2018-19 Stanley Cup - Bruins vs Blues

[ViperGTS]

Where did I bring up anything about a series being manufactured. I stated the blues earned their W in game 2.

You say the Bs were out of gas in OT; That’s a fair point. Let’s just eliminate the Stats in OT. Puck possession close to even, blues outshot Boston 33-23 and outhit them 50-31. (Which will have an effect on Boston’s stamina). Blues also had to fight off 5 bruins PPs compared to 3 for Boston giving up 1 goal. That’s pretty solid given the bruins PP. Given the stats this game could’ve gone either way, how is me saying the blues earned the W the way they played wrong?

Because they didn’t earn it. They won 2 games in this series due to D man injuries and Bs playing a man down. Game 2 and 4. Game 2 specifically. If there is an extra forward or D man on the bench they probably don’t win either game. NHL rules allow this outcome to be a possibility.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Because they didn’t earn it. They won 2 games in this series due to D man injuries and Bs playing a man down. Game 2 and 4. Game 2 specifically. If there is an extra forward or D man on the bench they probably don’t win either game. NHL rules allow this outcome to be a possibility.

The Bruins didn't deserve to win either game 2 or 4. The fact they lost a D-man during those games was mere coincidence. They weren't down a D-man in games 5 or 7, so what happened?

 

[Kontradiction]

“Gloria” is such a gay song.

 

[ViperGTS]

The Bruins didn't deserve to win either game 2 or 4. The fact they lost a D-man during those games was mere coincidence. They weren't down a D-man in games 5 or 7, so what happened?

Game 5 was the height of the NHL’s engineering. Missed headshot right in front of an official that resulted in a suspension after the game. Krug being pinned down almost resulting in a goal if it wasn’t for Krecji. Then, the brutal slew foot right in front of the official that led directly to the game winning goal. They were running the Bs all game with no calls. Trips, holds, etc. They had carte blanche.

When you don’t call a penalty when it is a clear penalty...that isn’t incompetence or missed calls. That is engineering.

 

[woolster22]

And how did the league hand it back to the blues last night? By letting them play (combined 1 penalty)? I thought last night was a pretty clean game from both sides.

From my end it looked like Rask played great game 6 and helped the Bs bring it back home for game 7. And Binnington took it back last night with stellar goaltending.

They took game 5, which tukka had stolen, and giftwrapped it and delivered it to st louis along with a blowie for the whole crew.

The series never would have lasted to 7 if refs called things even pretending to resemble the way the rules are written. Instead, we all got to watch the zebras swallow their whistles like a crack ho working for her next rock.

I haven't seen one single person describe that as a good game. They either admit it was ********, or react in some sort of "well Boston, idgaf how they lose."

If there was any semblence of even handed officiating, Blues fans would counter the claim. Fans of the winning team openly admit they were handed a w from the jaws of defeat. The boys never should have stepped back on the ice. Escalate it to the point where the nhl has to take actions, whether doubling down on their ******ation (guaranteed) or some sort of admittance of shenanigans. Neither happened, and the nhl paraded on like everything was kosher.

**** that noise. Once again, if people werent so used to "authoritative" bodies failing miserably to deliver on their intent as the norm, nobody would be ok with this. The fact every single league thinks they can pull this **** is a condemnation of society at large. Failure is expexted and celebrated, all that matters is the appearance of trying and blaming someone else. Nobody takes any responcibility of any failures these days. All you need to do is look at the opioid epidemic for proof.

Game 5 was a sham. Anyone who says otherwise is blind. Calling out those who voice this reality is the world we live in. God forbid someone give an honest review of a terrible performance, whether athletes or refs. Sometimes the performance is so bad, people need to be fired. Game 5 of this series, NFCCG are botg examples of performances refs should become unemployed over.

Argue about whether they should be fired, fine. But to talk about the refs in that game as anything other than embarassing should qualify you for a few disabilities.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Game 5 was the height of the NHL’s engineering. Missed headshot right in front of an official that resulted in a suspension after the game. Krug being pinned down almost resulting in a goal if it wasn’t for Krecji. Then, the brutal slew foot right in front of the official that led directly to the game winning goal. They were running the Bs all game with no calls. Trips, holds, etc. They had carte blanche.

When you don’t call a penalty when it is a clear penalty...that isn’t incompetence or missed calls. That is engineering.

