Random Hockey Observations

[bdc30 0]

A player coming onto the ice as a substitute player is considered on the ice once both of his skates are on the ice. If he plays the puck or interferes with an opponent while still on the players bench, he shall be penalized under Rule 56 – Interference.

The reffing in these playoffs has been horrid (and no, I'm NOT talking specifically about the habs game last night OR the canucks too many men call, just speaking in general terms)

[SBriand 4]

The reffing in these playoffs has been horrid (and no, I'm NOT talking specifically about the habs game last night OR the canucks too many men call, just speaking in general terms)

agreedat least they are consistent in this year after year

[digitalmonkey 929]

Coaches Corner showed some old footage of goaltenders. I realize players didn't shoot nearly as hard back then, but those goalies were CRAZY!!!!!!

[mrdannyg 274]

Goddamn I hate Carcillo, can't believe he got the winner.If I was Laviolette, I would bench the guy just for making me look stupid:

[digitalmonkey 929]

How much respect would the Philadelphia Flyers garner if they scratched Carcillo next game?

[runthemover 39]

that is great. for the record, Thornton has had stretches where he is the most dominant player on the ice every game. However, we've never seen this in the playoffs which is the only thing that matters obviously. And, other than the MVP season, it was never for more than a couple months at best.

I'd be embarrassed if I were a Sharks fan and my cohorts started booing our team in the first period. It happened two or three times when the Avs cleared the puck on a SJ power play. Then they gave Nabokov a sarcastic clap when he made a pedestrian redirect of the puck as it came bouncing in from an Avalanche line change puck dump. What kind of fans do this to their own team? I thought I heard boos in game one during the third period. I thought the boos were being directed at a ref for not making a holding call but now I'm pretty sure it was directed at their own players. How spoiled can a fan base get? Oh well, the Avs almost stole another game. I don't think home ice will be a factor and SJ is ready to steam roll Colorado after this win. sigh

Spoiled is not the correct word for what you're talking about. Also you're just wrong about this. It made sense to boo. The lack of passion/effort in game one was reminiscent of past years and it was just like last year. That's just not acceptable. Nabokov was not the reason game one was a loss (though it's not like he played great). He was the reason they almost lost game two. They can't have this half good/half bad thing happening.

[Speed Limit 0]

Craig Anderson almost broke his own record of most saves in a shutout. Off the top of my head I believe previously it was 52. He ended with 50 tonight.

[sinc 0]

Interesting playoffs so far, every single series started off 1-1. I feel like that has to be a record.

[gobears 0]

Sharks find a new way to lose - shoot the puck into your own net. Unbelievable.Anderson got them there though - it was like he had an invisible force field in front of the net.

[Speed Limit 0]

Even Yahoo was massively confused:

[sinc 0]

Even Yahoo was massively confused:

nhl.com and espn.com both had the same result posted. Not sure how they all came up with that lol...

[GWCGWC 83]

that is great. for the record, Thornton has had stretches where he is the most dominant player on the ice every game. However, we've never seen this in the playoffs which is the only thing that matters obviously. And, other than the MVP season, it was never for more than a couple months at best.Spoiled is not the correct word for what you're talking about. Also you're just wrong about this. It made sense to boo. The lack of passion/effort in game one was reminiscent of past years and it was just like last year. That's just not acceptable. Nabokov was not the reason game one was a loss (though it's not like he played great). He was the reason they almost lost game two. They can't have this half good/half bad thing happening.

You're right, spoiled wasn't the right word. Booing your own team in games 1 and 2 when they're on the pp AND won the god damned western conference is [_insertcorrectword/]. Nabokov played really well tonight but Anderson was insane. I don't remember seeing him play a better game this season. Is there somewhere I can see if an "elbow" was ever called against the Avs this season? I've seen elbows thrown where the ref called roughing, but I don't remember seeing an "elbow" penalty all year.

[bdc30 0]

Is there somewhere I can see if an "elbow" was ever called against the Avs this season? I've seen elbows thrown where the ref called roughing, but I don't remember seeing an "elbow" penalty all year.

Knowing the NHL refs, it's probably part of the code. The ones that should be charging they call elbowing, and the ones that should be roughing are called charging to complete the circle. I think Bob Cole had something to do with coming up with this system.

