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GDT R2G2 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-29 3:00pm EST NBC, CBC, TVAS
BlackIce:
--- Quote from: BlackIce on Monday April 30, 2018, 08:35:28 AM Eastern ---Re: The Wilson hit.
It's Wilson.
It's the Penguins.
He unquestionably hit Doumolin in the head.
The only question is how many games the suspension will be.
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Well, it certainly appears that I was wrong here. Apparently Wilson isn't even going to have to face a hearing, and no penalties will be enforced.
I figured that because of Wilson's rep and who the opponent was, that circumstances were going to dictate some kind of punishment.
Perhaps we ought to cool our jets on favoritism shown to the Penguins. This past game, between the Wilson hit and the disallowance of a second Penguins goal, was a case where Pittsburgh definitely did NOT get the benefit of the game's most questionable situations.
alta:
--- Quote from: BlackIce on Monday April 30, 2018, 12:57:42 PM Eastern ---..........
Perhaps we ought to cool our jets on favoritism shown to the Penguins. This past game, between the Wilson hit and the disallowance of a second Penguins goal, was a case where Pittsburgh definitely did NOT get the benefit of the game's most questionable situations.
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One game does not make a trend, jets still being kept warm
ArJunaZ:
--- Quote from: BlackIce on Monday April 30, 2018, 12:57:42 PM Eastern ---
Well, it certainly appears that I was wrong here. Apparently Wilson isn't even going to have to face a hearing, and no penalties will be enforced.
I figured that because of Wilson's rep and who the opponent was, that circumstances were going to dictate some kind of punishment.
Perhaps we ought to cool our jets on favoritism shown to the Penguins. This past game, between the Wilson hit and the disallowance of a second Penguins goal, was a case where Pittsburgh definitely did NOT get the benefit of the game's most questionable situations.
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Believe me when I say that we here are all stunned at the fairness of the referees so far this series. This is NOT normal, not even close to normal. My thinking is that maybe the NHL has decided it would make a nice Cinderella ending to the Alex Ovechkin story for him to win a cup and this may be his last chance at it. After all, it makes no sense to put all your eggs in one crybaby basket of Sindy Crosby.
As I stated somewhere earlier in this thread it felt really weird to watch a post season Caps Hens game with fair refs. Very weird indeed.
I did not expect any further action on Wilson's hit on Dumoulin. It was pretty obvious he did not target him and that Dumoulin's own actions led to the hit being what it was. Again, more fair play by the NHL. This one I thought would have been very unfair if they blamed Wilson for it.
Mickstix:
I'll reserve saying the anti bias is gone when the series is over.. 1 game is hardly a trend. Very surprised they didn't string up Wilson though.. Like Stealyourfaceoff said, could of easily been a game for "Wilsoning" :rofl: :rofl:
But the non goal? That would of been some MAJOR bullshit if they'd called that a goal (afterwards).. If the refs miss the thing going in on the ice, there better be a very clear and precise video of it going ALL THE WAY IN.. Not a magnified, blurry view from the side where it might be white ice or it might be snow.. Now, had they called it a goal on the ice, that would of been what they had to roll with as well, imo...
https://zumto.com/search-gifs/4221716809001 <-----Is that a goal?
BlackIce:
--- Quote from: ArJunaZ on Monday April 30, 2018, 04:03:54 PM Eastern ---Believe me when I say that we here are all stunned at the fairness of the referees so far this series. This is NOT normal, not even close to normal. My thinking is that maybe the NHL has decided it would make a nice Cinderella ending to the Alex Ovechkin story for him to win a cup and this may be his last chance at it. After all, it makes no sense to put all your eggs in one crybaby basket of Sindy Crosby.
As I stated somewhere earlier in this thread it felt really weird to watch a post season Caps Hens game with fair refs. Very weird indeed.
I did not expect any further action on Wilson's hit on Dumoulin. It was pretty obvious he did not target him and that Dumoulin's own actions led to the hit being what it was. Again, more fair play by the NHL. This one I thought would have been very unfair if they blamed Wilson for it.
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If what you [and others] say about the favoritism to the Penguins over the years and your surmising about what the NHL has "perhaps decided" about the way the playoffs would "be nice to go" this year is even remotely true, then what is the point of investing yourself as a fan? Such manipulation would put the NHL only a few steps above pro wrestling.
I will say this: If the Caps were to make it to the finals against the Vikings, IMO they'd be in serious trouble. If there was a game I saw this year where the Caps were clearly outclassed in a way that had nothing to do with individual game motivation, it was the game against Vegas. They seemed to be motivated in that game, but they were struggling to stay in it to the extent they did. I realize it was only one game, and June is not regular season, but boy, those two teams did NOT belong on the same ice.
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