RUPERTKBD Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I hate that ref who takes forever to drop the puck..and then waves players out of the face off circle all game blatantly obvious how easy it is to give advantages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJamIam Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Simply put the league is a business not a charity, and the most money is to be made by bringing more bodies into the seats and more viewers at home. Close games, close playoff races and close series fill seats. You think that all the good teams in the league just suddenly started sucking ass when the playoffs came into view? Teams that are just below the cutoff are getting every chance to get in for the sake of ticket sales while the teams with solid attendance are getting the shaft. This will go on throughout the playoffs because again, they're worth more money. But despite my realism which may come off as cynicism, I am very pleased about one thing: our PP sucks. Everyone complains about it but remember, we've scored far more 5 on 5 goals than we had last year. So sure we might not win 5-0 as often, but come playoff time, you'll all be extremely happy that the boys have been practicing 5 on 5 plays at the expense of the PP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssingh Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Simply put the league is a business not a charity, and the most money is to be made by bringing more bodies into the seats and more viewers at home. Close games, close playoff races and close series fill seats. You think that all the good teams in the league just suddenly started sucking ass when the playoffs came into view? Teams that are just below the cutoff are getting every chance to get in for the sake of ticket sales while the teams with solid attendance are getting the shaft. This will go on throughout the playoffs because again, they're worth more money. But despite my realism which may come off as cynicism, I am very pleased about one thing: our PP sucks. Everyone complains about it but remember, we've scored far more 5 on 5 goals than we had last year. So sure we might not win 5-0 as often, but come playoff time, you'll all be extremely happy that the boys have been practicing 5 on 5 plays at the expense of the PP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancouverStyle Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I dont care if these incompetent officials are inconsistent, as long as they making bad calls for all team not just certain ones. I am sure we would all be happy if everyone team had a level playing field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orca_CA2 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Maybe the Nucks will stop turning the other cheek this year since they aren't going to get rewarded with an excess of PPs anyway. The last few games the Nucks have been pretty fierce. Fight fire with fire. we do have more firepower than last year so lets use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc44 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 the officials are under plenty of pressure. there's several factors that go into inadequate officiating when it happens. you have to think that last year canucks might have felt at times that the ice was tilted and they were skating a bit uphill. that's the consensus from watching the bruins initiate and continue scrums when they took cheap shots and did not get called for it. it was almost certainly a premeditated tactic to get the skill game of the canucks down a notch or two and use intimidation as a turning factor in that series. as coach AV said after. "We played the right way. They won." this comment should never have to be made. cheaters should never be able to see their tactics validated by success. officials earn between 100 and 250 k. <link> while good it still works out to a small fraction of what the players make. and while players stay at 5 star hotels the refs likely lodge in the 3 stars like holiday express or quality inn. the point of this is that refs are not impartial. sometimes the impartiality is subtle sometimes not. you want to support the refs and the job they do, but you do not want to support bias and/ or support of cheating. this years playoffs will probably see its share of controversy. as per the user agreement of this forum, it's probably not safe to name actual names of cheaters. but the intention is to spot the maladaptive trend and stop it before it becomes a destructive <factor>in the enjoyment of the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enforcer22 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 The refs are what Gary Bettman and the guys at NHL head offices wants them to be. The NHL is turning into a bush league , You dont whats a penalty these days from game to game and if Bettman did not want it that way the referees would be fired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPRYP Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 The only consistency in the refereeing is the inconsistency they carry out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehamburglar Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Yeah there's no reason that it will change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orca_CA2 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 The refs are what Gary Bettman and the guys at NHL head offices wants them to be. The NHL is turning into a bush league , You dont whats a penalty these days from game to game and if Bettman did not want it that way the referees would be fired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 dbl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler_smash Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 At least if the Canucks get lucky enough to make it to the finals again this year my money says Boston will not make it out of the East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutesi Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Aaron Rome's four games in the SCF was and always will be bs. It had never happened before and will probably never happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lychees Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 The Refs will ultimately be the scapegoat if calls go against us that are questionable. However they're consistently inconsistent and incompetent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc44 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 and Gary Bettman is what the 30 NHL owners want him to be or he would be fired. They want him to grow the league and grow it he has. So blame the owners, who ultimately want to make money. And the easiest way to do that is to give the fans what they want. If the owners don't, fans don't watch, and hockey turns into lacrosse. So blame the fans... PS and the fans are they way they are because of their upbringing , so it might actually be your mommy's fault all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSP* Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 It will suck. People will be frusterated. Same as every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binderdonedat Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 ... I am sure the refs will do their job to the best of their ability this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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spinarama Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 the media does not discuss real news like above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 What I can remember is a player who never had possession of the puck is pushed backwards 10 feet ,rammed into the boards , had his back broken , no penalty on the play , no supplemental discipline.what officiating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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