CB007 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Memo to Floppa. Canadians aren't happy about the officiating selections either. Having a Canadian ref didn't do us any favors against the US. I fully expect Sweden to have more PPs than Canada No. Since Kelly Sutherland is one of the refs. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=444453 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 How did the two worst refs in the entire sport get to work the gold medal game? Hopefully Keith decides to throw one of his elbows at each of them and end both their careers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdeath Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 No. Since Kelly Sutherland is one of the refs. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=444453 Meier and Sutherland are the same pair that worked the Canada/US semifinal. The two incompetents called Getzlaf for a high stick that didn't connect, then seconds later missed Petriangelo eating a high stick that did connect. Canadian-slanted reffing is the least likely occurance from these two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Meier and Sutherland are the same pair that worked the Canada/US semifinal. The two incompetents called Getzlaf for a high stick that didn't connect, then seconds later missed Petriangelo eating a high stick that did connect. Canadian-slanted reffing is the least likely occurance from these two. But Sutherland will give Daniel 2 minutes for putting his skates on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 The Sochi 2014 hockey odds via Bovada/Bodog: Gold: Canada over Sweden 2/1 Bronze: USA over Finland 19/10 (almost 2/1) So much for predictions. They were way off with the Bronze game. No guaranteed win for Canada despite odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Rio Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Don't think it is right to have Canadian refs working the gold medal game. Although they haven't been bias at all even last game against USA, still should be all 3rd party refs regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Canada or Sweden 2-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbanks Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Don't think it is right to have Canadian refs working the gold medal game. Although they haven't been bias at all even last game against USA, still should be all 3rd party refs regardless. like who some refs from GB? how well did that work out in the ladies game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Calling it now... Sutherland calls a 2 minute minor on canada for AV sitting on his couch at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~AngelBelle~ Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/peter-forsberg-swedish-media-upset-canadians-selected-ref-men-hockey-final.html Long story short, all refs/linesman for the gold medal game are Canadians and Peter Forsberg is upset. My opinion only...I'm not familiar with the refs but names like Kelly Sutherland and Greg Devorski do ring a bell to me in SCF games. While I do not think that it's a great idea to have ALL FOUR officials being Canadian, it seems quite unlikely that we'd get favorable and biased calls. In fact, even the Swedish players (according to the article) did not pay much attention to this supposed problem either. Guys like Karlsson are actually comfortable in dealing with NHL refs and figured what is/isn't allowed. If we ever get a game-breaking call (like in Women's Hockey OT in finals), I bet there will be some complains. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Forsberg is a veteran player. He knows this won't have a bearing on the game. Sounds more like a distraction tactic to me. The Swedish team has already said they don't support Forsberg's concerns The Swedish Olympic team does not share the sentiments of fellow countryman Peter Forsberg who was upset that all four officials for the 2014 gold-medal final will be from Canada. "I think most referees over there [in the NHL] are Canadian, too," Swedish defenceman Erik Karlsson said. "They probably support Montreal [Canadiens] or Toronto [Maple Leafs], but they don't make any difference there. "We are used to having referees from USA and Canada in the NHL," Swedish captain Niklas Kronwall said. "We know their standards so I think it's easier for us too if the referees are from there." http://olympics.cbc....ckey-final.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Fig Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 He's right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Key to the game, slow down / nullify the best offensive player; Erik Karlsson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve french Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 The same Forsberg who admitted they threw a game in 2006 to avoid playing the Canadians? Well, I guess that is not entirely relevant. Lost a lot of respect for him after that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortorellatheboss Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Canada will win regardless. Sweden is no match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Stephan Auger, Paul Devorski, Kelly Sutherland (born in BC!!), Mick McGeough, etc.. were/are all considered horrible refs and screwed over the Nucks multiple times...they were Canadian born too. ..doubt a Canadian ref will help Canada win by any means..hockey in most cases is honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Price with the shutout. Hopefully he gets the shutout. Price really deserves the shutout. Jokes aside I really hope Hamhuis gets to see some ice time. Either that or he knocks Keith out and avenges daniel at last. Fired up for this game ! Hope it's not an Olympic snooze fest filled with trap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckamo Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Unless there is a repeat of the 2002 women's final, I think this is going to be a non-issue. Also, incompetency does not discriminate between nationalities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortorellatheboss Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Daniel will get a misconduct for checking Keith, and Keith will get a minor penalty for a headshot on Daniel Calling it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyM Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Canada wins 2-1. 1-1 with :54 left to go and Crosby gets hauled down for a penalty shot. He scores with the Forsberg deke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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