I believe 100% probably happened. Players fake and dive to get calls all the time. Aside of sucker punching somebody, taking dives is the most dispicable ******* bulls*** in hockey. I hate it. I hate people who take dives and try to play up their injuries to get calls. It is one of those things that bugs me so much its on par with bad drivers.

Burrows is a s*** and he probably did fake his injury so right there I would say he's got no respect for the integrity of the game so he can shut the f*** up about what the ref did.

Far as I am concerned, and considering Burrows character, I give Auger mad props to Auger for not taking a diving, faker's bulls*** and sending him a message that if you fake calls, it's going to cost your team.

As it should! Stop ******* faking NHLers. Stay on your damned feet!

They had the right idea when they could review and fine divers, and publish it.

The NHLPA freaked out over this, so the refs take it into their own hands...

... but if Auger was doing this, he did it at pretty much the worst possible time, in the closing minutes of a tied game, where his actions potentially affected the outcome of the game.

[Guest zackmorris]

You're blind if you think the meeting is going to do anything at all.

This league is losing credibility by the day and this isn't helping. Judging from the reactions of everyone involved, I seriously doubt Burrows is lying. The NHL's reaction just absolutely reeks of guilt that will be promptly swept under the rug.

Take 50 paces back and look at this league-all these screw jobs, all these non calls in playoff games, all the calls that let losing teams back in the game in losing games. Or what about reputation calls? Has anyone really thought about how this might spin reputation calls in a new light? I can't believe we even tolerate that horse s*** to begin with!

This is all coincidence? No. It's not. This league is crooked and I don't trust it.

Edited January 13, 2010 by zackmorris

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

Adding some levity to this situation...

"PTI" is broadcast on TSN. Between segments, Tony Kornheiser yesterday said: "Why any organization would hire someone named "Auger" is beyond me". The correct pronunciation of the name is "oh ZHAY".

And then, there is stayclassy.net .

[esteef 2,679]

Bettman and Campbell should be pelted with tomatoes at every public appearance until they resign.

esteef

[Doggy 130]

Just wondering why is his last name Burrows (sound very american and non-french) when he is from quebec?

Tonnes of people from Quebec aren't French.

[ami 273]

i wont be surprised if auger gets more playoff games this post-season...

he is 'one of the best', right?

Edited January 13, 2010 by ami

[EuroTwin 240]

Bettman and Campbell should be pelted with tomatoes at every public appearance until they resign.

esteef

Seconded.

All in favor?

[Miller Brew 0]

NHL fines Burrows $2,500 for comments

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=513520

[Guest zackmorris]

That fine came down a little too fast didn't it?

In reality the best thing to do is stop trying to hide it, which is exactly what they're doing. It's like raising your arms right after you take a penalty-all it does it draw attention and make you look even more guilty.

Edited January 14, 2010 by zackmorris

[titanium2 867]

Seconded.

All in favor?

Aye.

[clutchngrab 12]

I'll kick in a buck to the "pay Burrows fine" fund if it sends a message from the fans to this f***ed up league.

[beepbeep 3]

Right! They skate side by side acrossed the ice the refs hand resting on the players back real friendly like and he is telling the player "I'm gonna get your ass for making me look bad!" I say Burrows is a f***in lier........And quite frankly the more I read about what an ******* diving champ Burrows is, he deserved everything he got.......

[EuroTwin 240]

I think it says a lot about the trustworthiness of the NHL that most people are believing Burrows over the officials.

[Guest scottj]

Right! They skate side by side acrossed the ice the refs hand resting on the players back real friendly like and he is telling the player "I'm gonna get your ass for making me look bad!" I say Burrows is a f***in lier........And quite frankly the more I read about what an ******* diving champ Burrows is, he deserved everything he got.......

haha... of course, cause if auger was actually telling him that he would make it look more hostile ya know, cause there aren't a s*** load of cameras in the arena

i love how people buy that... CASE CLOSED! HE LOOKED FRIENDLY NOT MEEEAAAN

Edited January 14, 2010 by scottj

[Guest zackmorris]

Right! They skate side by side acrossed the ice the refs hand resting on the players back real friendly like and he is telling the player "I'm gonna get your ass for making me look bad!" I say Burrows is a f***in lier........And quite frankly the more I read about what an ******* diving champ Burrows is, he deserved everything he got.......

He could be saying anything. Most conniving ****** bag adults are going to make it look civil. That's life and that's the nature of two-faced assholes. To me it'd be debatable if the penalties weren't so obviously horrible. If those weren't premeditated I'd be plain shocked.

Let's also not forget this isn't the first time this dips*** has been in the middle of a scenario such as this.

Edited January 14, 2010 by zackmorris

[dirtydangles 1,328]

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

How ironic that would have been if Burrows had shot the puck.