[rinswun 6]

I say this every playoffs probably, but I don't get why some rules change and others even cease to exist as soon as it becomes the playoffs.I don't get it.I understand the playoffs are more intense, and more physical, and those are both good things. And I can understand loosening up something like interference for slightly late hits, but I don't get how high sticks, tripping, hooking, slashing, holding, elbowing, charging, etc, just become completely irrelevant most of the time.

it went completely the opposite in the devils/flyers game last night. the officiating was just horrible, especially the call on clarkson that lead to the pp in ot which the flyers scored at the end of. the called everything super tight and i am pretty sure half the stuff wouldnt have been called in the regular season. ruined the game imo

[digitalmonkey 929]

Even Yahoo was massively confused:

NHL.com is still confused. They have Colorado winning 1-0 in OT but they don't show anyone scoring the goal in the scoring summary.SCORING SUMMARY1st PeriodNONE2nd PeriodNONE3rd PeriodNONE1st OT PeriodNONE

[bdc30 0]

it went completely the opposite in the devils/flyers game last night. the officiating was just horrible, especially the call on clarkson that lead to the pp in ot which the flyers scored at the end of. the called everything super tight and i am pretty sure half the stuff wouldnt have been called in the regular season. ruined the game imo

If I recall though (I've watched too much freakin hockey in the past 5 days to be 100% sure) didn't McCreary basically go to both benches early on and tell them it was going to be zero tolerance for stick fouls and any shit after the whistle? I didn't see a problem with the call on Clarkson, especially given how tight they had called the rest of the game.

[serge 904]

Hilarious..Went to bed thinking the Sharks won the game, as I was just following on yahoo.

[XXEddie 0]

Anyone else think Galiardi might get a suspension for the penalty he took with about 3:30 left in the 3rd? A Sharks player went to touch up the puck for icing and Galiardi slammed him into the boards. Tucker got a penalty and suspension for doing the exclact same thing earlier this year. Nevertheless, this has been one crazy series. Three goals in game 1, 11 in game 2, and one in game 3. Had the Avs been able to hold of San Jose in the final minute of game 2 this could be 3-0 Avs. However if not for two fluky GWGs it could possibly be 3-0 Sharks.

[Zach6668 513]

I think Tucker only got suspended because the guy got injured, right?Galiardi will not get suspended for what he did. The penalty was the right call, and enough punishment for the team.

[serge 904]

very simple solution to all these blown too many men calls..Don Cherry's idea is simple and easy..You paint an area outside the benches where a player going off or on cant touch the puck..Simple.

[GWCGWC 83]

Anyone else think Galiardi might get a suspension for the penalty he took with about 3:30 left in the 3rd? A Sharks player went to touch up the puck for icing and Galiardi slammed him into the boards. Tucker got a penalty and suspension for doing the exclact same thing earlier this year. Nevertheless, this has been one crazy series. Three goals in game 1, 11 in game 2, and one in game 3. Had the Avs been able to hold of San Jose in the final minute of game 2 this could be 3-0 Avs. However if not for two fluky GWGs it could possibly be 3-0 Sharks.

Galiardi, "I touched the puck crossing the blue line. There was no icing. I didn't know they were going to blow the whistle. When I heard the whistle, I checked up a little on the hit but it was too late to completely avoid him." ^^^something like that

[MapleLeafpoker 1,462]

Galiardi, "I touched the puck crossing the blue line. There was no icing. I didn't know they were going to blow the whistle. When I heard the whistle, I checked up a little on the hit but it was too late to completely avoid him." ^^^something like that

That hit was not intentional at all. It was obvious to anyone watching that all he was doing was finishing his check like any other play. He was genuinely shocked when they whistled for icing, and he wasnt the only one on the ice to be suprised, I think even a couple of Sharks thought it wasnt icing.

[Dubey 1,035]

I don't know why I'm just remembering this now, but Pierre Mcguire had a real gem during Saturday's Mtl/Washington game."This place is a bubbling cauldron of hockey passion!"awesome.

[Zach6668 513]

lmao, I heard that too.McGuire is such a tool.

[ajs510 122]

McGuire is such a tool.