NHL Playoffs 2017

**Diamond Joe** · 05-29-2017, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by booner

Fuck these replayed offsides

What a joke

what I was just going to write

Video replay of offsides is so fucking stupid. It was a bang bang play and was not whistled offside, its garbage to take a goal off the board on that replay.

**PaSucks** · 05-29-2017, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by Diamond Joe

what I was just going to write

Video replay of offsides is so fucking stupid. It was a bang bang play and was not whistled offside, its garbage to take a goal off the board on that replay.

Unless of course, a Penguin goal is disallowed. Then it's great!

**Sluff** · 05-29-2017, 06:56 PM

Call the embellishment. Pretty weak call to make it 5 on 3.

**Kenny Satch** · 05-29-2017, 07:06 PM

Conspiracy Theory
The Pens will get all the brakes because this is what Bettman wants
I hope I'm proven wrong but it won't happen.

**Sluff** · 05-29-2017, 08:06 PM

Good push back by the Preds.

**east or bust** · 05-29-2017, 08:32 PM

I missed the first two periods. no shots on goal for the pens in the 2nd..? damn

**east or bust** · 05-29-2017, 08:44 PM

pk is the best worst player in the league

**guroo270** · 05-29-2017, 08:46 PM

Good way to watch here in Nashville, on a baseball field.

3-3!!!

**Bronic** · 05-29-2017, 10:45 PM

Agree with the BS that is video replay on an offsides in hockey. Makes me wonder what people like Bobby Orr think about it.

Great game in any case. The preds can play hockey. I look forward to the rest of the series, hopefully without a repeat cup winner!!

**The Tortoise** · 05-30-2017, 05:19 AM

The NHL is taking a page out of the NFL's "is it a catch?" playbook.

**old goat** · 05-31-2017, 01:01 AM

Same here on the offsides. If they want to keep using replay for the puck crossing the goal line or goalie interference I'm ok with that, but the offsides is BS. And if they are going to reverse calls it should be for obvious errors--the kind that can be determined in 10 seconds of review; 30 seconds max. I don't think the review of the play last night was definitive--you couldn't tell exactly when the back skate left the ice. (Calling offsides has to be incredibly tough--in baseball close calls at first are made by watching the bag and listening for the ball hitting the first baseman's mitt; in hockey how can a lineman see the attacking players back foot and the puck at the same time--especially if the offsides player isn't near the puck. Disclaimer--I've refereed a little bit but with only one official on the ice you're pretty much reduced to keeping people from killing each other and dropping the puck on faceoffs; I don't think I ever called an offsides.)

**Tye 1on** · 05-31-2017, 01:20 AM

Originally Posted by Bronic

Agree with the BS that is video replay on an offsides in hockey. Makes me wonder what people like Bobby Orr think about it.

Great game in any case. The preds can play hockey. I look forward to the rest of the series, hopefully without a repeat cup winner!!

Originally Posted by old goat

Same here on the offsides. If they want to keep using replay for the puck crossing the goal line or goalie interference I'm ok with that, but the offsides is BS. And if they are going to reverse calls it should be for obvious errors--the kind that can be determined in 10 seconds of review; 30 seconds max. I don't think the review of the play last night was definitive--you couldn't tell exactly when the back skate left the ice. (Calling offsides has to be incredibly tough--in baseball close calls at first are made by watching the bag and listening for the ball hitting the first baseman's mitt; in hockey how can a lineman see the attacking players back foot and the puck at the same time--especially if the offsides player isn't near the puck. Disclaimer--I've refereed a little bit but with only one official on the ice you're pretty much reduced to keeping people from killing each other and dropping the puck on faceoffs; I don't think I ever called an offsides.)

Agree 110% with you both. Goals should be reviewed readily if not automatically. Offsides and goalie interference calls should be a coach's challenge. Losing a timeout if it's not upheld. Or, hell, let's have some fun with it. A one-minute player penalty if you lose your challenge. Yer shorthanded for a minute, choose carefully grasshopper...

**Kenny Satch** · 05-31-2017, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by Tye 1on

Or, hell, let's have some fun with it. A one-minute player penalty if you lose your challenge. Yer shorthanded for a minute, choose carefully grasshopper...

That would make things interesting but just add to more controversy imo

For the playoffs this offside stupidity has to stop. If the Linesman does not catch it then let it be.....enough

**::: :::** · 05-31-2017, 07:23 AM

Yes. If it's too close to call, how much of an advantage is there really?

**The Suit** · 05-31-2017, 10:47 AM

feel-good story of the day:

Charges filed against a man who threw a catfish onto the ice as the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators competed Monday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final have been withdrawn.
...

Once inside PPG Paints Arena, Waddell went to a restroom to remove the fish from his pants, the complaint said. He told authorities that he wrapped it in a free T-shirt and towel that was given out and held onto it until he threw it onto the ice.

"Putting it where it was eventually wasn't that hard because I played ball all of my life so wearing compression shorts wasn't uncomfortable," Waddell told Channel 4's Edward Burch. "Having a gigantic fish down your crotch in compression shorts was uncomfortable, but it was good."

**Bobby Stainless** · 05-31-2017, 11:10 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exbj...=youtu.be&t=14

**Sluff** · 05-31-2017, 04:33 PM

Octopus=o.k. Hats for a hat trick=o.k. Catfish=not o.k. I guess they just make it up as they go. Enough with the off ice crap.

Preds even it up tonight. 1-1 going back to Smashville.

**lifelinksplit** · 05-31-2017, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Sluff

Octopus=o.k. Hats for a hat trick=o.k. Catfish=not o.k. I guess they just make it up as they go. Enough with the off ice crap.

Preds even it up tonight. 1-1 going back to Smashville.

Agreed. On both counts.

Oh and add boarding to the long list of no calls in the playoffs...

**Jumper Bones** · 05-31-2017, 06:47 PM

That. Fucking. Horn.

It'll be nice to get the series out of Pitt and away from that stupid horn.

**Fritz** · 05-31-2017, 08:32 PM

Wow. What a run.

**Sluff** · 05-31-2017, 08:33 PM

10 seconds in. Own goal. Ripped 2 on 1. Yank him and regroup. Game over.

**The Tortoise** · 05-31-2017, 08:42 PM

...

**Sluff** · 05-31-2017, 08:55 PM

Malkin and Subban go...never wanted to see Subban win a fight more in my life. Unfortunately uneventful.

**Svengali** · 05-31-2017, 08:59 PM

^x2

**The Suit** · 05-31-2017, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by Sluff

Octopus=o.k. Hats for a hat trick=o.k. Catfish=not o.k. I guess they just make it up as they go. Enough with the off ice crap.

Preds even it up tonight. 1-1 going back to Smashville.

I'm thinking an octopus in your pants would be even more uncomfortable than a catfish.

And, uh ... booyah! Go Penguins!