The Pens got away with having 6 skaters on the ice for @ 20 seconds last night. In games 1 and 2, Detroit got away with two blatant puck-in-the-crease coverings by Zetterberg. By my tally, we're still due one.
Speaking to the refs...
For the first time in the series, the refs knew how to blow the whistle and cross their arms. Mike Whinecock doesn't like this. Whinecock wants the rules to be different in the post season. He not only has an incredibly talented team, but they are also very effective at the art of obstruction. He also knows his PK units are a joke.
If interference continues to be called as it should, the Pens have the upper hand. If the cry fest by Babcock last night has any effectiveness (other than showing his true colors), the Pens could be in trouble.
Other notes from Game 3:
- Chris Kunitz was blasting everything in Red last night
- Niklas Kronwall isn't nearly as effective when his skates are on the ice.
- MAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Sid was again a stud on face-offs. I also bet the wanker Versus crew ignored this fact.
- Hal Gill is desperately out of his element in this series. Get Boucher out there for him.
- MAF, welcome back buddy.
- Maltby = Turd
- As much as Babcock's "I invented the game" personality is wearing on me, I do respect how he went out of his way to rescind his stupid comment about 87.
4 comments:
what about malkin not getting suspended despite the book saying it's an automatic?
the book talks about "message sending."
clearly no message sending there...simply a scrum and a fight broke out.
Besides...precedent has been made for not suspending "superstars" after Ovechkin was allowed to keep playing.
ah the spin doctors are working overtime.
it's june something. is hockey still on?
--smiley face--
When the penalty was called for instigator, that is to be automatic suspension. But when it could lead to a sweep and bad/worse ratings, in steps the interpretation.
Don't get me wrong, it would've been about as strong a call as when the Phoenix Suns lost two guys for "coming off the bench" against San Antonio a couple years back when Steve Nash was drilled, possibly costing them a title, which is to say not strong at all. But that's not the rule, which is black and white...not grey as this was handled.
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