And I'm sure you could put together a list of things the refs missed that should have been penalties against Boston. Are you telling me that Boston played a 100% clean series and didn't get away with anything? I think you're still in denial mode about losing the Cup.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

Because they didn’t earn it. They won 2 games in this series due to D man injuries and Bs playing a man down. Game 2 and 4. Game 2 specifically. If there is an extra forward or D man on the bench they probably don’t win either game. NHL rules allow this outcome to be a possibility.

I guess we will agree to disagree on what constitutes earning a W. I figure if you play well enough to win (and I don’t think anyone would argue against the blues doing so) then you would’ve earned the W if things break right.

 

[woolster22]

And I'm sure you could put together a list of things the refs missed that should have been penalties against Boston. Are you telling me that Boston played a 100% clean series and didn't get away with anything? I think you're still in denial mode about losing the Cup.

The disparity isnt even in the same league. What game did the refs legitimately cost the blues? If anything you can point to the outrageous no calls on blatant cheapshots at further points in the series to support the argument of things being in the bag for st louis even further.

How many times did we have to watch parron hump a dudes leg on the ice after he tripped him up begind the play? How many odd man opportunities were missed with guys being ****ed with 90 feet feom the puck? I saw a few of those in games 6/7, where the officiating was at least passable.

 

[woolster22]

The Bruins didn't deserve to win either game 2 or 4. The fact they lost a D-man during those games was mere coincidence. They weren't down a D-man in games 5 or 7, so what happened?

Game 5 was snatched from tukka and handed to Berube. Anyone who cant figure out what happened in game 5 after watching it should have their drivers license suspended immediately, and be supervised around minors at all times.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

The disparity isnt even in the same league. What game did the refs legitimately cost the blues? If anything you can point to the outrageous no calls on blatant cheapshots at further points in the series to support the argument of things being in the bag for st louis even further.

How many times did we have to watch parron hump a dudes leg on the ice after he tripped him up begind the play? How many odd man opportunities were missed with guys being ****ed with 90 feet feom the puck? I saw a few of those in games 6/7, where the officiating was at least passable.

Your saying those shots to the head weren’t missed calls, but engineering. If this were the case, wouldn’t barbasol and sunny been allowed to play the next game, and not suspended. If this was in the bag for the blues?

 

[ViperGTS]

And I'm sure you could put together a list of things the refs missed that should have been penalties against Boston. Are you telling me that Boston played a 100% clean series and didn't get away with anything? I think you're still in denial mode about losing the Cup.

They didn’t have 2 players suspended for for the first time in Stanley Cup Finals did they? That alone says how the Blues played. Reckless, head hunting and the league rewards that?

Oh and they called a slew foot on Marchand in game 6 that wasn’t even as bad as the one in game 5 that got nothing. Oh and how many times did Rask get run early in the series with no penalty, yet Marchand pokes his stick at the puck between Benningtons legs and gets a 2 minute minor.

Here is a question for you. If team A commits 5 blatant penalties you call them right? What if team B doesn’t, they play a clean no penalty game. Do you start calling weak calls so team A can get PP opportunities? To even the calls up? Is that fair play?

The NHL does that and has for years.

 

[ViperGTS]

Your saying those shots to the head weren’t missed calls, but engineering. If this were the case, wouldn’t barbasol and sunny been allowed to play the next game, and not suspended. If this was in the bag for the blues?

Can’t. Too many eyes saw that post game. Even they have their limits and in game engineering is the best way for them.

 

[woolster22]

Your saying those shots to the head weren’t missed calls, but engineering. If this were the case, wouldn’t barbasol and sunny been allowed to play the next game, and not suspended. If this was in the bag for the blues?

The worst of the 2 headshots (elbow on krug) wasnt penalized or suspended for, so your argument is as garbage as the officiating in question. The Blues are illigitimate champs. Take it up with the league.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

Don’t get me wrong, I’m in agreement that the officiating in game 5 was horrible. I was just as angry a series before when the refs possible cost us game 3 with that hand pass. But you move and keep playing. Bruins did this in game 6, just couldn’t close the deal in game 7.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

The disparity isnt even in the same league. What game did the refs legitimately cost the blues? If anything you can point to the outrageous no calls on blatant cheapshots at further points in the series to support the argument of things being in the bag for st louis even further.

