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Islanders @ Leafs - Feb. 14th, 7:30pm - TSN4, Fan 590

herman said:
The crosscheck on Kadri should've been coincidental minors for crosscheck to Tavares and a dive for Kadri.
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Actually, having watched the replay, yeah, he swan dived after the crosscheck - which is a shame, because he'd really stopped his embellishing habit this season compared to last. Should have been coincidental minors as you mention.
 
I hope someone got a gif of Komarov whispering Swede nothings to Nylander on the way to the bench.
 
That's how it's done when you attack in waves.

Edit: Matthews with an F you backhand chip into the far corner.
 
McGarnagle said:
bustaheims said:
disco said:
Exactly, the spirit of the penalty shot rule is that the guy is home free and tripped and slides into the goal. The referee then gives him the shot that was taken away from him for the infraction. I was under the impression if he managed to get some kind of shot off then or it wasn't completely home free then the referee would just give a two minute penalty.
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The way the rules around penalty shots are qualified is that the infraction has to take away a clear scoring chance - so, getting a weak shot off or not being hauled down, etc., wouldn't necessarily mean it's not a penalty shot. That play, on the other hand, wasn't even a penalty, and it definitely did not take away the scoring chance.
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Exactly, that's what makes it even worse. Generally, if there's any doubt whatsoever, it's a minor penalty. The fact it wasn't even close to being a minor penalty really makes you wonder how the call could have been botched so badly.
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Doubt?

There is no doubt whatsoever.

This was not even a minor penalty. It was nothing.

This is why the NHL is a bush league: this type of unfounded call, a phantom penalty gets called while other more serious violations do not and then in the playoffs, manslaughter won't draw a minor penalty in most cases and never in the 3rd period.

Utterly, 1970's Russian refereeing.

Unacceptable then. Unacceptable now.
 
Ha

Leafs are playing anti-score effects right now, which is the best way to play defense.

Adjusted CF%
1st: 49%
2nd: 68%
3rd: 84% currently
 
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