I was watching this game last night and the Vancouver Canucks had an apparent legal goal waived off. If I had been reffing I would have ruled it a legit goal. Puck Daddy thinks the Canucks were jobbed. I think looking at the video there is a case for the argument that the Canucks were screwed in the ruling.
1. Did Sedin and the Canucks get jobbed?While the goal being waved off by the refs was a factor in the Canucks loss last night, their goalie Roberto Luongo was brutal and so was the Canucks penalty kill as well. Wild fans are probably smiling today.
Totally. The only reason many felt it was a borderline call when it went to replay is because we know how the War Room treats these situations. By the letter of the law, it's legal. From the NHL Rulebook, as a refresher:
To be honest, the NHL need to change the rule period. Just have it as "no goal" if it does off an offensive player's skate.
ReplyDeleteThat was borderline last night but I could see the argument the NHL made even being a Nux fan.
Anyway, in the end the Nux sucked as per usual as they have for all but two playoff seasons in their history so...I'm not all that surprised the team everyone here was planning the parade route for is under the gun esp. with the overrated CuJuongo in net.
It should have been a Goal, no doubt about it. Since he was coming to the net he had to stop suddenly, so putting his foot in that position was necessary for him to stop, it just so happens that the puck was heading there also. YES he did change the angle of his foot so the puck would head straight for the net but that is fine, just as it is fine to re-direct a bad pass from your feet to your stick. He did not KICK the puck he REDIRECTED the puck towards the goal.
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