Playoffs Round 1 - Vancouver/Chicago - Series Discussion Thread

[BeeZeR]

Lets Go Blackhawks!!!!!!!

[howethegreat]

and crawford wasnt in the top 3 for rookie of the year the way he played in this series can't believe it.

[zunato]

So is Torres. And the Sedins act like they've been shot as soon as they're touched.

And Toews got slashed twice in overtime with no call, but the 'Hawks still managed.

What I'm saying is, the dirty play and poor officiating balanced out. Any more than that, and it just sounds like whining.

Right on the money.

This game was almost as hard to watch as game 6 .vs the Flyers last year.

Playoff Hockey is GREAT.

[StanChad]

Looking forward to Game 7 as I won't have work.

[centrehice]

Anybody that bellyaches about the officiating, is grasping at straws.

It's playoff time, nobody wants a penalty called unless it ruins a scoring chance, or is so blatant that it must be called.

The oldest excuse for losing, and the oldest excuse for winning a close one, is to complain about the referees.

[pghin08]

Anybody that bellyaches about the officiating, is grasping at straws.

It's playoff time, nobody wants a penalty called unless it ruins a scoring chance, or is so blatant that it must be called.

The oldest excuse for losing, and the oldest excuse for winning a close one, is to complain about the referees.

+10 billion. I was an impartial observer of that game, and thought the officiating was pretty even.

[howethegreat]

is game 7 on versus?

[caseyramone]

Canucks had gazillion of scoring chances in 3rd and OT, but didnt manage to get their shoots on goal (or hit the post (Hiiggins), exactly like Sabres in Game 6 and Ducks in Game 5. so, have to blame themselves , not refs. I think Ehrhoff alone had 7-8-9 shoots in direction of goal, all missed or blocked

[Wickabee]

Oh for certain, the Canucks could have put it away tons of times. That doesn't excuse poor officiating, though. Reffing has been pretty good in the other series, but for some reason terrible in this one. Nothing to do with wins or losses, refs have been awful.

[Craig2]

Oh for certain, the Canucks could have put it away tons of times. That doesn't excuse poor officiating, though. Reffing has been pretty good in the other series, but for some reason terrible in this one. Nothing to do with wins or losses, refs have been awful.

I agree with you there, it's been bad both ways. I worry about a return to the '90s, when in a close game anything short of murder would be ignored.