Three game 7's tonight

[dash]

Hold on to your butts...

 

[dash]

Best first round of the playoffs that I can remember - great comebacks, exciting games, Herr Bettman must be happy.

 

[R.J. MacReady]

Well this won't exactly squash the rumors that the games are fixed.

 

[dash]

Well this won't exactly squash the rumors that the games are fixed.

The officiating has not been good, wrong calls, missed calls, bizarre calls, but that happens most years during the playoffs. The NHL needs to expand their replay review process and will likely bring in some form of "Coach's Challenge".

 

[mattola]

all we need is a goal scored that went through the side of the net and its complete

great first round of action
terrible first round of officiating from the league office to the ice

 

[SLY]

And of course I have class until 10pm. Fuck.

 

[mattola]

And of course I have class until 10pm. Fuck.

you think thats bad. Im off Beer until Sunday night THREE game 7s and I cant have a beer god dammit

 

[forty_three]

The officiating has not been good, wrong calls, missed calls, bizarre calls, but that happens most years during the playoffs. The NHL needs to expand their replay review process and will likely bring in some form of "Coach's Challenge".

I don't know what the answer is. I am worried coaches' challenge is not it because coaches will use it as an extra timeout or means of slowing the game down.

I wish there was a way to "bench" a ref from further games for REALLY bad misses or bad calls. Or who calls things in the postseason differently than they did all year.

But even then, with the amount of diving that has worked its way into strategy, even making a bad call is not necessarily their fault.

I'm glad I'm not the guy tasked with solving it, that's all I am saying.

 

[esls79]

If your team loses game 7, it's over for them, correct? Am I right to assume your team cannot use its win in the bank?

 

[forty_three]

If your team loses game 7, it's over for them, correct? Am I right to assume your team cannot use its win in the bank?

Statistically, yes. It is over. No team winning a game seven has ever gone on to lose a series. And no team losing a game seven has ever come back to win one.

 

[dash]

Parise has been on fire for me in the playoff draft contest - I sure hope his points don't dry up tonight.

 

[mattola]

I don't know what the answer is. I am worried coaches' challenge is not it because coaches will use it as an extra timeout or means of slowing the game down.

I wish there was a way to "bench" a ref from further games for REALLY bad misses or bad calls. Or who calls things in the postseason differently than they did all year.

But even then, with the amount of diving that has worked its way into strategy, even making a bad call is not necessarily their fault.

I'm glad I'm not the guy tasked with solving it, that's all I am saying.

its worth it to slow it down if the alternative is a team gets screwed as a result of no challenge, I honestly dont even see it as a debate, it should just exist. one each and if you lose it you lose your timeout, if you have no timeout you cant challenge or you get a 2 min penalty if you are wrong for delay of game

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Hold on to your nuts...

fify

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

its worth it to slow it down if the alternative is a team gets screwed as a result of no challenge, I honestly dont even see it as a debate, it should just exist. one each and if you lose it you lose your timeout, if you have no timeout you cant challenge or you get a 2 min penalty if you are wrong for delay of game

I like this method. I'd even be OK with giving the coach the opportunity to keep the timeout and take a penalty right away. Don't know that too many coaches would ever do it, but give them the option at least.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

5-0 in game 7's at MSG, i'm ready!

 

[Slimpikins]

How bad is it that I am not excited at all for the Sharks Kings game 7?

 

[evolver115]

How bad is it that I am not excited at all for the Sharks Kings game 7?

I don't blame you, slim. You don't want the Sharks to be in that select group of sports franchises(Pens) that have failed to hold on and finish off a team that is down 0-3 in a best of seven.

 

[elocomotive]

And of course I have class until 10pm. Fuck.

You're not ditching class? I have to question your priorities, sir.

 

[mattola]

How bad is it that I am not excited at all for the Sharks Kings game 7?

I know the feeling like I felt game 7 Canucks and hawks in 2011 that we shouldn't be here feeling it should be over already, but once it starts it's great

 

[elocomotive]

Statistically, yes. It is over. No team winning a game seven has ever gone on to lose a series. And no team losing a game seven has ever come back to win one.

Do you have confirmation on that? I heard it happened once in the 50s.