Popular Post PhillipBlunt Posted March 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2021 The entertainment aspect of a sport should never ever take precedence over the purity of the sport, as a sport is most entertaining when it's played well and officiated competently. Bettman's version of the NHL has sacrificed the sport for the spectacle. 1 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hamhuis Hip Check Posted March 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2021 50 minutes ago, GoCanucks16 said: If there was no "game management" and everything was called by the book, the Canucks would spend a lot more time on the penalty kill. The current iteration of our team gets away with A LOT. Then players need to adjust. I dont give a f@@@ if 15 calls are made on us if we are gooning it up the whole game. Selective calls only serve to lower fans and players trust in the game. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sean Monahan Posted March 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2021 27 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Jesus, it’s bad when even the Russians are saying it’s bad. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Remember MacLean smearing Burrows’ reputation and saying he was lying about what Auger said to him. So all-knowing and high & mighty about what a ref might say out loud. Not so clever now eh, Ronny. "It's inconceivable for an official to tell a player he'd get him back," MacLean said. "It's not inconceivable that he would do it." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CanadianRugby Posted March 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) 1. He was retiring in 5 weeks anyway, so no real punishment and absolutely nothing will change in how games are officiated 2. Colin Campbell saying he was fired to preserve integrity of the league, is the most ironic thing I've seen 3. How the hell is Colin Campbell still working for the NHL after 2011??? The NHL is a complete bush league compared to other sports. Edited March 24, 2021 by CanadianRugby 1 1 3 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianRugby Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, 4petesake said: Remember MacLean smearing Burrows’ reputation and saying he was lying about what Auger said to him. So all-knowing and high & mighty about what a ref might say out loud. Not so clever now eh, Ronny. "It's inconceivable for an official to tell a player he'd get him back," MacLean said. "It's not inconceivable that he would do it." How is he going to spin this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, CanadianRugby said: 1. He was retiring in 5 weeks anyway, so no real punishment and absolutely nothing will change in how games are officiated 2. Colin Campbell saying he was fired to preserve integrity of the league, is the most ironic thing I've seen 3. How the hell is Colin Campbell still working for the NHL after 2011??? The NHL is a complete bush league compared to other sports. Worse yet. His pension is not effected. And he gets paid for the 5 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Worse yet. His pension is not effected. And he gets paid for the 5 weeks. Good point. I wonder if Peel just shuts up and takes the bullet because of this or does he speak up and defend himself? Or is there a non-disclosure clause? Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CanadianRugby Posted March 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Worse yet. His pension is not effected. And he gets paid for the 5 weeks. The problem is so much bigger than one ref. I don't want this dudes pension to be effected. I want the whole system of reffing to change, but good luck with guys like Colin Campbell still calling the shots. Pathetic old boys club that cost us in 2011. 2 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianRugby Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Is anyone experiencing technical difficulties on this site in the last couple of weeks? I think I am or my posts are being deleted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoCanucks16 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 hour ago, PhillipBlunt said: Every team does and every team gets jobbed on calls as well. There is zero consistency in the calls. Egregious actual infractions are seemingly ignored and actions that aren’t infractions are penalized. The standards fluctuate like the tide at the Bay of Fundy. Yet everyone around here acts like the officiating is harmful to the Canucks game-in and game-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 14 minutes ago, CanadianRugby said: The NHL is a complete bush league compared to other sports. Did you see the whole ordeal with the Astros in MLB? The NHL is far from perfect, but other sports have much bigger issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CanadianRugby Posted March 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Master Mind said: Did you see the whole ordeal with the Astros in MLB? The NHL is far from perfect, but other sports have much bigger issues. Sorry but a team cheating isn't a bigger problem than the league cheating. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, CanadianRugby said: Is anyone experiencing technical difficulties on this site in the last couple of weeks? I think I am or my posts are being deleted. Bettman is watching us! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, GoCanucks16 said: Yet everyone around here acts like the officiating is harmful to the Canucks game-in and game-out. It is harmful to the Canucks. And the Oilers. And the Blues. And the Bruins and the rest of the teams in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoCanucks16 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: It is harmful to the Canucks. And the Oilers. And the Blues. And the Bruins and the rest of the teams in the league. That's not true, though. There are games where a given team benefits - sometimes substantially - from the calls. The Canucks certainly benefit from them more often than not contrary to all the crying people do on these forums. Edited March 24, 2021 by GoCanucks16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oldnews Posted March 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2021 Not sure why anyone would be surprised. If you've been around here long enough to know who Colin Campbell is..... 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, CanadianRugby said: Sorry but a team cheating isn't a bigger problem than the league cheating. Except the league isn't cheating. This is how games are called at every level of hockey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Just now, GoCanucks16 said: That's not true, though. There are games where a given team benefits - sometimes substantially - from the calls. You're missing the point. Certainly during the course of a game, one team will gain from the other being penalized. That being said every team has been on the bad side of a bs call in the NHL. The amount of non calls that have occurred on dangerous plays is immense, and that type of inconsistency ends up endangering the average player's safety, as what is a clear violation of game rules doesn't get called and the player committing the infraction now believes that they can continually get away with the same infraction regardless of the harm that it causes to an opposing player. As well, when players on one team begin to clutch and hold, like Montreal seems to enjoy doing this season, and don't get called for it, but their opponent does get called for the same infraction, it shows that the officiating staff have little to no standards that dictate their performance. Certainly it is a fast paced game and officials are human, but I've personally seen way too many blown calls that were obvious to the naked eye, that were missed (or ignored), and seen way too many phantom calls on what was not an infraction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_BOI_pete Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 im just gonna leave this here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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