cresentmoon Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 it seems that in past years the NHL announces the referees that will work each round before the round begins. This year i can find nothing . the NHL has brow beaten news papers to not list refs working the games in the box score they have taken the names off the refs jerseys now not even announcing who is working ? no wonder referees across the league are so awful no accountability . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningWild Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Jeff Paterson @patersonjeff 5h #Canucks fans will be glad to know Kelly Sutherland didn't make the grade for 2nd round of #NHL playoffs http://www.nhlofficials.com/es2083/cat244/featured-nhloa-news … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Jeff Paterson @patersonjeff 5h Note NO SUTHERLAND for round 2, snicker snicker. 1st time in a long time he doesn't make it to 2nd round....... mmmmm... wonder why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningWild Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 He took one for the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Hopefully he takes one for the league and retires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dildo Faggins Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Some of those refs like Sutherland are really despicable, total scumbags. They totally abuse their authority and show bias to whoever team or players they dislike. Personal vendetta's, grudges, acting arbitrarily, vindictive behavior... all the worst qualities a ref can have, they have. And they get away with it. Zero accountability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I'd just like to see them enforce the rules. No picking and choosing. No difference from first minute to last minute. No difference from regular season to playoffs. Just enforce the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Industrious1 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I'd just like to see them enforce the rules. No picking and choosing. No difference from first minute to last minute. No difference from regular season to playoffs. Just enforce the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Sad that this is the only punishment the NHL is willing to dish out to unjust referees that taint the integrity of the league. Sit them for a few rounds. I won't be surprised if the Sharks get swept in the 2nd round now without their 6th and 7th man on the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 What I still don't understand about this scum bag Sutherland is why is he so anti canucks... he lived here... and I think he grew up here. why would he hate his home town?? Idc that he isn't in the second round... what's important is that he was in the first round and put the dagger in the heart of nux fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I'd just like to see them enforce the rules. No picking and choosing. No difference from first minute to last minute. No difference from regular season to playoffs. Just enforce the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M A K A V E L I 96 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 That Daniel Sedin call was probably the one that kicked out Sutherland from round 2. Sharks are toast as well as it looks like they won't be getting their customary 2.5/1 PP ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenDrinkin Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 It's so frustrating to see that our favourite league has become laughable. When oh when will somebody kill Bettman?!?!?! Seriously, where is a suicide bomber when you need one? I'm not kidding, I wish he dies very soon, and we get our league back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Nice blog about Sutherland and the Canucks. (Warning, contains some adult language, which is why I didn't just post it.) http://www.straight.com/blogra/379661/clueless-kelly-sutherland-isnt-only-one-who-hates-canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch16 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 It's so frustrating to see that our favourite league has become laughable. When oh when will somebody kill Bettman?!?!?! Seriously, where is a suicide bomber when you need one? I'm not kidding, I wish he dies very soon, and we get our league back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merci Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Jeff Paterson @patersonjeff 5h Note NO SUTHERLAND for round 2, snicker snicker. 1st time in a long time he doesn't make it to 2nd round....... mmmmm... wonder why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Enforcing the rules? But, but, then then NHL can't manage games anymore! Only way to stop it is for everyone to stop giving them money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Just fire him. His been ruining games for far too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 It's a pretty pointless gesture to keep Sutherland out of the second round if they are doing so because he behaved unprofessionally unless they also state as much publicly and then actually do something to address the current reffing culture that makes that acceptable. Otherwise, they're doing nothing more than sweeping the problem under the rug yet again, all but ensuring it will continue in the future. Sweeping it under the rug didn't work with Auger and it won't work with Sutherland or any other ref who feels they can use their position to further outside or personal agendas. People like to pretend Vancouver is the only team that has had problems with refs, but that's far from true. In fact, we weren't even the team with the biggest beef against Auger. After Burrows made his allegations, he got fined but Auger didn't get anything other than kept from working the playoffs. The very next year, however, he (along with the other on ice officials) was accused by the NYI of purposefully effecting the outcome of a game with unfair reffing. The big brouhaha with the NYI followed their OT loss in a March 12, 2011 game in which they receive 4 fewer PP opportunities than NJ thanks to what they said was unfair officiating. Several NYI players accused him (and the other on ice officials) of purposefully effecting the outcome of the game. Apparently, the Islanders got only 11-seconds of PP time in the entire game. "I tried to talk to [Auger] because they had some guys who were saying things to Cappy," Nielsen told the newspaper. "I've never seen that before, a guy talking to the other team's coach. So I went over to [Auger] to just let him know that this wasn't right, and he kind of lost it on me, told me to get lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningWild Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Went back 5 years - this is the earliest he's been demoted from the playoffs. Clearly the league was not a fan of him in the 1st round. Sidenote, a tweet from Alan Strachan (@winsford99) today: Tweeter: Do you think NHL is fixing games through calls / non-calls to suit their own needs? @winsford99: That's too complex for twitter Tweeter: I agree. I'd love to hear your opinion some day. I have crazy theories that seem almost sane. @winsford99: You missed Bos-Van Tweeter: Al - you feel there was something going on in Bos - Van. Think any others notice but say nothing? @winsford99: I think others notice but if they speak out they're accused of whining. Strachan's profile: "Hockey Hall of Fame hockey writer, now retired. Longtime panelist on HNIC's Hot Stove and columnist over the years with Globe and Mail and Toronto Sun" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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