Beags, I agree...on all of it, Buffalo deserved the win, but didn't get it. I thought it curious also how little attention the paid to the non-goal. It was a huge deal; like a game altering, series altering deal, and they just swept it under the rug. I agree the guy jabbed the puck out, but WAS it actually covered? They never showed any other angle of it. I think it was a premature whistle, but that happens, and the puck definitely went in after the whistle. I figured they would pull the ole "he was in the process of blowing the whistle", etc, but it was def after the whistle, so there is not much to be done, even if the whistle was premature. I did here them say you can allow a goal after the whistle if it is continuation of the puck moving in, but when touched by another player then NO.
But beyond that, I feel 100% they have reduced the review and discussion on questionable or downright bad calls. Half the time there is a mystery call, they go to commercial and come back and do not show replays...its sucks. THen the talking heads just glaze right by it. I think there is an intentional effort being made to do this...not trash the refs or the calls. Refs will make mistakes, the game is too fast. I certainly do not want to add more reviews and opportunity to turn calls over, but i would like to see the replay. Sure wish they would fix the stupid offsides challenge review. The way it is done now is just downright stupid.
Regardless, it sucked. I wanted Buffalo to get the win, and I figured since they totally outplayed Montreal, Buffalo would lose in OT on a silly bounce or something - just seems to be the way it goes in the NHL sometimes.
Montreal wins in OT in game 7 in both series and deserved to lose both of those games.
