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    Now Edmonton...

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    I have been watching the NHL for well over 4 decades now, and even though the pick rule is in the book, I never once have seen it called..... And it happens far more often than one realizes, but is rarely if ever called.

    Right or wrong, one of the reasons he got away with last night probably was the fact it was a cross ice defenseman changeup in which both players moved towards each other causing the resulting contact.

    The second was that a great deal of the contact made was with the Oiler players stick which then resulted in the loss of his footing. Both are subtle factors in the refs decision - and he has only a split second to decide on it. He can't have a conference call with the boys at the next stoppage every time a perceived call is missed, or if one is incorrectly made.

    Is it a pick - technically yes.

    Should it have been called - hard to say, but it probably should have been?

    Is it ever called - probably not.

    Will it be in the future as a result - possibly?

    Are refs capable of mistakes - yes over and over and over again = the human fallability factor!

    Did it affect the outcome of the game - definitely.

    And the fans in Edmonton are probably howling a loudly as the fans in Montreal are......

    Fortunately this one didn't result in what may very well be a serious eye injury.

    Both teams need to refocus and get the job at hand done, and both coaches handled this very well.

    Not sure how you can say that. This year that type of play (the guy was essentially tripped.. taken out...) has been called every time. This was not a case of minor interference, this was blatent.

    We have seen guys called for this continuously all year. Now with Detroit on a 5-3, they can take out the defender? Hmm.. I agree it was a blown call and perhaps a mistake by the refs, but they seem to keep happening at very critical times of the game...

    Now Edmonton...

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    Why is everything always a conspiracy?

    The ref blew the call. Thats all there really is. The NHL isn't out to get Canada.

    It probably is not a conspiracy. But is it incompetence, or some refs being biased? It is hard to fathom all these missed calls. These were not behind the play misses, these were right in front of refs, right where they are looking.

    Sure, maybe they missed the Saku hit, it was fast, but there is no way they didn't see the interference in the Edmonton game. It was obvious. The ref was looking right at it. It was mind boggling.

    I still find it hard to believe they can pick out some of the most minor infractions from miles away, but they can't see obvious stuff right in front of them?

    Now Edmonton...

    in Habs & Hockey Talk

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    Well, 2-2 game in edmonton. Detroit gets a 5-3... during the 5-3, they play a pick and trip the high slot defender... while he is down, they take the free shot and score... Detroit up....

    Unbelievable.. even the CBC guys were speechless at the obvious pick play. that would be called all year long. When Detroit has a 5-3, they let them get away with that.....

    I guess head office really doesn't want an all Canadian final... Can't have that big Detroit market out of the TV ratings.

    I hate to sound like a conspiracy theorist.. but come on.. you call the reffing. they are not that incompetent, and if they are, why are the reffing in the playoffs...

    As you can imagine, the edmonton crowd is in an uproar....

    Amazed By The Level Of Venomous Comments After Game 3?

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    Yeah, if there was a 4 minute man advantage for the habs, they might have made it 2-0.. If the reffing was better, we might have won.

    Also, the habs sat back in the third. their mistake!

    One thing Gainey will not do is tell the players that the refs screwed them. He will never give them an excuse. he will tell them shit happens, suck it up and score so a bad call doesn't make a damn bit of difference.

    As soon as you give players an excuse, say it is out of their hands, etc.. .you have lost.

    Game Thread | Carolina Vs. Canadiens | 04/26/06

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    If Koivu does not come back we are in big trouble. The team didn't seem the same, and they need a lift for the next game.

    Yes, the refs handed this to the canes, no question. However, I do agree that the habs sat back in the 3rd period and that is a killer. You can sit back in the last 5 minutes, but not the entire 3rd period... you have to keep your foot on their throat...

    The next game is just huge now. The Habs have to come out fast and hard, and with luck, get some quick goals. they need to break Ward's confidence, and more importantly, they need to get the momentum back.

    What really makes me worried is that the Habs really should have won this game. They were the better team. That kind of loss can really screw a team up...

    Game Thread | Carolina Vs. Canadiens | 04/26/06

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    That game was a complete rip off by the refs...

    They let the canes get away with murder the entire game... then they decide to call the habs for every minor infraction... then again, they let the canes get away with a hook.. the only reason the habs took a penalty in the over time was because of that hook that was not called...

    This was complete crap... when is the nhl going to do something about this kind of crap..

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