Wings_Dynasty 267 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) "The threat of any confrontation in the pre-game warmup is of particular concern to the league. To the point, Campbell warned the 16 teams, if an altercation mars the series, the offending team could lose a roster spot on the night the incident takes place, meaning the disciplined team would be forced to play the game with 17 skaters and two goalies." tsn.ca/column...eger/?id=317931 Also includes a nice piece about Holmstrom's upcoming disallowed goals. "Finally, coaches and general managers were also told goaltender interference will be watched closely. The Phoenix Coyotes are sure to remind round one officials of this on a game by game basis as Detroit's Tomas Holmstrom has mastered the art of screening, deflecting pucks, and generally agitating opposition goaltenders. The NHL intends to watch Holmstrom and all “crease crashers” closely, and Colin Campbell suggests it's best to stay out of the blue paint to avoid a penalty." Edited April 14, 2010 by Wings_Dynasty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 They've been trying to stop Holmstrom from doing his job for years. He still scores and he'll score again this year too. If Campbell is so concerned he can change the rule. Reminding teams that they're going to enforce existing rules is ******* retarded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) Not surprising. They've been "closely" watching goalie interference or whatever you want to call it the past few seasons. That doesn't bother me. What bothers me is such the ridiculous gray area there is regarding rules or penalty time when goalie interference or bulls**t phantom interference is called, on anybody or any team. It absolutely drives me up the wall. Even when it benefited the Wings, for example, when they beat Chicago in that 5-goal 2nd period outburst, Byfuglen (spelling?) got called for phantom interference that would've put the Hawks up 3-0, making it damned hard to come back. I'm glad it gave the Wings momentum being a Wings fan obviously, but the call was absolute crap still. It's impossible for referees not to look like idiots whenever this comes up because the rules is beyond ridiculous in terms of how loosely it is defined. Either you completely interfered with the goalie (regardless of whether the puck went in the net or not) resulting in a minor penalty, or you did not. None of this halfway s**t where a goal is waived off and there's no penalty, but you still "interfered". Fix the damned rule to not be so loosely defined. Edited April 14, 2010 by SouthernWingsFan 1 dobbles reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 So this time they're warning us in advance that they intend to wave off Holmstrom's goals? Awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mors 201 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 Wait, so the Coyotes are already crying about Holmstrom before the series has even started? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
softshoes 83 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 Can a 3 second violation be far behind? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drifter 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 If it was Dino Ciccarelli or some other Canadian born cherry picker the NHL wouldnt have a problem with it. Also, they shouldnt call a player out by name. That just backs up the fact that there are "penalties by reputation." With all these younger refs the NHL shouldnt be seen as slightly agreeing with that notion. I dont have a problem if Homer is IN the crease and makes contact but I do have a problem with him being pushed into the goalie. Also, fair is fair. If he makes contact with a goalie in the paint... call interference. If a goalie slashes him several times or if a D man crosschecks him... you better call that too. That wont happen but it should. Anyone know what zebras are calling the game tonight? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b.shanafan14 733 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 They've been trying to stop Holmstrom from doing his job for years. He still scores and he'll score again this year too. If Campbell is so concerned he can change the rule. Reminding teams that they're going to enforce existing rules is ******* retarded. Exactly. The letter of the law should be consistent enough that we don't need warnings about the enforcement of rules from one day to the next. More and more, these warnings are extremely thinly veiled warnings to specific individuals, in this case Holmstrom. It might as well have said "Colin Campbell has said refs will be cracking down on Holmstrom's style of play". My bulls*** meter is already in the yellow and the puck hasn't even dropped on Game 1. I'm predicting at least 1-2 disallowed goals per round for Holmstrom and the Wings. The most frustrating thing of all this time of year, is that it always happens and it always happens on goals in which Holmstrom is completely playing within the rules and perfectly screening outside of the crease. Holmstrom does get in there on occasion, but I don't think I've ever seen a disallowed goal on a legit interference with Holmstrom, just knee jerk refereeing. Hooray for NHL consistency! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 Homer should seriously should tie of of those pine tree air fresheners to this fight strap so Ilya has something good to smell. 1 Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z Winged Dangler 2,082 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 ryan smyth is just as bad as homer. always has been, but he's a good little canadian boy... so am i, but i'm adding to the previous point. there should be no bias. but watch kings games and see what that ****** bag smyth gets away with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 If it was Dino Ciccarelli or some other Canadian born cherry picker the NHL wouldnt have a problem with it. Also, they shouldnt call a player out by name. That just backs up the fact that there are "penalties by reputation." With all these younger refs the NHL shouldnt be seen as slightly agreeing with that notion. That's the problem I have too. You don't call out a player by name because now you've put the name in the heads of the refs. You think we'd ever see quotes like this? "Finally, coaches and general managers were also told diving and embellishing will be watched closely. The Ottawa Senators are sure to remind round one officials of this on a game by game basis as Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby has mastered the art of diving and embellishing contact in order to draw a penalty on the opposing team." 1 2guns reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I Red Wings I 40 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 Unless your name is Malkin or any other Penguin for that matter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) Anyone know what zebras are calling the game tonight? Edited April 14, 2010 by Rivalred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim 5 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 It's actually a positive to hear Campbell discuss Holmstrom... some of the penalties/disallowed goals that he gets are wildly inconsistent. It's absolutely horrendous to make those kinds of calls based solely on reputation or on flow of the game. Call them objectively, consistently and the players will adjust. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nero 20 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 It's funny, because Holmstrom has been called for interference while clearly outside the blue paint anyway. Get better referees, NHL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 That's the problem I have too. You don't call out a player by name because now you've put the name in the heads of the refs. You think we'd ever see quotes like this? "Finally, coaches and general managers were also told diving and embellishing will be watched closely. The Ottawa Senators are sure to remind round one officials of this on a game by game basis as Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby has mastered the art of diving and embellishing contact in order to draw a penalty on the opposing team." 1 2guns reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest micah Report post Posted April 14, 2010 Holmstrom was not specifically mentioned by the league that I'm aware of. And booo-hiss top the league for taking away the chance of a good fun pregame playoff brawl. Philly-Boston in '87 was a riot - it's too bad we'll never see anything like it again - not because the players aren't interested, but because the league decided it's bad PR. I'm glad things were different then - I don't think my life would be as complete had I not lived to witness Claude Lemieux getting his ass kicked by a goalie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 That's the problem I have too. You don't call out a player by name because now you've put the name in the heads of the refs. You think we'd ever see quotes like this? "Finally, coaches and general managers were also told diving and embellishing will be watched closely. The Ottawa Senators are sure to remind round one officials of this on a game by game basis as Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby has mastered the art of diving and embellishing contact in order to draw a penalty on the opposing team." From the article it's hard to tell if that actually happened. The article mentions Homer by name, but there's no direct quote of Campbell doing it. That's not to say it wasn't the case. If it was, that's an incredibly unprofessional by Campbell and the NHL to single out Homer (even though everyone would be thinking it anyway). And have there been that many recent pre-game altercations that they needed to warn about it? What, wasn't there one last season? and that's the first one I can remember in a while. ryan smyth is just as bad as homer. always has been, but he's a good little canadian boy... so am i, but i'm adding to the previous point. there should be no bias. but watch kings games and see what that ****** bag smyth gets away with. I think the Canadian bias has reduced a lot over the years, but yeah, honestly I have to agree that it's still there. Homer would probably get more credit for his toughness and battling if he was a Canadian boy, instead of people having the attitude he's some cheater that the league hasn't been able to get rid of. Much like Lids would likely already be considered second only to Orr among greatest defenseman all time, and might have another Norris. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 From the article it's hard to tell if that actually happened. The article mentions Homer by name, but there's no direct quote of Campbell doing it. That's not to say it wasn't the case. If it was, that's an incredibly unprofessional by Campbell and the NHL to single out Homer (even though everyone would be thinking it anyway). True. In retrospect, I realized that it may have been TSN responsible for the mention and not Campbell. But if it was Campbell, you're right - extremely unprofessional and frankly, cause for worry when it comes to the officiating in the series. Hopefully, it was just the former and TSN simply reporting on hockey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 True. In retrospect, I realized that it may have been TSN responsible for the mention and not Campbell. But if it was Campbell, you're right - extremely unprofessional and frankly, cause for worry when it comes to the officiating in the series. Hopefully, it was just the former and TSN simply reporting on hockey. Absolutely cause to worry. It pretty much gives the refs license to call a lot of penalties on Homer. Especially since the league has made the very public warning about cracking down on interference, they won't want to look bad for letting anything go. Is O'halloran in the playoffs? the best thing that could happen for the Wings is for him to go away early. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SDavis35 140 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 Wait, so the Coyotes are already crying about Holmstrom before the series has even started? No, just the NHL... oh wait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2guns 10 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 No, just the NHL... oh wait. lulz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 Much like Lids might be considered the greatest defenseman all time, and might have another four or five Norrises and a Hart or two. Fixed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pjgj13 30 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 The funny thing about Homer and these calls are that he hardly even interferes with the goalie. A lot of times, he is pushed into him. What the league needs to do is allow the goal AND giving a diving penalty to the goalie who flops to the ice. 1 Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie 900 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 Reminding teams that they're going to enforce existing rules is ******* retarded. That sentence made me laugh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites