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Old 04-24-2008, 11:48 PM   #132 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by marc View Post
The contact was made with Richards shoulder. HORRIBLE call in that situation.

The Flyers still should have been able to overcome that and survive for a single freaking minute but I hope we can put all the conspiracy theories about the NHL to bed now. The Habs not only benefited from a 50/50 call on their 2nd goal but they got a gift penalty in a situation where the whistle is rarely blown.

Looked like a knee hit to me - I don't have the replay at hand, though. In any case, if I saw a knee, the ref might've seen the same. A hit to the knee is not a situation where the whistle is rarely blown - a player can rarely get away with it.

I don't think the officiating was bad tonight. Some close calls (the Flyers' final goal, from the behind-the-net camera angle, looked kicked), but nothing horrible.
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