Watch the replay again, Knuble hits Halak's skate causing him to fall on his ass. When the fuck does a goalie fall down like that especially one that is in the zone like him? He touched Halak right where the puck was going preventing him from making his full movement.
And why all this talk about this play where Gill apparently "pushed" Knuble when Lappiere was clearly pushed into Varlamov that caused a disallowed goal.
Nobody was complaining about shit in game 2 when the Caps ran all over Halak. Reffing was 100% in the Caps favor this entire series.
Maybe the Habs got lucky with that call, but there are many reasons why the Caps lost and that call is not at the top of the list.
exactly only ppl complaining here, watch the highlights, only!!
if you watched the entire series, you know the caps were handed many many more calls than the habs.
i was shocked the habs actually got a borderline call tonight, they havent got one all series long.
caps were lucky to even be in position to win the series with a game 7. habs should have closed them out sooner.
Please let's disect this series by every single call I can guarantee you the Habs were shafted more. What a ludacris comment.
You are aboslutley right about TIMING of the calls. Had this call been made in game 2 when it should have been called, this series would never have made it to game 7 and Habs would have won it in 5 or 6.
Please, try and prove to me how a player can shove a goalie out of his crease when he is unimpeded in the process, not any contact with an opposition player, and have NO penalty called against him.
Good call or not, today there are a lot of bookies calling for a menage a trois instead of their usual single escort. But it's always nice to see the big underdog win, especially a Canadian team. Keep fading them, boys, and watch your bankroll disappear.
Please let's disect this series by every single call I can guarantee you the Habs were shafted more. What a ludacris comment.
You are aboslutley right about TIMING of the calls. Had this call been made in game 2 when it should have been called, this series would never have made it to game 7 and Habs would have won it in 5 or 6.
Please, try and prove to me how a player can shove a goalie out of his crease when he is unimpeded in the process, not any contact with an opposition player, and have NO penalty called against him.
Sorry I have had some drinks so my spelling is not up to par. I always enjoy the attacks on grammar to divert attention away from the real matter at hand though. Nice one!
Why would a call be different in game 2 than game 7? If anything the refs are more strict in their rulings. If the TSN panel judges that the correct call was made obviously I will take their opinion over that of some random bum, no?
You were the one that said the Caps got hosed at all the critical moments? So please, let's go. I am ready. Prove me wrong. Is "all the opprtune moments" based off of one call? Or are you including when the 1-33 PP of the best PP in the league had a 6-4 advantage for the last 1:44 of the game and still could not manage one real scoring chance on Montreal?
Look at the replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYVy_pt9pWc
If you watch the video closely, you will see that because of Knuble's positioning (followed by hitting Halak's skate with his own), that there was a delay in Halak being able to kick his right pad out.
The rule states that if a goalie is interfered with (prevents him from making a save) from an opposing player either by POSITIONING OR CONTACT, then the goal is to be disallowed. Clearly Halak couldn't get his pad out as quick as he wanted to.
Bye bye Caps.
Poor Quasi will have to watch the shitty Habs a little longer.
C'est la vie. Calls go your way, calls go against you, in the end, it ALL EVENS OUT.
Look at the replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYVy_pt9pWc
If you watch the video closely, you will see that because of Knuble's positioning (followed by hitting Halak's skate with his own), that there was a delay in Halak being able to kick his right pad out.
The rule states that if a goalie is interfered with (prevents him from making a save) from an opposing player either by POSITIONING OR CONTACT, then the goal is to be disallowed. Clearly Halak couldn't get his pad out as quick as he wanted to.
Bye bye Caps.
Poor Quasi will have to watch the shitty Habs a little longer.
C'est la vie. Calls go your way, calls go against you, in the end, it ALL EVENS OUT.
I can't disagree with anything here, although i found the series quite entertaining compared to most regular season games i've seen. And i wouldn't be surprised if the Pens-Habs equals it in that department. Chicago vs Vancouver should be no snorefest either, though i have my doubts about the other two series.
That was quite a one-sided slanted viewpoint. As someone said:
"the pens are the real # 1 seed in the east they coasted most of the year and they didnt have atl, t.b, car, and fla in their division wow it looks to me like wash was not really a #1 more of a joke if you ask me congratulations hab fans you definitely deserved it"
It has also been argued that the Habs final regular season points total is not really indicative of their worth. What other team, except perhaps the Wings, was as decimated by injuries?
As for defence, i'm sure you've heard the saying that defence wins championships. Or, in this case, a series.
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