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[Fata1moose]

I hate the officiating in this league, an absolute joke.

 

[Square Triangle]

I just want the Wings to win for the ultimate parting gift to the Hawks since they go to the East.

I hate the officiating in this league, an absolute joke.

You've never watched an MLB have ya?

 

[Soup Bar]

There's the Brett Hull No goal, the goal that was missed in the cup finals in 03, and then there's this. This is one of the worst calls ever made.

 

[zedge]

You can hear the whistle in the reply they just showed, it was blown.

 

[Smiley90]

LOL CBC.

"Let's listen first, he blows the whistle!"

-replay, no whistle to be heard-

"WELL I HEARD THE WHISTLE'

Don Cherry with the "I heard nothing and he didn't even raise his arms" truth bombs.

You can hear the whistle in the reply they just showed, it was blown.

Your ears are better than mine.

 

[Buckethead]

Where's Mickey Redmond when you need him.

Shilling for Sam Bernstein.

 

[Buba Big Guns]

Wtf is Ron McLean talking about.

 

[vilmer_]

You can hear the whistle in the reply they just showed, it was blown.

Yep.

 

[MetatronM]

Yeah, Saad hit him in the face with his stick after he was taken to the ice, and more importantly that was the primary thing the ref saw right in front of him.

That said, at the end of a Game 7, you would think that would normally be let go. It's not a "wrong" call to call it, though, just unusual, especially with the way the play was developing.

 

[Chris R]

Fuck that no goal call. I yelled so loud too

Chicago better not blow this.

 

[Revenant]

I just want the Wings to win for the ultimate parting gift to the Hawks since they go to the East.

Really the refs are the ones with the parting gift. Detroit would be the cheapskate who signs their name on the card right before it's all wrapped.

 

[zedge]

LOL CBC.

Your ears are better than mine.

wtf old man

 

[ShaneB]

You can hear the whistle... it's just a baffling call, wtf.

 

[vilmer_]

Shilling for Sam Bernstein.

I thought it was Jeffrey Feiger lol!!

 

[darkside31337]

This is the first hockey game I've ever watched basically for more than 2 minutes. Fun stuff till the end, which was unbelievably stupid.

Fascinating to see that there are officials as bad as baseball umpires in other sports.

 

[reKon]

Where's Mickey Redmond when you need him.

Lol

 

[reggieandTFE]

He had to get a penalty to explain why the whistle was "intended to blow" while the Hawks had the puck.

That's a weird rule. I've been watching some hockey to try and get the bad taste of NBA reffing out of my mouth. This doesn't help.

 

[wsoxfan1214]

Fucking joke. What the fuck did they even get saad for?

 

[bardia]

LOL CBC.

"Let's listen first, he blows the whistle!"

-replay, no whistle to be heard-

"WELL I HEARD THE WHISTLE'

Don Cherry with the "I heard nothing and he didn't even raise his arms" .

You can hear the whistle. Bad call though, Saad did nothing.

 

[HadesGigas]

There's the Brett Hull No goal, the goal that was missed in the cup finals in 03, and then there's this. This is one of the worst calls ever made.

Even as a Sabres fan, this is a worse call than no goal. Certainly maybe not as catastrophic result, but it's just completely baffling intrusion of bad officiating instead of missed rule breaking at the worst possible time.

 

[vilmer_]

Fucking joke. What the fuck did they even get saad for?

He's a Muslim.

 

[ShaneB]

 

[Fata1moose]

Really the refs are the ones with the parting gift. Detroit would be the cheapskate who signs their name on the card right before it's all wrapped.

I'm that guy!

 

[Square Triangle]

Shilling for Sam Bernstein.

hahaha

 

[Soup Bar]

Fuck that no goal call. I yelled so loud too

Chicago better not blow this.

I was doing the bull dance.

 

[TheFatOne]

I disagree with the analysts at halftime. It was the right call, but generally refs won't call that in game 7 late in the third. You can say he shouldn't have called it, but it was the correct call.

 

[zedge]

Seems fitting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cSnkWzZ7ZAA

 

[Alucard]

Man, I hope Chicago wins this. That ref is going to get death threats from some psycho otherwise.

 

[calder]

Yeah you definitely hear the whistle, Smelly just has bad hearing. ;/

But I think the big issue is why the fuck did Saad get a call at all. 2 minutes for getting blown up? Saying he sticked the guy while falling to the ice is bullshit. Walkom just fucked that call.

 

[Acid08]

I just want the Wings to win for the ultimate parting gift to the Hawks since they go to the East.



You've never watched an MLB have ya?

What does baseball being shitty have to do with how much officiating in this league sucks?

 

[Draconian]

I disagree with the analysts at halftime. It was the right call, but generally refs won't call that in game 7 late in the third. You can say he shouldn't have called it, but it was the correct call.

I still don't see what Saad did.

 

[vilmer_]

Yeah you definitely hear the whistle, Smelly just has bad hearing. ;/

But I think the big issue is why the fuck did Saad get a call at all. 2 minutes for getting blown up? Saying he sticked the guy while falling to the ice is bullshit. Walkom just fucked that call.

In a lot of cases nowadays, there's a lot of 'verbal' misconduct and the second referee must have caught it. You can't just drive someone into the boards and call them a pussy anymore, sadly.

 

[zedge]

Yeah you definitely hear the whistle, Smelly just has bad hearing. ;/

But I think the big issue is why the fuck did Saad get a call at all. 2 minutes for getting blown up? Saying he sticked the guy while falling to the ice is bullshit. Walkom just fucked that call.

Yea its a bad call, but I don't think the ref knew that a goal was just about to be scored down the ice.. just awful timing.

 

[Smiley90]

If you guys all say you can hear it I'll believe you. That takes away the BS "intent to call" complaint, at least.

Still a bullshit penalty to call, especially because Saad didn't do much.

 

[Hunter S.]

Game 7 , Let them play this is no pussy sport like soccer.

 

[Marvie_3]

Thanks for posting this, asshole.

 

[Buba Big Guns]

Even as a Sabres fan, this is a worse call than no goal. Certainly maybe not as catastrophic result, but it's just completely baffling intrusion of bad officiating instead of missed rule breaking at the worst possible time.

This call is indeed right up there, but nothing beats the Hull goal. There were goals called off in that playoffs where players had the tip of their toe nail in the crease.

 

[MeBecomingI]

I still don't see what Saad did.

He did nothing. Complete and utter bullshit.

 

[MetatronM]

I disagree with the analysts at halftime. It was the right call, but generally refs won't call that in game 7 late in the third. You can say he shouldn't have called it, but it was the correct call.

Yeah, pretty much. It IS a penalty. But it's a very weird thing to call at this particular point in time.

In the middle of a game in November? Sure. In the final two minutes of Game 7 in the playoffs at the end of a physical series? I don't think so.

 

[Acid08]

I disagree with the analysts at halftime. It was the right call, but generally refs won't call that in game 7 late in the third. You can say he shouldn't have called it, but it was the correct call.

wat

 

[Squirrel Killer]

I still don't see what Saad did.

When he's on the ground, he swings with his stick hand.

 

[pringles]

In situations like this, the team on the wrong end of a bad call usually get fired up and go on to win the game. Guessing the call won't matter in the end.

 

[Pochacco]

That's the worst call I've ever seen. No hyperbole.
The refs needs to be accountable.


Anyway, I'll take Sharp and Franzen.

 

[~Kinggi~]

Incredible.

 

[Fata1moose]

Okay, I'm totally not getting the buffalo wild wings jokes, what am I missing?

 

[ShaneB]

Thanks for posting this, asshole.

 

[vatstep]

They're shitting their pants at the HQ in Toronto right now. They need the Blackhawks to win this. Reparations will be made.

 

[Alucard]

Can't believe journalists are trying to make the Savard hit a story in the Pens series.

 

[Square Triangle]

What does baseball being shitty have to do with how much officiating in this league sucks?

The umps are horrid and besides, shouldn't you be in the offseason thread

 

[zedge]

wat

Glad someone else noticed..