[Doc Holliday 1,888]

haha... of course, cause if auger was actually telling him that he would make it look more hostile ya know, cause there aren't a s*** load of cameras in the arena

i love how people buy that... CASE CLOSED! HE LOOKED FRIENDLY NOT MEEEAAAN

Why say anything at all?

Burrows did not seem taken back by it and didn't act like it, and neither did Auger, so what from that video proves that Auger said anything? Other than Burrow's wonderful word?

Honestly some people here like to latch on to whatever theory sounds the coolest and just roll with it.

[Guest scottj]

look, i'm not trying to say that this IS what happened i was just trying to say that to dismiss it on that reason is pretty ignorant

as for the why say anything at all... to prove a point. true, burrows didn't look takin back by it, but you could barely even see them towards the end of the conversation

either way, one of these guys is a lying douchebag and i hope that d-bag (whoever it may be) gets f***ed over... n if burrows was lying i still hope auger gets f***ed cause those were some pretty s***ty calls regardless

[mmamolo 287]

Usually in situations like this there are three sides to the story: Burrow's side, AUger's side, and the truth - which usualyl lies somewhere in between the first two. There are a few problems with this situation. Obviously there isn't enough evidence to support Burrow's claims and that's fine. But for the NHL to completely absolve Auger is wrong. At the very least Auger made three very questionable calls at an extremely important time of the game. For the NHL to come out and absolve him they are agreeing with the calls despite how poor we all think they are.

To me, I can understand officials making poor calls from time to time. They are human and have their off nights just like a player will. But when the NHL comes out and says that calls are right 99.999% of the time and blindly stand behind their refs is ridiculous. It insults out intelligence as fans. It'd be like Babcock coming out after Tuesday's loss to the Islanders and tryign to convince us Wings fans that despite the loss every player on our roster had superb games. Just because we're Wigns fans doesn't mean we have to buy every piece of s*** Babcock would throw our way (in this outlandish scenario). The same holds true with the NHL. Just because we're fans of hockey doesn't mean we'll eat up everything Bettman and Campbell throw our way. Had the NHL reprimanded Auger for the poor calls, and even just given him a slap on the wrist, I would have been far more satisfied with the situation.

Although hockeybuzz.com is a terrible site, I found a pretty good article on this story if anyone wants to check it out.

Eric Engel's Rant

[Rivalred 630]

Refs should wear a shield/ear guards

[Opie 308]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_dadd...?urn=nhl,213491

About half way through the vid he says that he and "Danny and Hank usually skate around between face offs to keep our legs fresh, and he told me he didn't want to see me on the ice in the second."

If this is a true statement he would have been surrounded by teammates and others, can anyone back that up.

I don't find Burrows' story to be unlikely, but he needs more proof than he said she said.

I think refs in most sports for the past 5 years suck. They cannot keep up with the players in today's sports and non of them seem to use the offseason to get better at what they do.

More often than not I find refs to have a little bit of a Napolean complex, and not simply because they are small, but because they are jealous.

One has to assume that to ref a sport you must love it like a player would, if you love the game that much wouldn't you want to be a player? Who grows up saying I want to be an NHL ref, instead of player?

Donaghy is not a pariah, he is not the only ref in every sport to cheat, nor to shape the outcome and results of games.

But in order to weed these corrupt bastards out, there needs to be more than he said she said.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

I'll kick in a buck to the "pay Burrows fine" fund if it sends a message from the fans to this f***ed up league.

I'd do that in a heartbeat. Anything to send a message to this bush league.

[Chairman Maouth 97]

I tend to believe Burrows for the most part, but he absolutely should have immediately told Coach Vig, who would have passed it on to an assistant, who would have called Toronto. Then, the folks in Toronto could keep an eye on Auger. Shoulda woulda coulda. I do think the investigation was a joke though. You can't really even call it an investigation. I also heard today that Campbell admitted on the NHL Network that Auger admitted talking to Burrows about the previous incident in Nashville. More to support Burrows story.

I think in all honesty that Auger was out to get Burrows and cost the Canucks the game if he could. I honestly believe that. Even if Burrows misinterpreted what Auger said, Auger delberately made a point that he was unhappy with Burrows before the game. After that, he made two totally phantom calls on Burrows. I know some of you think the diving call was legit, but I don't for a second. It's really hard to tell by the replay and I know for a fact that Burrows lays prone on the ice after a dive to make sure the refs see him. He did no such thing here. He immediately bounced back up and continued to battle for the puck. I don't think there's any disagreement that the interference call on Burrows was absolutely a joke. I also heard, (but can't prove) that the diving call on BUrrows was the first time all year that Auger hadn't called coincidental minors; one to the diver, and one to the other player for tripping or whatever.