How many times did we have to watch parron hump a dudes leg on the ice after he tripped him up begind the play? How many odd man opportunities were missed with guys being ****ed with 90 feet feom the puck? I saw a few of those in games 6/7, where the officiating was at least passable.

Game 1 is the best example of the Bruins being helped by the refs. Chara's slash, too-many-men-on-the-ice, Krug's headshot to Thomas. Yes, Krug hit Thomas in the chin/neck area. You can argue whether it was boarding, but it was clear that he hit him in the head, but the league does nothing?

They didn’t have 2 players suspended for for the first time in Stanley Cup Finals did they? That alone says how the Blues played. Reckless, head hunting and the league rewards that?

Oh and they called a slew foot on Marchand in game 6 that wasn’t even as bad as the one in game 5 that got nothing. Oh and how many times did Rask get run early in the series with no penalty, yet Marchand pokes his stick at the puck between Benningtons legs and gets a 2 minute minor.

Here is a question for you. If team A commits 5 blatant penalties you call the right? What if team B doesn’t, They play clean no penalty game. Do you start calling weak calls so team A can get PP opportunities? To even the calls up? Is that fair play?

The NHL does that and has for years.

It was bad officiating all around. I'm not saying that. But you are acting like the league deliberately put their thumb on the scale in favor of STL. There was missed/non-calls on both sides. STL is being perceived as benefitting more because they are the more physical team. NONE of you Bruins fans were complaining when Marchand took rabbit shots to Sedin's head in 2011, which was not called by the refs. Your team has benefitted so much from officiating over the years that you're not seeing what every NHL fan knows about the Bruins.

 

[woolster22]

They didn’t have 2 players suspended for for the first time in Stanley Cup Finals did they? That alone says how the Blues played. Reckless, head hunting and the league rewards that?

Oh and they called a slew foot on Marchand in game 6 that wasn’t even as bad as the one in game 5 that got nothing. Oh and how many times did Rask get run early in the series with no penalty, yet Marchand pokes his stick at the puck between Benningtons legs and gets a 2 minute minor.

Here is a question for you. If team A commits 5 blatant penalties you call them right? What if team B doesn’t, they play a clean no penalty game. Do you start calling weak calls so team A can get PP opportunities? To even the calls up? Is that fair play?

The NHL does that and has for years.

The "lead in with elbow and extend arm as bodies seperate to continue elbow lead blow through skull" on krug was never penalized and the offending gift accepter was never suspended. The blues, by all right, should have had 2 launched for game 6. Further evidence to the bag job.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Don’t get me wrong, I’m in agreement that the officiating in game 5 was horrible. I was just as angry a series before when the refs possible cost us game 3 with that hand pass. But you move and keep playing. Bruins did this in game 6, just couldn’t close the deal in game 7.

The bad officiating in Games 1-6 is thrown out the window when the series is tied 3-3 and you have a chance to win in Game 7.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

The worst of the 2 headshots (elbow on krug) wasnt penalized or suspended for, so your argument is as garbage as the officiating in question. The Blues are illigitimate champs. Take it up with the league.

No sir, the Blues are Stanley Cup champs. Each had our shot in game 7, one team showed up and one did not. You can call us illigitimate champs or place an * to downplay what happened last night if it makes you feel better.

 

[woolster22]

Game 1 is the best example of the Bruins being helped by the refs. Chara's slash, too-many-men-on-the-ice, Krug's headshot to Thomas. Yes, Krug hit Thomas in the chin/neck area. You can argue whether it was boarding, but it was clear that he hit him in the head, but the league does nothing?



It was bad officiating all around. I'm not saying that. But you are acting like the league deliberately put their thumb on the scale in favor of STL. There was missed/non-calls on both sides. STL is being perceived as benefitting more because they are the more physical team. NONE of you Bruins fans were complaining when Marchand took rabbit shots to Sedin's head in 2011, which was not called by the refs. Your team has benefitted so much from officiating over the years that you're not seeing what every NHL fan knows about the Bruins.

That toronto ****s rask on goalie interference and loves to review clean saves hoping to find something?

How about the blown dead should have been goal on the lose puck on game 5. Video showed it over the line on my tube, nhl ref announced it was "unfinished."

 

[bormio]

Whining is not a good look.
On the bright side, ratings were a 25 year high for Game 7 (which was the Rangers Cup). Hockey making inroads??