Crow gets his feathers ruffled

[dash]

and he has a case (Seabrook throws his stick and the call should have been a penalty shot for the Stars).

 

[jstewismybastardson]

thats a good one ... reminds me of the rant after Naslund got hit by Moore ... hope know one ends up with 2 tranverse process spinal fractures



on this note (hijack alert): not sure if this has been posted ... DJ Steve Porter is doing mixes for HNIC ... nothing says HNIC like DJ Steve Porter

heard him on the radio this week and he is going heavy with Bertuzzis "it is what it is" lmao
DJ Steve Porter remixes HNIC - Yahoo!

 

[mooger_35]

I'm betting the league comes out today with a statement backing the officials for making the right call...

 

[mattola]

ah yes. havent seen that Crow Rant for a long time. love it.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Crawford, whiny bag of hair gel that he is, has a legitimate beef. Now sure how the refs missed that one.

 

[mattola]

the Crow can Caw with the best of them


get it.....


haha

 

[puckhead]

so what you're saying is....... Stars got fucked?

 

[dash]

so what you're saying is....... Stars got fucked?

They Ott to have had a chance to tie the game in the final minute...

 

[Destroydacre]

I'm convinced that all NHL refs are retards. You could try to screw up a game and not miss as many calls as they do.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

They Ott to have had a chance to tie the game in the final minute...

Doubt it, they have a penchant for Lehtenon late goals.

 

[dash]

I'm convinced that all NHL refs are retards. You could try to screw up a game and not miss as many calls as they do.

I think that's a tad strong, but that looked like a clear case of swallowing the whistle in the final minute. You also wonder how much player/team reputation plays into it as well. If that's slow-footed Cory Sarich throwing his stick in the final minute, I'm 99% sure the Stars are getting a penalty shot.

 

[dash]

Doubt it, they have a penchant for Lehtenon late goals.

lol...He officially announced his retirement yesterday, he had a stranglehold on the Selke for a few seasons.

 

[Destroydacre]

I think that's a tad strong, but that looked like a clear case of swallowing the whistle in the final minute. You also wonder how much player/team reputation plays into it as well. If that's slow-footed Cory Sarich throwing his stick in the final minute, I'm 99% sure the Stars are getting a penalty shot.

A few years ago I would have agreed with you about my assessment, but a couple years of Center Ice really opened up my eyes to just how bad they really are. Consistently bad.

 

[dare2be]

FUCK DALLAS!!!

 

[evolver115]

A few years ago I would have agreed with you about my assessment, but a couple years of Center Ice really opened up my eyes to just how bad they really are. Consistently bad.

I second that. I get to watch all of the Kings and Ducks games living in Socal, plus I have center ice for the Penguin games. One common theme I've noticed is the poor officiating. It's untimely, hypocritical and oftentimes just plain-old fucked up.

On another related note, officiating in the big four professional sports in NA is generally poor. I personally never understood how the NFL can be the most lucrative prof. sporting enterprise in the land, yet they don't even have full-time officiating. The guys that run games on Sunday/Monday are part-time employees.

The calls in the NHL that irritate me are the make-up calls. A bad call either goes against or is missed on team A, and subsequently team B gets F'd generally minutes later. I loathe that style of officiating.

 

[dash]

My favourite is the call in the corner of the rink made by the official at centre ice rather than the ref who's 10 feet away...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I second that. I get to watch all of the Kings and Ducks games living in Socal, plus I have center ice for the Penguin games. One common theme I've noticed is the poor officiating. It's untimely, hypocritical and oftentimes just plain-old fucked up.

On another related note, officiating in the big four professional sports in NA is generally poor. I personally never understood how the NFL can be the most lucrative prof. sporting enterprise in the land, yet they don't even have full-time officiating. The guys that run games on Sunday/Monday are part-time employees.

The calls in the NHL that irritate me are the make-up calls. A bad call either goes against or is missed on team A, and subsequently team B gets F'd generally minutes later. I loathe that style of officiating.

what ive heard (lol roll eyes here) and Ive posted about it before but in general terms its "game management" ... thats the dirty little secret about nhl refereeing ... they arent just taught the black and white, penalty versus not a penalty ... they are taught when to call and when not to call penalties in order to not let games get out of hand because when games get out of hand, bad things have been known to happen. It also meshes well with the NHL's desire for parity.

if Im off my gourd about the above, our veteran ref poster on these boards (im sorry i forgot your screenname) can correct me

I heard on the radio recently that an ex ref is writing a book that will be in the same realm of Jim Boutens Ball four but i cant remember who it is (and no i dont think its dean warren)

 

[KennyBanyeah]

A few years ago I would have agreed with you about my assessment, but a couple years of Center Ice really opened up my eyes to just how bad they really are. Consistently bad.

I agree. It seems to be they've been horrible this year. A bunch of games I've watched this year have been very pre-lockoutesque. The hooking and holding and running of picksis being let go a lot. The following game you guys getting called for the most ticky tack shit.


As I player I'd be confused as hell this year.